Category: Backlinks

9 reasons why you should be very worried about Buying Links

Apparently, Google doesn’t really care about penalizing sites in their index, whether that is by the page level, or flat out kicking you out of Google, no matter how legit your site is you have a giant target on your back if you are not careful. Over the last year there has been a lot […]

Google goes after link buyers – not impressed

UPDATE: After further notice it appears to be somewhat algorithmic in nature, and somewhat manual. Some sites I have noticed have gotten completely docked, and some sites have only had penalizations at the page level. Will keep an eye on this as it unfolds. I talked to Matt Cutts, and he explained that if you […]

Thinking about buying links? 30 tips to save you from failure

In case you have wondered why I do not post many topics on links, it is pretty simple, it’s the bread winner. Link building is the most time consuming part of any optimization campaign and simply spilling all the beans just isn’t an option. However, with that said, I am feeling rather nice today and […]

How to discover incoming links on Wikipedia

Here is a quick link to discover the links your site might have on Wikipedia. Not that they really matter for search engine benefits, now that they are nofollowed, but still a cool little tool none the less.

Link De-valuation coming in waves – Part II

Well as we all know, Google likes to play around with serious algorithm changes during the slow summer months. The competitor I mentioned several months back has appeared to have been hit by the link devaluation filter again. Has Google tuned up their filter after receiving paid links via its snitch report; subsequently reinstating it […]