Comments on: Future Hot Job? Full-time Link Builders

By: Link Building Blog

Link Building Blog — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:44:10 +0000

I’m glad to see this old post predicting what is the truth regarding the industry. I’ve seen such a sharp increase in clients hounding me for full time link building that I’ve had to unfortunately outsource most of it.

Just becareful who you go with because a lot link builders are using such old and ghastly techniques that do more harm than good.

By: Winston Burton

Winston Burton — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:10:37 +0000

I think that Link Development should be a full time job. Many companies outsource link development to off shore companies who do not always secure good quality links.

I have dealt with a lot of off shore link builders and I would rather train someone and bring them in-house because I think it is better in the long run.

I have had some problems with off shore link builders i.e spelling errors, language barriers and their lack of understanding what a good quality link is.

By: Jean Lam

Jean Lam — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:32:31 +0000

Many websites are trying to get more and more backlinks and link building as a full time job has already started because there is really a demand for that. Link building is a time consuming job and you need to be passionate and patient if you plan to do it full time. You also need to be able to discern if a link is good or bad. Some technical SEO knowledge is recommended. I also think a full time link builder should check whether a site is worth promoting or not. If a site is spammy or a link farm for instance, launching a link building campaign for that site can potentially penalize other websites linking to it.

For a full time link builder, link building should be an ongoing effort and a long term strategy for an Internet business. It can pay big dividends in the long run because it is creating a web presence for a website. The best thing to do is targeted link building that is getting links from highly relevant websites as far as possible, thus driving targeted visitors to a website. One-way targeted links are getting more and more value nowadays but still I think and have experienced it that reciprocal links with relevant and related websites will just have a positive impact on your traffic even if they are getting a bit devalued as far as link popularity is concerned.

By: Simon Dance

Simon Dance — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:34:56 +0000

Haven’t personally taken on a huge link building strategy for one of our clients I must stress that good eye sight is a must!

In many instances particular niches see you searching through pages of spam/ adsense sites and ebook sites before you finally find a gem. Link building can be difficult, particularly if you are constrained by the core subject, but there is always longtails….

By: Mukesh

Mukesh — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:52:31 +0000

Link building is already a full time job in third world nations like India where most companies today outsource link building projects. But currently these companies hire third grade labor as they think link building is nothing other than sending and even replying with templated emails.

The average qualification a company looks for in India for a link builder are:

1.) Average English Speaking abilities
2.) Some knowledge of internet – how to use google to search
3.) Qualification no bar

An average employee with the above qualification can only send and reply with templated mails. The html part of adding links is done by a html personnel. Worked fine so far..

But I think this senairo is definately about to change. I see MBAs and other highly quality people involved in link building activities. Finding strategies and working out rules.

Even today in many companies, behind every link building team is a qualified MBA or business person framing the rules.

Link building definitely cannot be done by the average joe. It needs loads of determination, knowledge and interest. So people in India, change your rules and hire fresh talent than saving a few bucks on low profile employees, cause ‘not everyone can build links’ just like ‘not everyone can code’.

By: CVOS Netpaths

CVOS Netpaths — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:45:07 +0000

a bit of humor and used actual joke and storytelling hooks
light heartedness can break through a lot of barriers.

By: Frederick Townes

Frederick Townes — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:49:11 +0000

Raj, I definitely agree with your position on the matter. I think that more and more even the introverted will be forced to participate and add value within their online communities simply to avoid being left behind.