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Julie Joyce owns the NC-based link building company Link Fish Media, is one of the founding members of the SEO Chicks, has written over 120 articles for Search Engine Land, and hosts a monthly “Show Me The Links!” webinar for SEMrush.
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20 Essential Skills for Digital Marketers
You don’t need to have every single digital marketing skill out there, but the ones on this list will help you succeed in any role.
A Comparison of Domain Authority Checkers for Link Building
Learn how to evaluate domain authority checkers and what Domain Rating, Authority Score, TrustFlow & more really mean. See popular domain authority checkers compared.
Why Do People Visit Websites Today?
People are spending more and more time online. Read on and learn about the top eight reasons people visit websites these days.
Link Building: How to Understand Your Niche With These 10 Questions
A better understanding of who you want to market to will make link building more effective. Asking these 10 questions can help you determine that.
When to Use Nofollow on Links & When Not To
Learn what the nofollow attribute does exactly, when you should and should not use it on links, and why it matters for SEO.
7 Habits of Highly Ineffective SEO Professionals
Our work as SEO professionals can make or break a client’s success. Learn seven bad habits to break if you want to be more effective.
Link Building Terms You Should Know: The Ultimate Glossary
Here are 100 common link building terms and what they actually mean.
20 Signs You & Your Clients Are Alienating Each Other
The client/SEO provider relationship can make or break a campaign. Are you guilty of any of these alienating behaviors?
10 Great Google Analytics Alternatives
Looking for an alternative (or addition) to Google Analytics? Check out these 10 alternative web analytics tools.
12 Reasons Why Every Link Campaign Is Unique
Learn more about the 12 factors that make each link building campaign unique.
10 Reasons You Can’t Be Afraid to Experiment & Fail with Your Content
Here are 10 reasons why you shouldn’t be afraid to experiment and fail with your content.
Why You Need to Improve Your Critical Thinking Skills & How to Do It
These tips will help improve your critical thinking skills and become a better digital marketer or SEO professional.
How to Use Video for Link Building
Learn the best practices when using videos for link building and get inspired by some real-world examples.
Link Building for a New Website: 20 Ideas to Get Links
Got a brand new website? Use these 20 simple ideas to help you start building links from scratch.
How to Train a Link Builder in 5 Days
This guide identifies the basic concepts that new link builders need to know to get up and running quickly.
Empathy & Communication: Keys to a Successful SEO Career
Empathy and communication are critical SEO skills, whether you’re dealing with clients, your team, or your community. Here’s why.
7 Ways to Shake up Your Link Building Efforts
Trying to build links but running into stumbling blocks? Here’s how to shake up your link building efforts.
Define Your Objective Before You Build Links
Better rankings? More traffic? More conversions? Stability? What exactly do you hope to achieve by building links? Without a clear objective, it’s impossible to accurately...
Small Fish In A Big Brand Pond
Recently my husband did something that scared the life out of me: he bought a major appliance from a minor e-retailer. After finding a great...
My Three Favorite Mobile Discovery Tools
Mobile discovery is becoming something that I am beginning to rely on more and more in order to find good link opportunities. While I do...
Online Sentiment and Link Building
Some of us have a negative (or at least not fully glowing) mention in the top 30 rankings for our brand or name. My agency...
Using Negative Thinking to Plan for the Worst in Online Marketing
Since I am a total pessimist with slight OCD, I always envision the worst in any situation. For example, if I need to go and...
Good Metrics to Determine the Link Value: NOT Toolbar PageRank
If you asked me to name the biggest irritation that I encounter when dealing with links, I’d have to say that it’s the belief that...
Mine Your Own Business
A common tactic in link building is to try and maximize what you already have. Occasionally this takes the form of contacting webmasters who currently...
Does Your Niche Dictate Your Risk?
Months ago I wrote about why understanding your niche was so crucial for quality link building. Most of this piece dealt with issues such as...
Zero In On Your Problem Areas
Building links is tedious work, whether you enjoy it or not. I’ve done almost every form of SEO at one time or another, and I...
Tangential Relevance and Link Building
Tangential relevance is the idea of something being related to a topic in an indirect manner. I feel like Tony Robbins using that term, but...
Adding Infographic to Your Link Profile
Link builders have been telling you to add all sorts of links to your link profile, from straightforward text links in content to image links,...
Link Campaigns for Foreign Sites
At my office of 20 people, two speak German and one speaks Spanish. Some of us know a bit of Italian, and we’ve had a...