Link Building

Learn the dos and don’ts of link building, including the most effective techniques and tactics to earn links that will help your website rank higher on search engines.

Too Many Links: Strategies for Disavow & Cleanup

By Dave Davies

Follow this step-by-step guide to disavowing links and stay in good graces with Google.

20 min read
14K Reads
Sep 12, 2017

Links to Decrease in Importance, Says Bing

By Matt G. Southern

James Murray of Bing can be heard in a recent interview saying links may decrease in importance.

2 min read
2.2K Reads
Sep 11, 2017

Link Building

6 Things to Know About Broken Link Building

By Kevin Rowe

Will broken link building help your client or business? This primer answers the most common questions.

7 min read
3.4K Reads
Aug 28, 2017

Backlink Monitoring: How to Easily Track Your Existing Links

By SE Ranking

This is a sponsored post written by SE Ranking. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Backlinks are the backbone of SEO and have...

4 min read
5.1K Reads
Aug 22, 2017

Link Relevance vs. Authority: Which Do You Want?

By Jenny Halasz

Which type of link is more effective: a link from a highly authoritative site or a highly relevant site?

7 min read
3.4K Reads
Aug 1, 2017

4 Helpful Psychology Insights for Link Building

By Pratik Dholakiya

These four psychology insights can help you build relationships, increase outreach email open rates, and build more links.

9 min read
2.4K Reads
Jul 21, 2017

Link Building With Infographics? Try This Instead

By James Brockbank

Ditch the infographics. Every link builder needs to be using these three forms of visual content.

9 min read
5.9K Reads
Jul 19, 2017

On SEO, Writing & Becoming a Super Link Builder

By Will Robins

I’m always looking for new ways to take over Google. I want to rank and bank. I want to find ways to make my sites...

8 min read
4.1K Reads
Jul 19, 2017

4 Reasons Inbound Links Won’t Boost Your Organic Search Rankings

By Sergey Grybniak

Even if you earn relevant and natural inbound links, there’s no guarantee you’ll earn higher search engine rankings. Here’s why.

8 min read
8.1K Reads
Jul 12, 2017

4 Easy Steps to Effective Guest Blogging That Will Make Google Happy

By Tony Wright

Here are four steps to turn guest blogging on its head — without making Google mad.

6 min read
2.9K Reads
Jun 19, 2017

Link Building Ideas & Tips for Real Estate Agents

By Jenny Halasz

What’s the best way to get inbound links for real estate agents? Find out in the latest Ask an SEO.

2 min read
1.7K Reads
Jun 6, 2017

Can Navigation Location Hurt Your SEO?

By Jenny Halasz

Can the location of your website navigation negatively impact SEO performance? Find out in the latest Ask an SEO.

3 min read
1.4K Reads
May 30, 2017

Google Issues a Warning About Guest Posting to Build Links

By Matt G. Southern

Google has issued a warning about the dangers of publishing content on other sites for the purpose of building links.

2 min read
43K Reads
May 25, 2017

5 Reasons Why Content Marketing Campaigns Fail to Earn Links

By James Brockbank

Here are five reasons why your content fails to earn links and how to turn things around.

11 min read
3.1K Reads
May 17, 2017

How a Link Outreach Campaign Boosts the Value of Your Content

By Kevin Rowe

A link outreach campaign can increase your content’s value and help make sure the right people see it. Here’s how.

8 min read
2.6K Reads
May 5, 2017

Are Image Links Good or Bad for SEO?

By Jenny Halasz

Do internal image links have less SEO value than text links? Does Google ignore these types of links?

2 min read
10K Reads
May 2, 2017

Scalable Enterprise Link Building: Strategies for Success

By Loren Baker

Learn how to create and execute a successful enterprise-level link building campaign strategy in this SEJ ThinkTank webinar.

3 min read
1.1K Reads
Apr 24, 2017

How Your Content Can Be Your Best PR

By Alexandra Tachalova

In this article, you’ll find link building strategies that will help you generate links through content creation and distribution.

13 min read
1.9K Reads
Mar 20, 2017

The End of DMOZ and the Evolution of SEO

By Ryan Jones

Beware the Ides of March. In case this is all Greek to you, it won’t soothe you to hear me say that DMOZ – the...

4 min read
11K Reads
Mar 3, 2017

Link Building Metrics: Managing Projects and SEOs [Webinar Recap]

By Rina Caballar

Cody Cahill of Page One Power joined SEJ ThinkTank on February 22nd to discuss link building metrics and how to effectively manage them. Check out...

3 min read
1.2K Reads
Feb 27, 2017

Your Essential Guide to Internal Content Linking

By Julia McCoy

Know the rules on internal content linking and boost your site in SEO with relevant page-to-page link building, in this current guide by Julia McCoy.

12 min read
13K Reads
Feb 21, 2017

Link Building for “Boring” Industries [Webinar Recap]

By Rina Caballar

SEJ Founder Loren Baker joined SEJ ThinkTank on February 8th to share link building strategies for those less-than-exciting industries. Check out this post for a...