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In support of our past post on “Link Build Directories That Pass Page Rank & Links” we would like to discuss other motives of link building that bring in strong success rates. Although, link building is primarily done with directories, paid link ads, and press releases, it can also be accomplished through your content and your Link Out quality.

Your Creditability is in your Content

Strong creditable content today is hard to find on the web and not all sites listed in the SERPS (search engine results page) are generating the best content. Due to advertising issues on the web, many so called SPAMMERS make their second income by covering the web with miscellaneous content only to benefit from a click. Your content on your website needs to gain creditability and if you are already writing about topics that you not only enjoy but also know a lot about then you are certainly ahead of the game. The first SEO hint that I would like to provide would be to really brainstorm your content, one post a day is not necessarily better than 3 well orchestrated articles a week, believe me, I have tried both. The second SEO tip would be to provide an image with a alt tage and a title tage, plus some statistics and data that will support your argument and your topic. Developing great content is king, so remember that creditability comes with quality, not necessarily quantity.

Link Out can bring Stronger Results

Did you know that linking out from your article can benefit your creditability in the future? When writing about a topic, especially a blog, you will want to create a topic upon your conversation that allows your readers to develop an overall view of what you are expressing. When readers stumble upon your article or blog post they may find your article interesting and most of all unique, especially if you intertwine your article with another. Most readers on the web are looking for strong content related to their search query and if you can become the source for them to fine what they are looking for then I guarantee that your visitor will be returning to your site for more information.

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Other strong supporting posts that support this topic are:

SEOBook.com provided a valuable article on “The Value of Linking Out: $56m Per Year”

Plus– Drudge Report: News Site That Sends Readers Away With Links Has Highest EngagementWhich certainly shows proof from a list of top 30 news sites for May 2008, it looks like Drudge has a hold of the future…

If you are looking to purchase links within a directory then I would advise buying only a few strong links from the Top 5 Directories that are worth the money. The list below shows a detailed format of the links that you can buy for a health price that for the most part is not frowned upon by Google.

The Top 5 Link Building Directories Are:

1) DMOZ (free, if you can get in…)
2) Yahoo! Directory ($299, it’s a must if you want credit from Yahoo and Google.)
3) Business.com ($199, we do it because everyone else does…)
4) Lii.org (free, must be creditable, if you are not then don’t waste your time.)
5) BOTW ($99.95 Annually, OR $249.96 One-time review)

Yes, here you go, the top 5 directories, but why do we do it… Link building, link creditability… Does it matter? Yes! Is it worth it? Yes! Is it really SEO? NO! Are we doing it because Google authorizes us too? Why must we do this and wear the “white” hat too?

What are thoughts on the direction of SEO? Are you sick and tired of buying links?

Let the world hear your voice, the bots need to hear it…

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As we all are aware of now that Aaron Wall and KeywordTracker.com launched a “kick-ass” keyword strategy book to help SEO’s and SEM’s. But really, how “Kick-Ass” is the book, I mean really?

Well, I have to say that I have purchased the book. It’s great, especially for someone that really wants to learn SEO. I am not saying it’s only for beginners but a lot of the strategies mentioned are review to an SEO professional. I also have to say that I have only read it once and that I am planning on reading it again to really dissect in-between the lines to really find some hints, tips, and strategies that I didn’t pick up before.

So, out of a ranking of 1 to 5, being 5 the highest ranking, I would have to give this book a ranking of 3.5… I know that putting together 50 strong keyword strategies that are totally brand new or off the wall would be impossible. So, yes, I would recommend buying the book. A good rule of thumb would be that for any hot topics relative to search engine optimization and keyword marketing is worth the read. After all, if you do buy the book it only allows you to have that extra step above all of those SEO’s out there that are still thinking about it…

Buy 50 “Kick-Ass” Keyword Strategies

More information on this book: SEO Blogs and Search Engine Blogs

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