Link building

Alvin · #1 (**permalink**) 01-03-2008, 23:58

Anyone used this site for Link building I have set myself a target of getting our Quad shop to world wide dominence.But I need some serious relevant links and its one area I am very lazy in.( well one of several actually )

http://www.linksengineer.com/sites.aspx

Alvin

RayB · #2 (**permalink**) 02-03-2008, 00:02

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Originally Posted by Alvin

Anyone used this site for Link building I have set myself a target of getting our Quad shop to world wide dominence.But I need some serious relevant links and its one area I am very lazy in.( well one of several actually )

http://www.linksengineer.com/sites.aspx

Alvin

I've left such "systems" for link building alone, although I did dabble with them in the past.

My view and experience is they don't help - and for a new site can harm

But, I'm open to thoughts on this

Alvin · #3 (**permalink**) 02-03-2008, 00:23

I am very suspicious like you Ray especially under googles new rules.e.t.c.

Saying that I have linked with one site through them as It was a very relevant site about quad bikes.

I do think it has probably become crucial to link to sites that are of high relevence to your products.

Alvin

Tigglet · #4 (**permalink**) 02-03-2008, 09:19

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I do think it has probably become crucial to link to sites that are of high relevence to your products.

I am interested to know more about this as it is something I have been looking into. It would be good to hear from people who have tried this.

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My view and experience is they don't help - and for a new site can harm

Ray, why do you say this?

deviltronics · #5 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 22:10

I have a few queries, rather than starting a new thread I will just carry on with this one.

As you know I am trying to get higher up in the SERPs (aren't we all). I have been adding some good content on my site (product descriptions) and in my blog.

This weekend just gone and tonight I have spent some time to do link building, looking for some related sites to shove my url on. Apart from shopping directories there isn't much more I can do APART FROM go on to some decent gadget blogs (with very decent PR, there is plenty out there!) and add a few comments for products I can talk about.

So my questions are:

1. How much weighting does link building have on SEO? Is it a huge factor, or just a teeny one?

2. When I add these comments on blog sites and include my URL, it makes my 'name' clickable to my site. Even though there is no alt text, I try to make my 'name' related, e.g gadgets blog or gadgets man. Alot of these sites are PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8. How much does google like this? Does it like it alot?

deviltronics · #6 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 22:44

^^^^ Someone please answer me (feel ignored)

Alvin · #7 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 22:52

ok in the scheme of things link building is pretty well up there.

Hard to say if it is as important as on page optimization.

Probably best to say its a partnership,in that no matter how good your on page SEO is you will be unlikely to get to the top without some good links in the more competative areas.

I think in the less competative areas on page SEO can win even with very few links.

an way to find sites that will add your URL is to put in google "jet ski"+"add url" using your product instead of jet ski.

Alvin

deviltronics · #8 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 22:54

Cheers Al,

I am in a very competitive market, so I think the case would be to have some very good link building going on.

What do you reckon to these links in blogs by means of comments?

RayB · #9 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 22:56

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Originally Posted by deviltronics

Apart from shopping directories there isn't much more I can do APART FROM go on to some decent gadget blogs (with very decent PR, there is plenty out there!) and add a few comments for products I can talk about.

So my questions are:

1. How much weighting does link building have on SEO? Is it a huge factor, or just a teeny one?

Getting decent back links is a very important part of SEO but:

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2. When I add these comments on blog sites and include my URL, it makes my 'name' clickable to my site. Even though there is no alt text, I try to make my 'name' related, e.g gadgets blog or gadgets man. Alot of these sites are PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8. How much does google like this? Does it like it alot?

All blog comments are set by default to "nofollow" - so you get zero benefit from the links, apart from more exposure/traffic, and therefore anchor text is irrelevant as well

deviltronics · #10 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 23:06

Thanks Ray, how do I know if it is a "no follow", I have been told to right click on the link, then properties and then check for stuff like:

'relation external nofollow'

But I have added comments and then checked my linked name and this does not show. Can you give me an example blog that does this?

I have also been told that those that do use the nofollow rule are hurt in SEO terms as G doesn't like it.