Category: Link Building

Everything We Know About Google’s December 2022 Link Spam Update

Today Google announced a major effort to combat link spam impacting search results. Today, with our December 2022 link spam update, we’re leveraging the power of SpamBrain to neutralize the impact of unnatural links on search results. The update launches today & will take about two weeks to rollout. Learn more: https://t.co/ACO2Ut8wmi — Google...

How Hacker News Took Down a Black Hat Link Building Scheme

Doing great link building is difficult, it is even harder when your competitor takes risks and violates Google’s Webmaster Guidelines and the sanctity of other people’s websites in order to gain quality links at any cost. Last week the startup developer website Hacker News lit up with an...

6 Reasons Ecommerce Merchants Should Accept Bitcoin

It is time to turn off the hype machine and talk about real, legitimate reasons an ecommerce retailer should accept Bitcoin based in real facts. Disclaimer, I have been a Bitcoin fan since the beginning but lost most of my coins early on (yeah one of those) but...

Beware of This Domain Authority Link Building Scam

No matter how hard the SEO industry or Moz itself trys to say otherwise, the Domain Authority metric has become inextricably connected to successful link building. I will not bore you with the mundane historical details that led to this, except to note that prior to Domain Authority...

There’s Data Missing From Your Link Analysis Tools And Here’s Why

There are several link tracking and analysis tools used by marketers and SEOs to measure the success of their campaigns. Moz, Majestic, Ahrefs, and SEMRush are some of the more popular tools used to track inbound links to a website. All of these tools have different methods for...

How Many Links a Website Needs to Rank #1 in Google

As an SEO I’ve spent years telling clients, bosses, colleagues in related fields, packed rooms at conferences, my mom, college kids, friends, significant others, random people in grocery stores, newborn babies, people stuck next to me on a plane, and pretty much anyone who will listen or is...

Journalists Don’t Believe Facebook is the Best Platform to Discover New Story Ideas On

Recently PR Hunters, a tool that helps PR and Marketing folks find journalists looking for sources from around the world, did a small poll on Twitter asking journalists which social media platform they use most to find new story ideas. The poll didn’t gain a lot of votes,...

Announcing the Acquisition of PRHunters

Joe Youngblood Consulting has acquired PRHunters, a SaaS tool based in the UK that seeks to help connect journalists and sources. PRHunters is similar to other journalist outreach tools you’ve used, but instead of requiring that journalist submit requests to an email list and that pr people /...

What is Link Building?

Link building refers to the practice of acquiring hyperlinks from other websites to your own. These hyperlinks, or links, are also known as “backlinks” and are important for search engine optimization (SEO) purposes.

When a website links to your site, it indicates to search engines that your content is valuable and relevant, and this can help increase your website’s visibility in search engine results pages (SERPs). The more high-quality links your website has pointing to it, the more likely it is to rank well in search engine results for relevant keywords and phrases.

About Our Link Building Content

Our link building research, articles, and blog posts are designed to provide valuable insights and tactics for businesses and marketers who want to improve their website’s search engine visibility through link building. These resources can be useful to read for several reasons:

  1. They provide up-to-date information on the latest link building trends and best practices. SEO is constantly evolving, and what worked in the past may not work anymore. Our research, articles, and blog posts are based on the latest industry trends and insights, ensuring that readers are getting the most current information available.
  2. They offer practical tips and advice for effective link building strategies. Link building can be a complex and time-consuming process, and it can be difficult to know where to start. Our resources provide step-by-step guides and actionable tips for effective link building, helping readers to develop a strong and sustainable link building strategy.
  3. They showcase real-world examples of successful link building campaigns. Seeing how other businesses have successfully implemented link building strategies can be incredibly helpful for inspiration and ideas. Our resources provide case studies and examples of successful link building campaigns, highlighting what worked and what didn’t.
  4. They offer insights into the importance of link building for SEO. Many businesses still underestimate the importance of link building for SEO. Our resources explain why link building is a critical component of any SEO strategy, and how it can help businesses to improve their search engine visibility and drive more organic traffic to their website.

Our link building research, articles, and blog posts are useful to read for anyone who wants to improve their website’s search engine visibility through link building. Whether you’re new to link building or an experienced marketer, our resources provide valuable insights and strategies for building high-quality links and improving your website’s SEO.