Comments on: Link Building – Leveraging Pre-Existing Sites to Build Authority http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/ Making Money through Ethical Internet Marketing. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:39:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Is Your Link Building Strategy a Time Waster? http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-10609 Is Your Link Building Strategy a Time Waster? Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:55:52 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-10609 [...] Instead, spend your time executing some or all of the known link building techniques: - writing good content that invites links (natural linking) - article marketing - reciprocal linking - guest blogging - creating WordPress themes, tools and other applications that others can embed onto their site with a link to your site. - leveraging pre-existing sites [...] [...] Instead, spend your time executing some or all of the known link building techniques: – writing good content that invites links (natural linking) – article marketing – reciprocal linking – guest blogging – creating WordPress themes, tools and other applications that others can embed onto their site with a link to your site. – leveraging pre-existing sites [...]

]]> By: Josh Spaulding http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-5046 Josh Spaulding Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:38:08 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-5046 Hi Jeff, I definitely don't agree with your first statement!! I have build very few links to this very blog and I received 500-1,000 uniques per day. It all depends on your business model and the purpose of your site. Some sites do need a boost and won't ever rank without building links, but others don't need a link building campaign to succeed. Linking your own sites together won't hurt you. If they are all on the same c-class, same registrar info etc. they may (probably will) be devalued as backlinks though. I host most of my sites on separate c-classes on my server and seem to get full credit for links coming from my own network of sites. Hi Jeff,

I definitely don’t agree with your first statement!! I have build very few links to this very blog and I received 500-1,000 uniques per day.

It all depends on your business model and the purpose of your site.

Some sites do need a boost and won’t ever rank without building links, but others don’t need a link building campaign to succeed.

Linking your own sites together won’t hurt you. If they are all on the same c-class, same registrar info etc. they may (probably will) be devalued as backlinks though.

I host most of my sites on separate c-classes on my server and seem to get full credit for links coming from my own network of sites.

]]> By: Jeff http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-5042 Jeff Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:25:26 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-5042 You have to build your own links these days or you won't ever be seen by anybody that wants to give you a link. Good linking on your own web site is a must. I wouldn't link all you web site to each other or you will get in troubel eventually. Link your #1 site to #2 to #3 and so forth but don't link two and 3 back to 1. Jeff You have to build your own links these days or you won’t ever be seen by anybody that wants to give you a link. Good linking on your own web site is a must. I wouldn’t link all you web site to each other or you will get in troubel eventually. Link your #1 site to #2 to #3 and so forth but don’t link two and 3 back to 1. Jeff

]]> By: Josh Spaulding http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-4117 Josh Spaulding Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:30:47 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-4117 @ Victor - It all depends on the site. As far as it being ethical or not I guess that's up to you. Some people would say that any type of link building other than natural linking is unethical although I don't personally believe that. Whether link building membership sites are effective or not though depends on how they do it. Google has ALOT of double-standards when it comes to their guidelines especially with their link buying rules! Google wouldn't reject it, they would just raise the price you would pay lol pretty ethical huh? @ Victor – It all depends on the site. As far as it being ethical or not I guess that’s up to you. Some people would say that any type of link building other than natural linking is unethical although I don’t personally believe that.

Whether link building membership sites are effective or not though depends on how they do it.

Google has ALOT of double-standards when it comes to their guidelines especially with their link buying rules!

Google wouldn’t reject it, they would just raise the price you would pay lol pretty ethical huh?

]]> By: Victor http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-4103 Victor Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:28:02 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-4103 Josh, What do you think of 3 way link membership sites where the link building process is automated? If that is unethical, then is PPC or any form of paid advertising also unethical? I agree with you that it boils down to the quality of my site content. As long as I don't spam anyone I can use link building tools to help me with ranking. I think Google may have a double standard when it comes to artificially boosting results. Isn't that what PPC is all about? Would Google reject a PPC bidder/client because their site is not up to standard? Josh,

What do you think of 3 way link membership sites where the link building process is automated? If that is unethical, then is PPC or any form of paid advertising also unethical? I agree with you that it boils down to the quality of my site content. As long as I don’t spam anyone I can use link building tools to help me with ranking. I think Google may have a double standard when it comes to artificially boosting results. Isn’t that what PPC is all about? Would Google reject a PPC bidder/client because their site is not up to standard?

]]> By: Is Reciprocal Linking Still Effective? http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-4098 Is Reciprocal Linking Still Effective? Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:53:06 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-4098 [...] Another thing I like to do is triangular links where site A links to site B, site B links to site C and site C completes the triangle by linking to site A. This requires you have other sites that you can use to leverage the trade, but it’s very effective. I wrote more about that in a previous post titled “Leveraging Pre-Existing Sites to Build Authority.” [...] [...] Another thing I like to do is triangular links where site A links to site B, site B links to site C and site C completes the triangle by linking to site A. This requires you have other sites that you can use to leverage the trade, but it’s very effective. I wrote more about that in a previous post titled “Leveraging Pre-Existing Sites to Build Authority.” [...]

]]> By: Josh Spaulding http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-3863 Josh Spaulding Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:09:13 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-3863 @ Victor - It can be. Generally social bookmarking sites and web directories aren't going to do you a whole lot of good, but they are a good way to get a site started. If you're competing for a competitive niche I can't see them as being much of a help. If it's a competitive niche you're probably not going to find web directories and/or social bookmarking sites ranking anywhere near the top anyway. If you're targeting long-tail keywords though, it wouldn't hurt :) @ Victor – It can be. Generally social bookmarking sites and web directories aren’t going to do you a whole lot of good, but they are a good way to get a site started. If you’re competing for a competitive niche I can’t see them as being much of a help.

If it’s a competitive niche you’re probably not going to find web directories and/or social bookmarking sites ranking anywhere near the top anyway.

If you’re targeting long-tail keywords though, it wouldn’t hurt :)

]]> By: Victor http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-3858 Victor Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:47:17 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-3858 I need to get busy and do some testing. I just read another interesting way to get high quality backlinks. Simply type your keyword into Google and look through the top 10 or 20 results for sites that accept links or articles. These may be directories or social bookmarking sites. Seems like a simple way to take advantage of sites that are already well ranked for your keyword phrase. I need to get busy and do some testing. I just read another interesting way to get high quality backlinks. Simply type your keyword into Google and look through the top 10 or 20 results for sites that accept links or articles. These may be directories or social bookmarking sites. Seems like a simple way to take advantage of sites that are already well ranked for your keyword phrase.

]]> By: Josh Spaulding http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-2916 Josh Spaulding Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:19:49 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-2916 Hey Kyle, I'm not sure of the effectiveness of interlinking our own sites. Most of my sites on separate c-classes and I do believe that helps, but when they're all on the same c-class I've noticed the links are discounted. Jon actually talks about that in his ebook (latest post,) but it's still a little unclear overall to me. Maybe you know a bit more on the subject? btw, thanks for the recent link love. I'll be returning the favor in the near future. Hey Kyle,

I’m not sure of the effectiveness of interlinking our own sites. Most of my sites on separate c-classes and I do believe that helps, but when they’re all on the same c-class I’ve noticed the links are discounted.

Jon actually talks about that in his ebook (latest post,) but it’s still a little unclear overall to me. Maybe you know a bit more on the subject?

btw, thanks for the recent link love. I’ll be returning the favor in the near future.

]]> By: Kyle Eslick http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-2915 Kyle Eslick Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:52:45 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/link-building/link-building-leveraging-pre-existing-sites-to-build-authority/#comment-2915 I've set up a few extra sites in the past. Some still get some traffic and I try to give them a post occasionally to keep the search engines happy, but for the most part they are dormant. I've made a practice of adding site-wide links to my other sites from these blogs, or will sometimes place a 125x125 banner up in the meantime while i have an advertising opening. So far it has worked pretty well! I’ve set up a few extra sites in the past. Some still get some traffic and I try to give them a post occasionally to keep the search engines happy, but for the most part they are dormant.

I’ve made a practice of adding site-wide links to my other sites from these blogs, or will sometimes place a 125×125 banner up in the meantime while i have an advertising opening. So far it has worked pretty well!

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