Category Archives: Link Building

Prospecting for Links

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Barry Wheeler

Are you struggling to find links to your websites? Chances are you’re not alone. Link building is one of the fundamental elements of search engine optimization.  Every webmaster is searching for links relevant to their site.  The more links they obtain, the better their content ranks in the search engine results. The problem being encountered is finding links can be difficult. At one time, people … Continue reading →

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Develop Your Linking Strategy Before Link Building

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Barry Wheeler

Do you use a linking strategy as part of your search engine optimization (SEO)?  Do you understand how link building impacts your website? Almost everyone with a website knows link building is one of the basic building blocks of SEO.  To put it in very simple terms, every time someone links to your site they are casting a vote, adding to the popularity of your … Continue reading →

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My Review of SEO Powersuite by Link-Assistant.com

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Barry Wheeler

About three months ago I got really serious about blogging, internet marketing and SEO.  Even thought I ranked well for many of my sites, I wanted to learn more and turn a hobby into a real business.  I wanted software that could help me rank better and free up some of my time. After reading through many reviews and talking to friends, I decided on … Continue reading →

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Are You Destroying Your Site With Backlinks?

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Barry Wheeler

You probably already know backlinks are the basic building blocks of good search engine optimization.  However, what you probably don’t know is you may be destroying your website with your linking strategy and the type of backlinks being used. Okay, so now that I’ve got your attention, let’s look at some of the fundamentals of link building. Backlinks are directed to your site and count … Continue reading →

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Marketing Your Blog with Guest Posts

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Barry Wheeler

An often overlooked portion of blogging is the marketing aspect.  Blogging isn’t just about writing content and hoping people find out about you.  If you are a serious blogger it’s like any other business venture and has to be promoted and marketed to be successful. Part of this involves networking with other bloggers as well as with your readers and there is no better way … Continue reading →

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Making Your Content Link Worthy

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Barry Wheeler

Building links to your blog is perhaps one of the most tedious activities any blogger can do.  It requires a lot of time and effort and is often not as rewarding as you would like. Have you ever thought of giving up link building and concentrating entirely on writing? This strategy is not as radical as it appears especially if you consider how much the … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Internal Linking

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Barry Wheeler

Have you spent too much time chasing inbound links to your site when you could be focusing your efforts elsewhere?  Are you focusing too much effort in an area you have little or no control over? You’re not alone. Now it’s time to take matters into your own hands and concentrate on something you control – your site’s internal linking structure Barry WheelerBarry Wheeler is … Continue reading →

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Relevant Anchor Tags and Link Building

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

In response to a reader asking for more information on relevant anchor tags, I’ve developed this small blog post on one of the basic components of search engine optimization (SEO).  Relevant anchor tags are an important aspect of SEO and when used effectively as part of a systematic link building campaign, they can boost the traffic for a website by bringing organic search traffic from … Continue reading →

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Free PR4 Links Available

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

I’ve blogged in the past about providing free PR5 links for link building.  A few readers were skeptical but did provide me with a link as requested and obtained a quality, free backlink to their websites.  People were hesitant to provide me with a link from their website but those that did obtained the Free PR5 link to their site. I’ve just discovered another website that can … Continue reading →

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Free Link from the Twitter Business Directory – Twibs

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Barry Wheeler

With Twitter gaining momentum, there are many websites jumping on the Twitter bandwagon.  One of those sites is a Twitter business directory known as Twibs.  Twibs was created to “give users a place to find businesses on Twitter.” One of the side benefits of Twibs is obtaining a free link back to both your Twitter profile and to your business website. Barry WheelerBarry Wheeler is … Continue reading →

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