There are right and wrong ways to boost your website ranking. One of the biggest SEO mistakes is to use bad links that can only harm your site. In this infographic, see what links to avoid and what the good alternatives are.
Infographic points:
– Are your guest posts spammy?
– Steer clear of expired domains
– No to paid links
– Beware of these directories
– Abusing press releases
– The smart summary
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Nice summary!
thanks
A nice, well laid out, easy to consume summary of the negative types of links that website and business owners should not be seeking. Some of these are a little old-school and may have worked a year or two ago, but it is surprising how many people are still convinced that these link building techniques work! Thanks James, much appreciated!
There are still some companies offering this stuff to small business owners – true
Good reinforcement of sound principles – this is what a successful business is built on
indeed!
Hi James. As well as guest articles on high authority and relevant websites, is it still OK to do blog commenting on high ranking (i.e. PR3+) sites with a signature link back to my new post – if my comment is relevant to the actual article content, and provides value for other readers? I have been trying to do 1 guest article + 3 blog comments per piece of new content on my own site (as per OTR…). And regarding submissions to free online directories – if they are a PR of 4 or 5 – is that OK?
I dont focus on PR I focus on real conversations like this one here. It is relevant and obviously human. BTW – Disqus is a great marketing tool because people can click on your profile and see your comments etc…