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What is a Dofollow Link?

Hubspot

Gone are the wild, wild west days of the World Wide Web where keyword spamming and content stuffing were the norm to drive search engine interest. Now, brands need to focus on more tightly-controlled metrics — such as Google’s PageRank — to boost their online appeal and push their site listing closer to the first page, first result pinnacle.

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Disavow Backlinks: A Complete Guide to Disavowing Backlinks in Google

seo.co

But they can also be your worst enemy. A good backlink has the power to send your site referral traffic, improve your brand visibility and reputation, and even help you rank higher in Google search results. A bad backlink can have the opposite effect, damaging your reputation and decreasing your rankings in search results.

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Topical SEO: 7 Advanced Concepts of Link Relevance & Google Rankings

Moz

Google — and other search engines — use these votes to rank web pages in search results. This is the popularity part of Google’s algorithm, described in the original PageRank patent. But Google doesn’t stop at using links for popularity. Most marketers understand that links to websites count as “votes” on the web.

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26 Google Webmaster Tools Videos Addressing Common B2B Link Building Questions

KoMarketing Associates

In addition to healthy dose of Matt Cutts (Head of Google’s Webspam Team), these videos cover common questions, link building tactics, and the impact of link building schemes and questionable behavior. You can use the links below and also after each video to navigate through the videos and sections. What About Advertorials?

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Always Be Linking: 9 Places B2B Marketers Might Miss Link Building Opportunities

KoMarketing Associates

With a little more attention, links built in these locations can add significant incremental value to an SEO campaign over time. A scan in Google Analytics’ third party website referral report may uncover opportunities to further contribute quality content and secure inbound links on an ongoing basis. Articles & Bylines.

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Guest Blogging is NOT Dead (And Matt Cutts Didn’t Say It Is)

Webbiquity

The digital marketing blogs and media have lit up in the last couple of days with reports that “guest blogging is dead,” based on this post from Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s Webspam team. There are still many good reasons to do some guest blogging (exposure, branding, increased reach, community, etc.).

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An Introduction to Black Hat SEO

Hubspot

If you are new to the search space, the purpose of search engines like Google is to provide the best results when someone completes a search. They want people to have a great search experience and ensure the results they provide do not include spam. It can lead to being wiped completely from search results or gaining a lower position.

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