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The 6 Fundamentals of an SEO Link Building Strategy

Top Rank Marketing

One of the big reasons why Google revolutionized search engines when it launched in 1998 was its PageRank algorithm , which rewarded pages based on how many other websites were linking to them. It’s little wonder that link building has been a crucial element of SEO ever since. Why is link building valuable for SEO?

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You’re doing SEO wrong: it’s all about authority

Biznology

Most people get the theory of SEO: You find the keywords and phrases that compose the search queries of your target audience, and you build content that answers the questions implicit in those queries. They built the content. What’s wrong with SEO? There’s nothing wrong with SEO. There are no shortcuts.

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

Moz

Posted by Cyrus-Shepard Links matter for SEO. This is the popularity part of Google’s algorithm, described in the original PageRank patent. This is the popularity part of Google’s algorithm, described in the original PageRank patent. How to leverage Anchor Text for SEO: Volumes could be written on this topic. Anchor text.

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How to Explain Domain Authority to a Non-SEO

Moz

Posted by Orbiteer Do you ever have to explain the importance of Domain Authority to clients or co-workers who have little or no SEO experience? SEO is actually really hard to explain. I've been doing SEO for 20 years and explaining it for about as long. SEOs, we call this relevance. Video Transcription.

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What is a Dofollow Link?

Hubspot

As a result, there’s a kind of constant content competition underway as website owners and administrators look for ways to stand out from the crowd and improve search engine optimization (SEO). While part of this effort comes down to writing relevant, accurate, and interesting content, there’s another key component: Dofollow links.

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Off-Page SEO: What It Is & Why You Need It [+a Helpful Checklist]

Hubspot

While your website is vital to your SEO strategy, there are additional actions to take outside of your website that will help you rank. While some of the factors are based on website content and performance, Google also gathers its understanding of your website through sources outside of your domain. On-Page SEO vs Off-Page SEO.

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13 SEO Tricks, Treats, and Frights of 2017

KoMarketing Associates

Halloween has become the IT holiday for SEOs. In celebration, I’ve pulled together my own list of 13 SEO Tricks, Treats, and Frights of 2017 (+ Monsters). FRIGHT: Negative SEO for Ransom. Should that be nоt enough, we will dо nеgаtivе SEO аgаinst you wеbsidе. This has to be one of the scariest things facing SEOs in 2017.

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