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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. The more relevant, authoritative sites link to your content, the more trustworthy and useful Google will consider it.

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

Moz

Most marketers understand that links to websites count as “votes” on the web. 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.

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How to Explain Domain Authority to a Non-SEO

Moz

This video is my best attempt to help you explain a really important concept in SEO, which is Domain Authority , to someone who doesn't know anything at all about SEO, to someone who is non-technical, to someone who is maybe not even a marketer. Are they trusted by other websites? Because links basically are trust. It's links.

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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. Why Do Paid Links Violate Google’s Guidelines While Other Ads Don’t? Does PageRank Flow Through Image Links?

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Essential SEO advice directly from Google

Biznology

This news directly from Google is old news for those of us in the SEO game. It seems to me that Google’s tired of our draft work. Google seems to want us to revise our first drafts of the web. Be sure to remember that Google trades in pages. What counts as a high-quality site according to Google?

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Four Predictions About the State of SEO in 2017

Webbiquity

As we reflect on the major events in the world of SEO in 2016, web marketers need to evaluate how the changes will impact the SEO strategy through the rest of 2017. Previously, SEOs had focused more on the authority of sites to improve the amount of pagerank that would help to rank the site for its desired keyword.

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Top Educational Resources for Content & SEO Team Alignment

Conductor

The difference between good and great organic marketing? A basic understanding of SEO is key for any content marketer who wants to produce engaging content, and aligning with the SEO experts on your team creates an environment that allows agility while ensuring your content strategy is aligned with your overall organic marketing strategy.