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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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Defining Link Metrics that Impact SEO Link Building Development

KoMarketing Associates

We all want our clients and organizations to receive quality traffic, provide visibility in appropriate markets, and drive measurable results (leads, visitors, etc). There are SEO-specific link building tools that mash-up various metrics such as those listed above to create scores for links, and pages and domains that links are located on.

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New & Improved: Announcing The Beginner's Guide To Link Building

Moz

Posted by Cyrus-Shepard Link building isn't always easy, but if you want to rank with SEO, links are often the cost of admission. While Google says SEOs sometimes focus too much on links, links remain one of the few confirmed ranking factors. For many, link building also presents a challenge.

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The Rules of Link Building - Best of Whiteboard Friday

Moz

Posted by BritneyMuller Are you building links the right way? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday. Today we are going over the rules of link building.

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What is a Dofollow Link?

Hubspot

The easier it is for potential customers to find your site in search engine results, the more traffic (and sales) you’ll generate. 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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Four Predictions About the State of SEO in 2017

Webbiquity

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. Now we are seeing improvements in site’s rankings if they receive links from more relevant sites, even if the authority of their site isn’t as high.

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Ultimate Guide and Review of Ahrefs for 2023

seo.co

Ahrefs also offers an extensive backlink database of over one billion links with the ability to filter by domain type (do follow/no follow), anchor text distribution, rank value, PageRank value, etc. It also provides data on your competitors’ backlinks in order to help you outrank them through strategic link building.