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

Biznology

For example, I wrote the following in 2010: PageRank is designed to ensure that the most relevant, authoritative sites are listed at the top of search results. In the book I said you should be the Wikipedia of your most important topics. Domain authority is not a new concept, it’s been a staple of good SEO for a long time.

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How (and Why) to Map Your Company’s Digital Landscape

Webbiquity

With more than 90% of companies now using social media to find employees and 82% having a Facebook page , there’s no question that business use of social media has become commonplace. This analysis will help you understand: • Where your prospective buyers are congregating in social media, and what they are talking about.

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High Points on the Social Media Landscape

WebMarketCentral

In "The 4 C's of Social Media," I noted that coming up with a concise definition of social media , like defining "art," is challenging. Another is to look at the different types of websites and tools that comprise the social media landscape. 8 LinkedIn 14 11,246,726 +137.4% 8 Plaxo 1,440 2,629,043 +144.7%

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SEO: Are Nofollow Links Still Valuable?

Hubspot

Is it still valuable to get them when you can, such as from social media sites or Wikipedia? Under what circumstances do you pursue links from Wikipedia? In particular, I've seen Wikipedia drive significant amounts of traffic even for niche terms without huge search volume. had a link from Wikipedia.

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Link Velocity: How to Use Link Velocity to Your Advantage in SEO

seo.co

Within search and social media, links are the most critical tool for communication. Link velocity can also be enhanced through different frameworks, such as social media marketing. PageRank is a number assigned to pages by Google that essentially tells us how important they are within the entire index. Linking Out.

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The Coming Consolidation in Social Networking

WebMarketCentral

Social media sites are multiplying like rabbits. Wikipedia lists more than 100 social networking sites , and Social Media Trader recently compiled an even more exhaustive list of 115 social news and bookmark sites rated by PageRank, number of inbound links and dollar value of each site. social tagging sites.

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How to Build Traffic Generating Links

Sharpspring

Links on social media accounts and in comments sections of a page are also typical nofollow. Some companies will avoid these types of links because they don’t pass any PageRank, but the truth is that these links are still valuable. They send relevant readers to your website and help you generate that traffic.

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