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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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Defining Link Metrics that Impact SEO Link Building Development

KoMarketing Associates

Coding used in coordination with the link (IE, making sure rel=nofollow or JavaScript will not be used, impacting a search engines’ ability to crawl and understand the link). These scores help evaluate future link opportunities and prioritize strategies. Position and location on website or web page.

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The One-Hour Guide to SEO: Link Building - Whiteboard Friday

Moz

Posted by randfish The final episode in our six-part One-Hour Guide to SEO series deals with a topic that's a perennial favorite among SEOs: link building. Today, learn why links are important to both SEO and to Google, how Google likely measures the value of links, and a few key ways to begin earning your own.

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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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How to Spot a Link Scheme (and Get Away Fast)

seo.co

Link building is a practical necessity if you want to increase your rankings in search engines. Search algorithms evaluate the trustworthiness of your site based in part on the number and quality of links pointing to it. What Is a Link Scheme? Why Are Link Schemes Bad? Link schemes are bad for everyone involved.

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

Moz

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. They’ve invented a number of clever ways to use links to determine relevance and authority — i.e. what is this page about and is it a trusted answer for the user’s search query?

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

Hubspot

Link building, for instance – an effective off-page SEO strategy – is one of the top ranking factors. That's because Google is built on PageRank, an algorithm that looks at a page's backlinks for quantity and quality. Link Building. Links from other sites on the web server as votes of confidence in your domain.

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