There are a lot of bloggers currently using the Olympics topic as “linkbait” For a good explanation of what the term linkbait means, read the excellent blog post by Olivier Blanchard titled 10 Digital Content Strategy Lessons from the Olympic Games. MORE

Develop linkbait & use anchor text links. As B2B marketers, we know the growing importance of B2B social media. We know it’s a necessary tool for seed nurturing and demand generation , but in many cases, B2B marketers are still not sure where to begin. MORE

How can you generate lots of high-quality links in just half an hour per day? Increase e-commerce conversions by a third or more? Use social media to enhance your SEO efforts and build your business? MORE

Linkbaiting often gets a bad rap, yet creating great content that generates inbound links is hardly a questionable technique. 15 Linkbait Techniques for SEO and Social Media. Still, Chris points out that linkbaiting can be done honestly -- simply by creating quality content. MORE

What types of linkbait are most effective at attracting natural links? 18 Examples of Awesome Viral Linkbait by Acquisition Engine. Sean McColgan showcases examples of exceptionally creative and successful linkbait videos, infographics and widgets. Best practices in SEO continue to evolve, particularly in the area of link building. Which tactics do the “experts&# believe will work best in 2011? Where can you find non-obvious link sources to pursue? MORE

5 Effective Linkbait And Link Generation Strategies. A big value proposition that comes with Browse My Stuff is that it provides a great opportunity to build a relationship with bloggers in a particular field. In Learning, Extended Brain and Topic Hubs , I discussed my experience in launching Speaking Pro Central. MORE

The term linkbait refers to content created for the purpose of generating links from other websites or blogs. To us, remarkable content is linkbait. We say it all the time: the foundation of inbound marketing strategy is remarkable content. MORE

Brian Carter uses this post along with a white paper and video to share more than four dozen tips and best practices for Facebook advertising, which he describes as a combination of “AdWords’ copywriting and analytics with image-oriented linkbait.&# Facebook is an extraordinary phenomenon. Depending on the day, it’s either the #1 or #2 most-visited site on the web. It’s inspired a movie. It has half a billion adherents. MORE

How To Actually Get Links From Your Linkbait by SEOmoz This post offers three strategies for getting links from your content even when it doesn't make the first page of Digg. MORE

CASEY MARKEE , SEO CONSULTANT : Evergreen linkbait-type “list” content still works extremely well for my clients. After a recent industry news post about whether or not marketing is an art or a science, we wondered if the trick to a successful B2B marketing campaign is to think of marketing as a blend between the two. MORE

Forget UGC, Discover User-Generated-Linkbait by Distilled Blogger Tom Critchlow lays out an interesting strategy for building rich website content by leveraging user-generated content on discussion forums. MORE

Opening this post by writing “Look, we both know that this is linkbait—a top ten list combined with infographics, c’mon!—but MORE

And, don't tell anyone we told you this, but they make excellent linkbait! You probably already know that you need to regularly create content to succeed in inbound marketing. MORE

We also brought in some specialists to teach Jesse (and everyone who creates content) about linking strategies, keywords, linkbaiting, great titles (tip: find out what people are searching for – exactly – on Google, and solve for those terms) and all other forms of search marketing. by Brian Kardon | Tweet this Some anniversaries are worth celebrating more than others. For this one, I eagerly pop open the Champagne! MORE

The alternative “weapons”, as presented in the infographic, are quality blogging, unique guest posts, interactive content, infographics, linkbaiting, and asset building. MORE

Fortunately for them, SEO will never die - no matter how much linkbait declares it so (guilty!). Take a stroll through our inbound marketing graveyard and see which marketing mainstays we’ve killed off in cold blood over the years…. RIP EMAIL MARKETING. MORE