I’m Back!

Posted by Ben Sibley on Apr 22, 2013 | 0 comments As you might have noticed, I haven’t published a new post here in about eight months.  I’ve been busy with other projects, most notably my new business which will be launching in this summer: Support Dash. Support Dash is a customer support web-app for WordPress theme & plugin providers.  I know this may not be a product you’re personally interested in, but if you have any...
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SEO Spyglass Review

Posted by Ben Sibley on Aug 6, 2012 | 220 comments SEO Spyglass is my favorite tool for checking backlinks.  I’ve talked about it a few times on the site so I figured it was time to write a review. The desktop application can be used to find backlinks leading to your site, or to discover your competitors links.  If you’re not sure how that’s helpful, I’ll run through some practical strategies in a moment, but...
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Increase Youtube Video Rankings with Satellite Channels

Posted by Ben Sibley on Jul 30, 2012 | 133 comments This is a technique that I came up with to make my Youtube video rankings higher in the Youtube and Google search results. The idea is to upload a video to Youtube targeting a keyword of your choice.  Next, create what I call a “satellite channel” and optimize the channel entirely for that one keyword.  The purpose of this channel is not to rank for your keyword, but instead to...
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How I Got 6,000 Links in 1 Hour

Posted by Ben Sibley on Jul 23, 2012 | 172 comments Believe or not, I am going to show you how I got 6,000 links in under an hour (without spamming).  And it’s actually quite easy… Websites come and go online.  Webmasters build sites and grow their audience, and sometimes they stop for one reason or another and abandon their web property.  When this happens, there is a cheap (or sometimes free) domain available that has years of...
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The SEO Post You NEED to Read

Posted by Ben Sibley on Jun 11, 2012 | 116 comments Ranking websites requires lots of complex knowledge and link building skills. Or does it…? If you’re a blogger or a small business owner who can’t afford professional SEO services or spend hours on SEO, this is what you need: Content and connections. Here’s your two step audit for moving your site forward:   Only Big Sites Get Natural Links? Sites with exceptional...
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5 Killer Link Baiting & Viral Marketing Posts

Posted by Ben Sibley on May 30, 2012 | 74 comments Link baiting is a white-hat link building technique.  In short, it involves creating an exceptional piece of content (blog post, video, infographic, etc.) and promoting it through social channels to make it go viral.  This results in links and traffic. Here are five of my favorite posts on building links with link bait: 1) 7 Viral Marketing Strategies to Get Massive Traffic Spikes Jason Acidre...
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Tiered Link Building with Guest Blogging

Posted by Ben Sibley on May 21, 2012 | 47 comments Tiered link building is synonymous with link spam.  For those who don’t know, tiered link building is building backlinks to your backlinks.  Usually these are low quality links such as profile links, social bookmarks, RSS links, and article directory links that lead to crappy web 2.0 properties which then link directly to the main website. However, tiered link building can also be...
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How Outbound Linking Can Improve Rankings and Reputation

Posted by Diana Maria on May 15, 2012 | 58 comments Many webmasters still aren’t sure about linking to other websites in their own site. They have totally avoided it with a thought that it would decrease their website ranking and drive all of the visitors to another website. Some people literally avoid it. However, this is not the truth. Out bounding links can help your website with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and improve your...
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How to Tailor Your Content Marketing Strategy

Posted by Zarko Zivkovic on May 7, 2012 | 61 comments When it comes to creating a website, the most important thing for you to focus on is the content. Regardless of how pretty your site looks, the content has to be great. Good content can help you generate free traffic from search engines, build relationships with other webmasters and help you develop loyalty from readers. As a webmaster, you have to put an emphasis on developing a content...
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Google’s Ten Commandments of SEO

Posted by Brian Nixon on May 3, 2012 | 29 comments Google, the unquestioned ‘god’ of search, has its own set of SEO commandments. If you follow them, it will take you under its wing and catapult your business to the forefront of its SERPs (search engine results pages). If you do not follow them, your website may fall into the vast depths of the virtual world, far away from the eyes of potential customers. Since Google outranks all other...
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