Apr 22
SMX Sydney 2010: Bulletproof Link Building
Greg Boser from 3DogMedia is now up to talk about creating a bulletproof link strategy.
Step 1: Link Map / Blueprint
Greg’s team creates a Link Map Profile. Greg says analyse the top sites in your space and work out the job ahead
Things to look at during this stage:
- average number of links
- average age of competing sites
- average PR of competing sites – will determine how hard it’s going to be to compete. Also take into account the unique IPs.
- average number of linking domains
- average age of linking domains
- average PR distribution of incoming links
- average concentration of anchor text
Greg then showed an example profile for an *Online Poker* site – to give us an idea of the data he’s dealing with. Each of these profiles will be different. This particular profile proves that it’s going to be a hard space to get results in using link strategy. Provides the blueprint
Step 2: Tactics
Once you have the big picture – your blueprint and now it’s time to look at the individual tactices each competitor is uins to gain links
- make a list of the top 2-3 tactics
- usually competitors will only be using 1 or 2 tactics, giving you the opportunity to overtake their efforts by using all tactics available to you.
- Yes, you can purchase links – provided they fit the criteria established in your blueprint.
- Get the quality links first – because as links age, they count more.
- When you get to the end of the process, your link map will look just how you planned it.
Tools
- Majestic SEO is highly recommended by Greg
- Linkscape
- Use tools that go out to get data then compare with your own
- Site Explorer
- RavenTools
- SEOBook Toolbar
During Q and A, Greg Boser said that if you want to target Australia and get good link popularity in Oz, make sure 90% of your links are from Australian sites.
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