Comments on: Link Mixology: The 12 Kinds Of Links Your Site Needs

By: Roxy

Roxy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:17:19 +0000

Thanks for the tips! A free social bookmarking tool that somewhat speeds up that process is socialmarker. (I’m not plugging it, just wanted to share a resource I found.) It’s not automated, but at least it lines up the sites for you.

By: Nate Alexander

Nate Alexander — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:26:31 +0000

Great reminders! I’m guilty of social bookmarking as a primary link building strategy. Reminds me to get back to articles, tweeting etc.

By: MythMan

MythMan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:39:30 +0000

When you constantly link to one of your sites from a blog, shouldn’t there be some ‘rel=”nofollow”‘-tag in the head-HTML or do you need to use ‘rel=”nofollow”‘ and ‘rel=”follow”‘ in every link?

(I ask because I heard that SEs disregard a link from one source if that same source gives the same link a certain number of times.)

By: Anne @ b6s.net

Anne @ b6s.net — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:30:22 +0000

Some good points there. I am not sure that search engines actually look for you to have all 12 kinds of links. Do you have any proof of that?

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:17:06 +0000

Thanks Michelle,
Your posts are always informative and will start using some of your invaluable suggestions.

Charles

By: Denny Sugar

Denny Sugar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:31:09 +0000

Nice list Michelle! Dont forget software directories someone told me those are pretty good too.

What services do you recommend using for submissions? Right now we do most of this in-house using paid software and our own proprietary scripts.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:58:00 +0000

Michelle – any tips or tactics for getting .edu links? I’ve seen their value, but they can be really difficult to acquire (just like .govs).

By: Jesus Rodriguez

Jesus Rodriguez — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:49:40 +0000

Hi Michelle.
Just saved this page in delicious, because this is a great reference article.
Thank’s a lot

By: McLaughlin

McLaughlin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:22:37 +0000

Stephen Kastner has 2 ideas that can be improved. On LinkedIn you have the option to list 3 websites. List all three, but always choose the category “Other” for these links. You will get to put in your own keyword instead of the standard “My Company” and “My Blog”

Wiki editors are big on removing any link that they consider spam. I wrote a couple dozen Wiki pages and followed a certain format for all pages. One page was marked as spam and removed. I checked and the site met all the required guidelines, so I re-submitted. Long story short, a more senior wiki author did not like the writer in question and did not want to give him a Wiki page.

Still with me? OK, after you create a page for someone else you can include a list of people that influenced your subject and a list of people that have been influenced by your subject. After I create a wiki page I send a link to the subject with a note – if they like the page could they submit me as a person influenced by them.

Ethical? Who knows. The good thing is that once Wiki has approved an article, if the subject of the article goes in to clean up certain facts, and they list themselves as the subject of the post, small things like “influenced by…” are usually allowed to pass.

I just went back and checked 2 of my posts, and they are still there. This may seem odd, but I don’t ask to have my name included in the influenced by… section, but a friend.

If you think you merit a Wiki page, let me know, my pages get approved – if you are at all worthwhile.

By: Bridget Merritt

Bridget Merritt — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:56:04 +0000

Hi Michelle

I have tried a number of your suggestions and they do work but also take time. But, it’s worth the effort when your site starts doing well.