Offpage optimization has no doubt outranked onpage. Link popularity is the offpage factor #1 when it comes to ranking pages in Google (I think other search engines go the same way with every algorithm update). It makes next to impossible for a webmaster to manipulate search engine rankings. As a result, the search results are more relevant and the Internet users are happier.

Techniques for building links are limited, as well as the number of link types:

• natural links/ link baits (the most desirable ones),
• purchased/ rented links,
• article syndication,
• directory links,
• press releases,
• reciprocal links,
• forum signature links,
• blog comments,
• expired domains,
• and a few more.

Apparently, not all links are equal. It is up to you if you would like to allocate some of your precious time for link hunt/ exchange process or will prefer renting a few authoritative links or will keep yourself from any link trade.

I have selected a few resources (from my point – they are best resources on link popularity available on the Internet). Some ideas and points are likely to be outdated as the Internet scene and search engine algorithms change at a fast pace, but the links are worth checking:

www.jimwestergren.com/link-building-guide

www.webmasterworld.com/forum30/34106.htm

www.stuntdubl.com/2005/02/25/tips-to-valuating-text-links

www.stuntdubl.com/2006/04/05/how-to-write-successful-subject-titles-for-link-requests

www.stuntdubl.com/2005/08/31/link-training

www.stuntdubl.com/2006/05/10/link-test

www.thegooglecache.com/?p=15

www.webmasterworld.com/forum12/2956.htm

www.webmasterworld.com/forum12/2876.htm

www.searchengineworkshops.com/articles/leglinkpop.html

www.jimboykin.com/cherry-picking-links-believe-it

www.jimboykin.com/text-around-your-linkskeeping-it-natural-looking

www.jimboykin.com/tips-for-finding-the-best-pages-to-get-links-from

www.jimboykin.com/part-two-tips-for-finding-the-best-pages-to-get-links-from

www.highrankings.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21788

www.seomoz.org/blofdetail.php?ID=935

www.seomoz.org/articles/advanced-link-building.php

www.seobook.com/archives/001470.shtml

www.linkingmatters.com

www.performancing.com/node/38

www.sitepoint.com/article/delegate-link-development

www.seocompany.ca/derectory/top-web-directories.html

www.text-link-ads.com/link-buying-guide-redirect.php

www.textlinkbrokers.com/wiki/Main_Page

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One of the webmaster headaches – where to get traffic for the website. Even if you are doing fine with search engines you would like to steadily increase your traffic. A few extra traffic sources are social networking websites and Alexa Top 100 online giants.

Recently there was a series of discussions on EarnersForum:

Spammin and Jammin on CraigsList
Spammin and Jammin on Digg
Spammin and Jammin on MySpace

When the forum members discuss Digg and CraigsList they agree it should be a good source of traffic, but there is no any example or algorithm how that traffic to get.

I mean it is clear that if your story gets on Digg home page you will get tons of traffic, but the question how to get on that page remains unanswered.

Another discussion ‘I digg you, you digg me’ shows that it is a topic that interests webmasters, but there is no general agreement if Digg.com is a great website or scam. The idea ‘I digg you, you digg me’ was rejected, but the discussion has turned to this – some stories that are placed on Digg home page do not deserve it and Digg site administrators are not objective.

MySpace, website #1 in traffic in the USA, is the most popular topic discussed in that series on EarnersForum. Marketing on MySpace is not much different from e-mail spam – you just send out tons of spam bulletins with the links to your website or to the websites you are affiliated with. Friends are accumulated automatically with some special software. To make the process faster, set up a few accounts. Yes, they can ban you from MySpace, but you should really try hard.

MySpace attracts many webmasters. There are a lot of blog and forum posts. The one that comes to my mind is the recent post on this topic from Todd Malicoat with a few links on MySpace optimization:

• Myspace: Good for more than just hanging out
• Getting to know Myspace
• MySpace gold at MarketingVOX
• Myspace marketing
• My Social Marketing
• Much more on “myspace marketing”

Summary: MySpace, Digg.com, CraigsList look like good sources of traffic at this moment. They are worth your time for experimenting and checking they are working for your niche.
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Would you like to get some secrets revealed by the top people in the SEO industry?

I have made a list of interviews with SEO gurus and people who are good at making money on the Internet. No doubt, you will find a lot of tips on how to improve your work at the websites to generate a better income from your own projects or from the projects of your customers.

If you have bookmarked some interviews that are not on the list – please contact me and I will add them.

Interview with Ammon Johns

Lee Odden interview

Interview of BOTW

Interview of Andy Hagans

Interview of Matt Cutts

Interview of Eurotrash

Interview of Jason Lexell

Interview of Lots0

Interview of Frank Watson

Interview of Nick Wilson

Interview of Jim Boykin

Interview of Jason Duke

Interview of Peter Da Vanzo

Interview of Dan Thies

Interview of NFFC

Interview of David Naylor

Interview of Shawn Hogan

Shawn Walters

Interview of Patrick Gavin

Interview of Hjalmar Gislason

Bruce Stone Interview

Interview with Eric T. Peterson

Interview with Daron Babin of WebmasterRadio.FM

Interview with Dan Thies of SEO Research Labs

Interview with Jill Whalen of High Rankings

Brett Tabke Interview on Pubcon & WebmasterWorld

Interview with Greg Jarboe of SEO-PR

Interview with Barry Schwartz (RustyBrick) of Search Engine Roundtable

Interview with Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz

Interview with Andrew Goodman of Traffick and Page Zero Media

Interview with Todd Malicoat aka Stuntdubl of We Build Pages

Interview with Aaron Wall of SEOBook and Threadwatch

Interview with Heather Lloyd-Martin of SuccessWorks

Mike Grehan Interview

Interview with Eric Ward of URLwire

Todd Malicoat Interview

Cristian Mezei Interview

Bill Slawski Interview

Dax Herrera Interview

Textbook Mike Grehan

Darren Rowse Podcast

Dan Kramer Interview

Raspberrysundae Interview

Greg Hartnett Interview

Robert Scoble Interview

Shoemoney Interview

Ammon Johns

Jim Westergren Interview

Aaron Pratt Interview

John Scott Interview

Mike Grehan Interview

Danah Boyd Interview

Lee Odden Interview

Self Policing PR Spammers

Skippy Interview

Jeremy Zawodny Interview

Greg Boser Interview

Interview Jill Whalen

Philipp Lenssen Interview

Interview Michael Gray

Webmaster Radio Matt Cutts Interview

Interview Rand Fishkin

Interview Jim Boykin

Smart IT Consulting Interview

Interview of Aaron Wall

Matt Cutts

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