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backlinks: You Don't Know the Power of the DARKSIDE! - 01/03/07 07:11 PM
 
That is a quote made by Darth Vader to Luke in one of the Star Wars films.  I feel it an appropriate title for my continuation of dispelling a lot of the SEO rumors that run around here.
I'm using the term darkside to refer to the world known as "Black Hat" SEO.
These are tactics and strategies that are considered a "no-no" by Search Engines. This is not a "how to" that condones the use of black hat methods, but rather a glimpse into their world to show you things aren't the way Google says they are.
A common theme I've seen discussed is … (10 comments)

backlinks: The skinny on Blogging in relation to SEO - 01/02/07 07:32 PM
As I said in my last blog, I'm new here to AR.  Reading over some other posts, and comments left on my last blog, I find there is a lot of disinformation on why people are going crazy for blogs in respect to SEO. 
I've been in the SEO game since late 2001.  I'm involved in a lot of online SEO communities, and attend at least one SEM conference a year.  To explain why blogs have become so important, I need to give a little history on a few things.
It is known that the most effective SEO campaign is developed from off-site … (10 comments)

backlinks: Hey Internet Novices! Do you know what a link on your homepage is worth? - 01/02/07 04:02 PM
I'm new to activerain, and overall I think it is a great site.
 However, I was FLOORED when I saw how many people were putting that graphic and city specific text link on their homepage for a lousy 600 points!
If you do an archive search, Active Rain was a completley different website May 2006 and wasn't even established until early 2004. They started out as a idx solution and lead capture provider. The fact that they did a major change, and aren't that old of a website are some obstacles they have in getting a decent SERP rank.
If your website is established … (18 comments)

 

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