Did The Link Bait Work?
Diary of an SEO Campaign
The continuing saga of a site known only as The Site, launched on 8-1-06, as it tries to reach the top 3 slots of Google for its key search term.
Day 73
Definitely too early to tell if the link bait for The Site that went out about a week ago worked or not. I got a nice link from a major California newspaper, a link from a blog with decent Page Rank, and a "maybe" from the editor of the relevant niche at About. com Those editors at About certainly wield a lot of power!
I'm disappointed with the slow pickup on the article distribution sites. Most disconcerting, I seem to have an administrative problem with the site I chose to handle bulk article submissions - ArticleMarketer.com. As I said, I'll keep you posted on results from this company, because I paid them $39.95 for quarterly distribution services. Although I'm on this upgraded service, my login account at Article Marketer does not show my correct level, and my article has not even been distributed yet. OK, I can see an adminstrative screwup -- not a problem. The problem I have with them is that I have emailed them twice, the first time nearly a week ago, about this problem, and so far I have had no response. Hardly the kind of customer service to inspire confidence! And what is really annoying is that it says right on their site that they usually respond within one business day. Like I said, I'll keep an eye on this one for any of you out there considering using a bulk article distribution service.
To give credit where it's due, I also used the service of IdeaMarketers.com, where I placed an article for free publication. While my story hasn't gotten published anywhere yet through IdeaMarketers, their customer service was fantastic. I got a response to my question within a half hour, and got the help I needed. That kind of service is worth noting. Check them out.
The DMOZ problem -- still haven't gotten The Site listed on DMOZ. Wrote a really nice appeal to the category editor a few days ago, but I haven't heard back. Any DMOZ horror stories you care to share?
Finally -- here is a trend that is starting to take off: a service where advertisers pay bloggers a fee to write about their product or service. A new one is coming from a very reputable source: the people behind The Link Building Blog. The nice thing here is that the payment is not hidden -- the blogger is upfront with their readers that it's a paid review.
I'll keep you posted.
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The continuing saga of a site known only as The Site, launched on 8-1-06, as it tries to reach the top 3 slots of Google for its key search term.
Day 73
Definitely too early to tell if the link bait for The Site that went out about a week ago worked or not. I got a nice link from a major California newspaper, a link from a blog with decent Page Rank, and a "maybe" from the editor of the relevant niche at About. com Those editors at About certainly wield a lot of power!
I'm disappointed with the slow pickup on the article distribution sites. Most disconcerting, I seem to have an administrative problem with the site I chose to handle bulk article submissions - ArticleMarketer.com. As I said, I'll keep you posted on results from this company, because I paid them $39.95 for quarterly distribution services. Although I'm on this upgraded service, my login account at Article Marketer does not show my correct level, and my article has not even been distributed yet. OK, I can see an adminstrative screwup -- not a problem. The problem I have with them is that I have emailed them twice, the first time nearly a week ago, about this problem, and so far I have had no response. Hardly the kind of customer service to inspire confidence! And what is really annoying is that it says right on their site that they usually respond within one business day. Like I said, I'll keep an eye on this one for any of you out there considering using a bulk article distribution service.
To give credit where it's due, I also used the service of IdeaMarketers.com, where I placed an article for free publication. While my story hasn't gotten published anywhere yet through IdeaMarketers, their customer service was fantastic. I got a response to my question within a half hour, and got the help I needed. That kind of service is worth noting. Check them out.
The DMOZ problem -- still haven't gotten The Site listed on DMOZ. Wrote a really nice appeal to the category editor a few days ago, but I haven't heard back. Any DMOZ horror stories you care to share?
Finally -- here is a trend that is starting to take off: a service where advertisers pay bloggers a fee to write about their product or service. A new one is coming from a very reputable source: the people behind The Link Building Blog. The nice thing here is that the payment is not hidden -- the blogger is upfront with their readers that it's a paid review.
I'll keep you posted.
Save to del.icio.us
Technorati Tags: online marketing, SEO, links, link building
online promotion, search engine optimization, website promotion, search marketing,
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