This document provides information about Ajax Union, a marketing company, and discusses link building strategies in a post-Penguin world. It introduces Ajax Union and its services, then discusses Google's Penguin algorithm update and emphasizes building quality, natural links from authoritative sources. It provides several specific link building techniques such as finding influencers, guest blogging, creating linkbait content, and monitoring competitors. It also covers troubleshooting poor rankings and changing one's SEO vocabulary.
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1. Find out more about Ajax Union:
www.AjaxUnion.com
Follow Us On Twitter:
twitter.com/ajaxunion
Like On Facebook:
www.facebook.com/ajaxunion
Connect On Linkedin:
www.linkedin.com/companies/ajax-union
Call Ajax Union:
800-594-0444
2. Sarah Mogin VP of Marketing
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@SarahMogin
Friend Sarah on Facebook:
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Connect With Sarah on Linkedin:
linkedin.com/in/SarahMogin
3. Linkbuilding in a Post-Penguin World
Find out more about Ajax Union's products at:
www.ajaxunion.com
4. Agenda
What is Google Penguin?
Find Your Keanu Moment
Links in the Wild
Linkbuilding Techniques
Troubleshooting
Change Your SEO Vocabulary
Final Thoughts
5. What is Google Penguin?
Major algorithm update from April 2012 that
cracked down on unnatural links.
Unnatural Links: Paid, spammy, or unrelated links
leading to your website.
6. Finding Your Keanu Moment
We have two options:
Memorize the current best practices
and follow them blindly
Learn how Google thinks to rank well
now and in the future
Remember: Google wants to provide users with
the best possible search results.
7. Finding Your Keanu Moment
What matters:
Site quality
Industry authority
Outside endorsements
SEO is not supposed to be easy.
Remember: Google wants to provide users with
the best possible search results.
8. Links in the Wild
With Penguin, its important to vary
your anchor text so that it appears
natural to Google.
How Links Work
HTML Code: <a
href=http://www.yoursite.com>Anchor
Text</a>
How It Looks: Anchor Text
9. Exact Match Links
Site: JoesSunglasses.com Keyword: Gucci Sunglasses
HTML How It Looks
<a href=http://www.JoesSunglasses.com>Gucci
Sunglasses</a>
Gucci Sunglasses
Exact match links used to be the core of SEO, but now
too many will appear unnatural to Google.
10. Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI)
Site: JoesSunglasses.com Keyword: Gucci Sunglasses
HTML How It Looks
<a href=http://www.JoesSunglasses.com>Gucci
Shades</a>
Gucci Shades
LSI links show a natural diversity in anchor text.
discount Gucci sunglasses
Gucci sunglasses for sale
glasses by Gucci
Gucci glasses with rhinestones
11. Naked Links
Site: JoesSunglasses.com Keyword: Gucci Sunglasses
HTML How It Looks
<a
href=http://www.JoesSunglasses.com>JoesSun
glasses.com</a>
JoesSunglasses.com
Since naked links dont contain keywords, they show
Google a more natural link profile.
Having keywords in the surrounding text will still
make these links valuable.
12. Junk Links
Site: JoesSunglasses.com Keyword: Gucci Sunglasses
HTML How It Looks
<a href=http://www.JoesSunglasses.com>Click
Here</a>
Click Here
Same as naked links, junk links appear natural and can
help you rank for keywords based on surrounding text.
Keep in mind, its not just about anchor text, its about
where the link is coming from!
13. Branded Links
Site: JoesSunglasses.com Keyword: Gucci Sunglasses
HTML How It Looks
<a href=http://www.JoesSunglasses.com>Joes
Sunglasses</a>
Joes Sunglasses
Like naked and junk links, branded links are natural
and awesome.
16. Find Your Influencers
Track tweeted links from industry
influencers
Find sites relevant to your location
and larger industry
Look for relevant social
communities
Who does your target audience trust?
17. Guest Blog
Introduce yourself
Show published links
Provide idea(s) or outline(s)
Make sure your
content rocks
Participate in the discussion
Blog comments
Social media
HARO
Dont be shy reach out to site owners and editors!
18. Create Linkbait
Infographics
Webinars
eBooks
Resources Section
Blog Posts
Comment, share, link to
others, etc.
Build content on your site that
people will want to share.
19. Stalk the Competition or should you?
MajesticSEO to review
competitors inbound links
If they linked to your
competitors, they can
link to you, too!
Look at site content
What worked then might
not work now
Keep an eye on what your competitors are doing, but
dont assume their methods are Penguin-friendly just
because theyre ranking well.
20. Old Stuff
Top web and local
directories
High quality articles
Press releases
Blog posts
Social networking
Multimedia outreach
Standbys we still trust:
21. Troubleshooting
Delete and dilute
Disavow links
Remove links manually
Improve site content
Google Panda:
Keyword stuffing
Ads above the fold
So your rankings arent what they used to be. What now?
22. Change Your SEO Vocabulary
Change the way you talk about SEO.
Before After
Linkbuilding Building links and citations
I will build you 200 links per
month
I will do X, Y, and Z activities
every month
My competitor has 800 links
and I have 500
[Look at more specific details]
23. Final Thoughts
Change the way you think
about SEO
Evaluate your linking strategy
Trust your gut!
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