Bonus prediction: there will be a surprise player emerge in 2013 that will dramatically impact the link analysis niche. How many people incorrectly pursued anchor text strategies based on competitive linking analysis and then saw their rankings...
I ran a backlink analysis and could see their link spam immediately. Based on the happenings over the past few weeks, and especially given that Google is sending warning messages about unnatural links to webmasters, it seems almost inevitable that...
Your competitors don't find your links by doing backlink analysis, because these links to your scuba site exist inside a private email confirmation, which exists inside your private inbox. My prior column "Link for People, Not Search Engines," was...
This was when the first serious link analysis and competitive linking analytics tools began to emerge. If you were a link builder in 1994, which was before Google existed, you didn't chase links because you were after improved search engine rankings.
Link Insight is known for integrating many of Eric Ward's (a.k.a. Link Moses") research methods, though I wouldn't call it an Eric-SaaS just yet. SEOLink Analysis: Supplements lists of links produced by Google Webmaster Tools and Yahoo Site...
Eric Ward, one of the leading, if not the leading link building expert, had a thought on this: of every 100 clients I work with are little guys. Eric offers a $1,000 linking strategy session, co-citation analysis, link analytics, and...
One of the comments in Matt's post comes from Eric Ward, a well-known link building expert. I fear that maybe Matt's article, as well as Eric's comment, minimizes the difficulty in actually achieving a change to an old inbound link.
Eric Ward, Link Moses; and This includes Michael Boland, who also writes for the Kelsey Group's Blogs; Eric Enge, who also writes Stone Temple's Ramblings About SEO Blog; Amanda Watlington, owner of Searching for Profit; Frank Watson, who...
Last night, Webmasterrardio.fm's show "The Pulse" included a guest speaker who is very well acquainted with linking: Eric Ward. When asked if there is a difference between penalization and devaluation (remembered that word today), Eric felt that it...
Eric Ward posted a fun but true list of what he calls LinkMoses Linking It doesn't provide analysis or commentary, just direct access to the text via Vivisimo. Come on LinkMoses, "Thou shall not refereth to content as link bait, any more than you...
Eric Ward is a widely acknowledged master of generating traffic to a web site through online PR and link building. Eric Ward has advice on what this really means. Spend the money only because you think the listing within the Yahoo Directory itself...
Eric Ward, EricWard.com Eric Ward, CEO of EricWard.com Ward tackled some of the thorniest issues: Link reclamation and deep links. Ward said, "The steps to take to make content transition and link reclamation go smoothly will vary depending on your...
Eric Ward, CEO of EricWard.com Eric Ward, EricWard.com Ward tackled some of the thorniest issues: Link reclamation and deep links. Ward said, "The steps to take to make content transition and link reclamation go smoothly will vary depending on your...
A link from Eric Ward brings us daily visits," says McGaffin. It's a clearly written explanation of how search engines use link analysis as a component of relevance ranking. LinkingMatters http://www.linkingmatters.com LinkingMatters.com is a 33...
Paul Alan Levy, an attorney for the Public Citizen Litigation Group, squares off with Eric Ward, one of the web's most respected authorities on links and linking. Paul Alan Levy, an attorney for Ralph Nader's Public Citizen Litigation Group...
Example of a Link Exchange Letter from Eric Ward: By Robin Nobles, Eric Ward, and John Alexander, Guest Writers SearchDay, July 11, 2002 Eric Ward, President, NetPOST and URLwire) Eric Ward, President, NetPOST and URLwire)
By Robin Nobles, Eric Ward, and John Alexander, Guest Writers Eric Ward, President, NetPOST and URLwire) Eric Ward founded the Web's first service for announcing and linking Web sites back in 1994, and he still offers those services today.
Eric Ward's SearchDay article, "Automated Link Generators - Not Worth The Trouble" generated a lot of interesting feedback, some positive and some negative. Eric Ward responds: "The single largest criticism I have of link building software is not...
Eric Ward founded the Web's first service for announcing and linking Web sites back in 1994, and he still offers those services today. Link analysis is used by several engines as part of their ranking algorithm, most notably Google.
Eric Ward, an expert in link building strategies, was scheduled to speak at the Search Engine Strategies conference, but Tropical Storm Barry damaged Eric's home, preventing him from attending. Eric has graciously made the notes for his...
