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By MeghanCahill
25 Mar 2015

Link Building: Natural…or Unethical?

Even among link builders, there seems to be a prevailing mindset lately: if you have to actually ask a human for that referring hyperlink, somehow it isn’t considered “natural”. You didn’t “earn” it. There is only one word to describe this line of thought: nonsense.
By Jesse Stoler
24 Mar 2015

Twitter Chats for Relationship Building and Link Prospecting - Tutorial Tuesday

Hello and welcome to a new edition of our weekly series Tutorial Tuesday! Every week, we highlight a different SEO process or tool that will help you to become a better link builder. This week, I’ll be discussing how to use Twitter chats for link prospecting.

By MeghanCahill
17 Mar 2015

In Search of the Pot o’ Gold: Evergreen Links – Tutorial Tuesday

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! Here's to hoping "evergreen" content and links become the new "wearing o' the green"...
By Jesse Stoler
16 Mar 2015

A Recap of Our Twitter Chat, #LinkaratiChat

On Thursday, March 12, we held our first Twitter chat. We decided to do it two weeks ago at most. Recently, our staff writers have been participating in chats like the #semrushchat and the #mentionchat. We've learned some interesting tricks from other people in SEO while doing these chats. So they're educational - they're also pretty fun too.

By MeghanCahill
12 Mar 2015

SEO Spotlight: Mark Traphagen

In the land of SEO and marketing blogs, we spend most of our days discussing strategies, methods, best practices and other professional philosophies. It’s time to get personal. We wanted to hear the stories behind some of the industry’s most distinguished and notable personalities. Our first interview subject should be a familiar name to anyone in the digital marketing realm: Mark Traphagen.

By Andrew Dennis
11 Mar 2015

Social Signals & SEO (Short n' Sweet SEO)

Here on Linkarati we tend to err on the side of verboseness at times. We wanted to try switching things up to see if we could deliver content in a “bite-sized” format that was still as valuable as our long-form content. So without further ado, here is our first foray into what we affectionately call "Short n' Sweet SEO". Enjoy!

By Cory Collins
05 Mar 2015

Linkarati Live Webinar 2/24 - Video and Recap

Hello everyone! Welcome to the recap of our Linkarati Live webinar, where we spent an entire hour responding to audience questions exclusively.

SEO, Sexism, and Sales - I'm Not Your "Sweetie"

I grew up in a home where I was taught I had the potential to do anything. I was shocked at my first trade show in New York by how I was treated, and how I was dismissed. This is the story of how I fought back.

By Andrew Dennis
03 Mar 2015

Using Advanced Search Strings for Directory Link Building – Tutorial Tuesday

In previous editions of Tutorial Tuesday we’ve discussed using advanced search modifiers for finding brand mentions and EDU link prospects, and to track a competitor’s guest blogging campaign. In fact, there are a number of different ways you can leverage advanced search strings for link building, and today I would like to walk through how to use them for finding worthwhile directories.

By MeghanCahill
26 Feb 2015

Link Building: Myths and Misconceptions

Misconceptions and myths still abound in the strange world of SEO. Let’s take a look at a few of the commonly heard questions regarding link building.