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Let’s Talk about Links Brendan Almack, Client Director | Kevin Moore, SEO Client Lead

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Let’s Talk about LinksBrendan Almack, Client Director | Kevin Moore, SEO Client Lead

Oh hi…

The Agenda

Recent Major Algorithm Update Links & SEO The 3 Pillars of Link Building Link Building Strategies With & Without Content 5 Tactics You Can Use Today Use These Tools Takeaways

Tools used regularly

Algorithm History.

SEO Pre-2012

Keywords Links

200+

The 3 (Wolfgang) Pillars of Link Building…

Anchor text

Link velocity

Trust flow

Location on page

Outbound links

Nofollow vs folllow

Outbound link theme

Link density

Geographic location

Images with links

No. of links on page

Relevance of Content

Domain Authority (DA)

We use Open Site Explorer…

Real People

We use ahrefs…

Best Search

Those who do Those who do not

Content Driven Outreach2 Recent Campaigns

Cost of Education Campaign

Cost of Education Campaign

Littlewoods Ireland – Blog Awards

Littlewoods Ireland – Blog Awards

Outreach without Content

Press Releases

Local Citations (NAP)

Local Citations (NAP)

Brand Mentions

Broken Link Building

Journalist Engagement

HARO – Help A Reporter Out

9 Key Takeaways

1. Apply the 3 Pillars of Link Building 2. Use Domain Authority to assess potential link quality3. Be a Human!4. Use ahrefs to review link diversity 5. Leverage Press Releases 6. Harness the Power of Local Citations 7. Google Alerts your Brand for Brand Mentions 8. Get Links from competitors Broken Links 9. Help a Reporter Out