
Yes, Google has done it again. Pissed off every website owner in the world wide web - all in the name of “user privacy“. I am all for privacy, but isn’t it Google’s job to deliver the best possible results to the users? And how am I supposed to optimize my blog for those results [...]

Some of you might’ve heard about the “first link priority” rule. It goes something like this: “Google will give the most weight to the very first anchor text link on each page, so it pays to make sure that that link includes your keywords.” This is a simplified definition; for more information on the first [...]

Why on earth would I want to talk about article marketing in general and article spinning in particular? You know where I stand on quality link building vs quantity, and if not, read the post I just linked to. However, personal opinions aside, I want to find out what works and what doesn’t, so that [...]

SEO traffic is something that we all crave for; even those bloggers who say they could care less what their Google rankings are - yeah, right. It’s true that there are many factors that go into deciding where in the search engine hierarchy your site will fall - anything from how well you do your [...]

I recently wrote a blog post on how to write an awesome post per day - every day. In that post, I described in detail what I personally do to accomplish all the daily writing tasks on my to-do list. Then I get a follow-up comment with a good question, which I am about to [...]

There’s something really comforting in creating lists as far as I am concerned - they give you purpose, keep you on track, and even make you feel guilty when you mess up. Perfect for my type of personality. I’ve been thinking a lot about link building recently, like since about 10 am this morning, and [...]
First Link Priority Rule: What It Is and How It Affects Your Link Building
by Ana Hoffman · 79 comments
Some of you might’ve heard about the “first link priority” rule. It goes something like this: “Google will give the most weight to the very first anchor text link on each page, so it pays to make sure that that link includes your keywords.” This is a simplified definition; for more information on the first [...]
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