SEO Link Development Tools
Link development is one of the best and worst parts of SEO. When you know you’ve found a killer link for a bargain price (free is always nicest), it is a great achievment. Link development can be quite tedious as well. Techniques and tools are what seperate the best link assassins from link hunters. Here’s a bit of our list:
Linkadage is a great way to learn the fairmarket value of text links
Presell Pages are the favorite link of link assassins everywhere.
“How do you ask for a link? Asking for a link is about asking if you can do business with somebody. Links are much like currency on the web: If you don’t have a value proposition then don’t bother asking for a link. If you do have a value proposition but still don’t know how to ask for a link… you may wish to consider very early retirement"
- linkdomain:www.site.com -domain: site.com (on yahoo)
- look through “your serps” in the 50 - 1000 range for sites that look old and may offer you some form of advertising (I.E. text link)
- We Build Pages query combination tool + a nice list of qualifiers, some more qualifiers, and even more *tip - build your own qualifier list.
- DirectoryList.org *tip - don’t go overboard on directory links
- Aaron Wall’s Link Harvester
- Aaron Wall’s Hub Finder
- Tool #9
- Examples of good link dialogue and more examples of good link dialogue. Build some different types of templates that can be easily customizable but more personalized than Arelis automated mailings.
- Press Release Tools for link building
- Google directory - still one of my favorite places to link hunt
- Don’t just think backward, think forward links as well.
Link Development Cheater Tools **use at your own risk
Reading Material for Link Hunters
Sites and Articles
- LinkingMatters Reports and Worksheets
- Ultimate link development tool
- Aaron’s link development articles
- Another example of a good link request
- Jumpstart your link building without getting sandboxed - Andy Hagans
- 131 Legitimate link building strategies
Webmaster World Link Development Favorites
- Martinibuster - A Link Cassanova
- Buying links and staying “under the radar”
- The Art of Persuasion in Link Exchange Requests
- Link Exchange Persona: Male vs. Female
- Link Strategies - Build Presence and Gain Exposure
- Promoting Deep Linking
- It’s time to get some new links
- Link development post Toolbar-PR
Supporter’s forum
- Tips for Attaining One Way Inbound Links
- Sponsored Link Getting Guide
- Link Acquisition Rate
- Explaining to Clients How to Get Links without Turning Their Minds to Mush Part I and II
- Also Check out the Forum Library
Favorite Search Engine Watch Discussions
- Link Strategies that work in 2005
- Link Building 101 by Nacho
- The Art and Science of an Effective Link Building Campaign
- Link Building Services - How Much per Link?
- Slickest link building tricks
- Link building with Landing Pages
Blog and Forums
