Comments on: Day 3: LinkMachine, Google Website Optimizer, and ProBlogger http://www.startbreakingfree.com/46/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/ Experiments in tech entrepreneurship Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: frederik grootherder http://www.startbreakingfree.com/46/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/comment-page-1/#comment-8420 frederik grootherder Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:39:56 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/2007/06/19/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/#comment-8420 thank you hope this helps me with traffic, and you f grootherder thank you hope this helps me with traffic, and you
f grootherder

]]> By: Todd J http://www.startbreakingfree.com/46/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/comment-page-1/#comment-6874 Todd J Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:45:48 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/2007/06/19/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/#comment-6874 Ok, so now it's 2010 and everyone is still saying how link exchanges are bad and so on. I just have one question to ask. Don't get me wrong. I love SEO and search marketing. However, for a business owner, why and I mean why would you put all your eggs in one basket? And why would you invest and rely in something 100%, that can be taken away from you tomorrow in an instant? Again, don't get me wrong. SEO is great and can bring great qualified traffic. However, it should only be one part of any websites marketing. Link exchanges still work and work great if they are relevant. Think traffic and relevance when seeking links and forget about seo. Sure optimize all your pages properly. But if you forget about the engines and put them in their proper place rewards will follow. Link machine is a tool and just that. Used properly you will gain. Use it to spam and you will be out of business. Notice link pages. They can bring tons of traffic along with other linking practices when done properly. If you lost Google traffic tomorrow, what would you do? Ok, so now it’s 2010 and everyone is still saying how link exchanges are bad and so on. I just have one question to ask. Don’t get me wrong. I love SEO and search marketing. However, for a business owner, why and I mean why would you put all your eggs in one basket? And why would you invest and rely in something 100%, that can be taken away from you tomorrow in an instant?

Again, don’t get me wrong. SEO is great and can bring great qualified traffic. However, it should only be one part of any websites marketing. Link exchanges still work and work great if they are relevant. Think traffic and relevance when seeking links and forget about seo. Sure optimize all your pages properly. But if you forget about the engines and put them in their proper place rewards will follow.

Link machine is a tool and just that. Used properly you will gain. Use it to spam and you will be out of business.

Notice link pages. They can bring tons of traffic along with other linking practices when done properly. If you lost Google traffic tomorrow, what would you do?

]]> By: Terry Zulit http://www.startbreakingfree.com/46/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/comment-page-1/#comment-4845 Terry Zulit Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:12:17 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/2007/06/19/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/#comment-4845 Have to disagree with the 2-way link theory being useless. I use my linkmachine on some of my Wordpress blogs, and it really helps. As long as your sites are on-topic and similar it works very well. Have to disagree with the 2-way link theory being useless. I use my linkmachine on some of my WordPress blogs, and it really helps. As long as your sites are on-topic and similar it works very well.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.startbreakingfree.com/46/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Tracy Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:04:14 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/2007/06/19/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/#comment-142 Thanks Brian, I figured that was probably the only way to do it. I think I am going to wait until WP 2.5 is finally released and see if one of the WP directory plugin authors will update their plugins, since all of the ones I have found "broke" with WP 3.2. Tracy Thanks Brian,

I figured that was probably the only way to do it. I think I am going to wait until WP 2.5 is finally released and see if one of the WP directory plugin authors will update their plugins, since all of the ones I have found “broke” with WP 3.2.

Tracy

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/46/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Brian Armstrong Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:13:59 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/2007/06/19/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/#comment-140 Hi Tracy, It doesn't really integrate with wordpress. I just installed it separately and then put a link to it in the footer called "resources" you can see it there at the bottom. Brian Hi Tracy,

It doesn’t really integrate with wordpress. I just installed it separately and then put a link to it in the footer called “resources” you can see it there at the bottom.
Brian

]]> By: Tracy http://www.startbreakingfree.com/46/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Tracy Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:55:16 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/2007/06/19/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/#comment-141 I know this is an old post but hope you are still looking at it. How did you integrate Linkmachine into your wordpress site? I haven't been able to figure that out. I know this is an old post but hope you are still looking at it. How did you integrate Linkmachine into your wordpress site? I haven’t been able to figure that out.

]]> By: Chris Goward http://www.startbreakingfree.com/46/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Chris Goward Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:06:59 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/2007/06/19/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/#comment-139 This is an interesting challenge, Brian. How did your GWO test go on your book page? Your readers might be interested in an <a href="http://www.widerfunnel.com/google/interview-with-tom-leung-business-product-manager-at-google" rel="nofollow">interview we recently had with the GWO product manager, Tom Leung</a>. We've also developed a <a href="http://www.widerfunnel.com/proof/do-the-math/" rel="nofollow">simple calculator</a> to determine how valuable multivariate testing services could be for your business. Cheers. This is an interesting challenge, Brian. How did your GWO test go on your book page?

Your readers might be interested in an interview we recently had with the GWO product manager, Tom Leung.

We’ve also developed a simple calculator to determine how valuable multivariate testing services could be for your business.

Cheers.

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/46/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Brian Armstrong Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:39:04 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/2007/06/19/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/#comment-138 Hi John, Good point. I've heard that as well that reciprocal links are declining in importance, but I've also heard the opposite that good reciprocal links are enough to achieve top 10 rankings. I decided that as long as they were relevant links (as you pointed out that was important) it couldn't hurt, and would most likely help even if it was only a little. One resource I've found invluable when learning about SEO is http://www.warriorforum.com Thanks! Brian Hi John,

Good point. I’ve heard that as well that reciprocal links are declining in importance, but I’ve also heard the opposite that good reciprocal links are enough to achieve top 10 rankings. I decided that as long as they were relevant links (as you pointed out that was important) it couldn’t hurt, and would most likely help even if it was only a little. One resource I’ve found invluable when learning about SEO is http://www.warriorforum.com

Thanks!
Brian

]]> By: Jon West http://www.startbreakingfree.com/46/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Jon West Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:29:19 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/2007/06/19/day-3-linkmachine-google-website-optimizer-and-problogger/#comment-137 Howdy, I just wanted to comment on the part about LinkMachine. Reciprocal links have very little importance nowadays and you can/will get penalized by linking out to a lot of websites that are (probably) not very well established. Even getting a lot of reciprocal PR4 links will not help a website rank in a remotely competitive market. The best thing to do is get one-way links with relevant anchor text. Aside from that, three-way links work better than two-way. I hope this is helpful! Howdy,

I just wanted to comment on the part about LinkMachine. Reciprocal links have very little importance nowadays and you can/will get penalized by linking out to a lot of websites that are (probably) not very well established. Even getting a lot of reciprocal PR4 links will not help a website rank in a remotely competitive market. The best thing to do is get one-way links with relevant anchor text. Aside from that, three-way links work better than two-way.

I hope this is helpful!

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