I’ve taken another look at linking technologies (Microsoft’s failed Smart Tags in a beta of IE 6, Google’s Autolink, and now GreaseMonkey are examples).

Very funny post by Shelly Powers via Susan that states that Guys don’t link! She references Google’s disastrous Autolink and the way it spread around the web.

Blogs link to one another.

Cityfeeds is rolling up available local news/blog feeds and republishing the content online in a running real-time local news site and RSS feed.

There was a time when reciprocal linking was a number one priority among webmasters and SEO’s for obtaining a good search engine position, that time alas is no longer with us.

And you thought nofollow was the solution to all your linking woes … Not so … The new …

On the surface, when Dave Winer put up a placeholder post this weekend on the Bloggercon site …

Sending out link requests is a time-consuming business. So wouldn’t it be wonderful if other sites linked to you without being asked?

Linking – what a mess if you don’t know what’s going on. Either linking is “IN” or it’s “OUT” according to what you read these days.

Welcome to part eight in this search engine positioning series. Last week we discussed website submissions. In part eight we will be covering the importance of link building and developing inbound links to your website.

Welcome to part seven in this ten-part search engine positioning series. Last week we discussed the importance of human testing. In part seven we will cover the best practices of website submissions, where to submit your website to, and how to do so.

Have you ever known someone who has blind faith to a religous sect or self-improvement group and has been taken in by a charismatic leader? The devotion to the cause is seemingly blind and support in donated time or financial contribution exceeds all reason?

Link building has become an integral part of search engine marketing and positioning. The topic is inevitably the subject of many web conference programs and the WebMaster World of Search conference was no exception.

I had an email exchange with an SEO client today after his webmaster called him pushing reciprocal linking software (when all this web designer was after was to generate some extra work from a client that hasn’t needed him for awhile). Then that client called me after he received my email de- nouncing the software, fully convinced by a follow-up phone call from his web designer that the reciprocal linking soft- ware WAS valuable.

For many years SEO experts were happy with two way linking or reciprocal linking but in due time researchers anticipated a change in Search Engine’s Algo.

Reciprocal linking is of great importance to website owners who wish to achieve good rankings on the major search engines. As a result the internet has witnessed a growth in link’ sites where webmasters can find potential reciprocal link partners. In addition, webmasters are trawling the internet looking for link partners that can benefit their site either through complementary content or high page rankings.

I have been using the services of a wonderful facility, which has taken almost all of the work out of my Linking Program’ (if you have a website that relies on Search Engine traffic, I really do hope you have one!). The facility is named Linkmarket.com’. Don’t worry, I am not affiliated in any way and I don’t get any type of reward for referrals, but I do refer people because it is really such a wonderful facility and it’s free, unless you choose to upgrade’ to paid membership, which I am seriously considering doing, in light of the behavior I have observed recently.

During the current article I will share with you some tips and I will show you how you can:

Standard, well-worn marketing techniques sometimes gain some polish when you rework them a bit. Everyone knows that happy customer testimonials are a valuable addition to your business marketing materials and your web site. Glowing comments from those who have had a good experience with your product or service are successful relationships with your customers and clients – publishing them on your web site shows visitors how successfully you have dealt with previous customers.

Search Engine Optimization has become inextricably linked with linking schemes over the last couple of years.

If content is king, then linking is the queen that shares his throne. We have all heard about adding content to your site to give the search engines fodder to consume.