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If you've browsed online SEO forums, you've probably seen a variety of answers from so-called "experts." Some even provide specific numbers of backlinks allowed per day. They sound so certain. And that only adds to the confusion.

Along with this, backlinking became more complicated with the ...

Once the redesigned website is live, you should compare your bounce rates before and after the redesign.

An increase in bounce rate means that users are unhappy with something in the redesign, so changes may need to be made.

Continue to monitor your search rankings to look for improvements or ...

All you have to do is create the resources to replace those broken and outdated links and it's time to send an email!

Hello (backlink buddy),

I was looking for information on the topic (topic) and came across your excellent blog post, (title).

The points you made were truly fantastic. However, I ...

An easy-to-grasp HTML box

Sometimes a simple HTML box containing the code to be copied is far better than elaborate JavaScript-based boxes that don't work in every browser (some people disable JavaScript for security reasons - you can't blame them).

Text-based HTML code fields are a much more user ...

Many times, the writer or journalist will tell you that you are being featured on the website and they will ask for a headshot and a URL (hello, backlink!).

Sometimes you also have to do some research: Maybe they only gave you the name of their publication and you have to google it to find out if ...

Use LSI keywords to take your product description to the next level
For example, this description for a set of makeup brushes includes a few more keywords:

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You can find related keywords using the Keyword Planner. Or check out Google's suggestions for related search terms:

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There ...

Thanks to Google's focus on relevance, Google will give very little (if any) "link juice" to backlinks to unrelated pages.

For this reason, I recommend focusing exclusively on forums related to your industry.



There are two main criteria for defining industry forums:

1. A forum focused ...

Once the reviews are published, you can help boost them by sharing them on your website and social media profiles.

Leesa, a mattress and bedding company, took this path to grow from an unknown new entrant to a major player in the market.

The young startup didn't have an offline store and struggled ...

Fashion Directory

A directory lists all relevant websites (and their links) in a niche. Directories are meant to be helpful resources, so they are trusted by search engines and your potential customers.

This trust from people and search engines is why you need to earn backlinks from relevant ...

As you can probably tell, manual penalties target spammy and deceptive behavior. These are typically more severe (and harder to remove) than an algorithmic penalty, but it is possible.

I'll cover these penalty removal methods later in this post. But first, how do you know if your chinese overseas ...