Tag Archives: search engine optimization

The Myth of the Relevant Link

It is a growing conception of the SEO world that getting links from highly relevant pages is no longer just valuable, but necessary in order to rank. I am by no means the only SEO to doubt the veracity of these claims (here is Michael Martinez and Julie Joyce on the issue in 2007), but despite their [...]

Low-Risk, High-Reward Link Development

Yesterday Virante’s CTO Russ Jones (Twitter: @rjonesx) spoke at PubCon in Las Vegas on the topic “Low Risk, High Reward Link Development.” Virante Director of Customer Relations Jacob Bobhall (Twitter: @jakebohall) live tweeted the talk. The following is an aggregation of his tweets (with hashtags & a few other references removed): SEO Misconception: paid links are [...]