40+ Questions to Ask When Vetting Link Building Agencies
Do you plan to hire an SEO agency in 2017? If so, this post will help you vet potential agencies and know the right questions...
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Jon Ball is CEO and co-founder of Page One Power. He is a research expert that specializes in the implementation of highly effective link building strategies for clients all over the world. He’s also an avid photographer. Page One Power is a link building firm that focuses on relevancy and transparency.
Articles
5 Lessons I’ve Learned Building Links for Enterprise Clients
Jon Ball of Page One Power discusses his five key takeaways learned from building links for enterprise businesses, and how to meet the demand, quality,...
Google Speaks Out: Should You Ask For Links?
There are many people who think that Google doesn’t want you to do link building. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Link Building Requires a Targeted, Manual Promotion
Despite what many have said, link building really hasn’t changed all that much.
5 Elements to an Effective Email Link Pitch
Building real links that make sense requires human interaction. I am a firm believer that websites don’t link to other websites, rather people link to...
How to Do Link Building at Offline Events
As link builders, we can get a bit “stuck in our ways”. Sometimes we focus too much on the technical aspects of building links and forget...
Link Building and Content Marketing: Two Different Peas in a Pod
Link building is a rapidly changing profession. Best practices today may not be best practices just six months from now. This happens at an unusually...
It’s Not All About Ranking: Benefits of Backlinks Beyond SEO
Google’s search algorithm places such great emphasis on the accumulation of backlinks that link builders can forget the value of a link beyond search. Yes,...
The Many Uses of Backlink Analysis
Conducting a backlink analysis is the foundation of any link building campaign. There is so much information to be gained and a wide variety of...
How to Find and Build Powerful EDU Backlinks
Backlinks from edus can be very powerful and valuable to your SEO efforts. However, it is important to remember that their value doesn’t come from...
A 101 Guide to Deep Links: Why They Matter, and How to Get Them
Many novice link builders focus solely on linking to a site’s home page. It’s a rookie mistake to be sure, one I’ve seen committed numerous...
4 Link Building Opportunities Minus the Content
Content is nearly synonymous with link building these days (or link ‘earning’, depending upon who you talk to). Even Google recently changed their user guidelines,...
You’re not going to Get the Links if You don’t do the Work
Lately I’ve had a thought burning in my mind – what’s the point of the title ‘SEO’. Obviously, it implies that we’re able to optimize...
Link Building Begins with Research and Research is Nothing Without a Human Brain
A link requires two websites. If you’re building links one of those websites already belongs to you but when the other website comes in, that’s...
5 Important Link Removal Facts Post Penguin 2.0
Penguin 2.0 launched May 22nd, causing many sites to lose vital rankings, visibility, and traffic. This will without a doubt lead to yet another wave...