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Note From Laurie Bullard: I Posted This To See How Others Feel About Such Tactics, Not Any Indicator Of My Personal Preference! As Google continues to improve its understanding of “natural” link profiles, the number of deceitful tactics working to rank sites is shrinking. That being said, there are still a few tactics that work very well to rank websites. In certain scenarios these tactics are more cost effective and better fit the goals of a particular website. I know some of you will be upset by the mere mention of the following tactics so be forewarned: the following tactics are risky and can lead to penalization or de-indexation of your website (and not endorsed by Website Magazine). Proceed with caution and do not try this is if you are not sure of what you are doing. 1. PBN LINK BUILDING This is a strategy that has been in use for at least six years and possibly even longer. The strategy involves buying auction or expired domains and setting them up as blog s

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How Minimalism Made Me a Writer by   Joshua Becker   Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Joshua Becker. Joshua is writer and speaker who decided with his family to become minimalists after cleaning their garage one weekend. You can find Joshua on his blog  and Twitter . One year ago, while driving my white Honda Accord across Phoenix Highway 101, the phone rang. I was surprised to see Jeff Goins’ name on the Caller ID. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jeff asked an unexpected question. “Joshua, I’d like you to speak at my first  Tribe Conference  in Nashville. Can you be there this Fall?” I immediately experienced two emotions. First of all, I felt incredibly honored. I respect Jeff and the work that he does—it was an honor to even be asked. However, my second emotion gave me a slight pause before agreeing. I felt entirely inadequate. I believe my exact response to Jeff’s question was, “Jeff, you do know I credit my writing career to nothing but crazy luck

The Secret to SEO Success: Find Low Competition Keywords : Let's be honest. There's no silver bullet with SEO. In fact, the complexity of SEO is in the overwhelming number of things you 'must' do. But who has time to check all the boxes on the SEO best practices checklist? If there is one thing you cannot skip, it is keyword resear

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    The homepage was once a valued, integral  website asset – the gateway to a company’s brand and a  driver of customer engagement. It was so important, there used to be employees whose sole job was to manage a brand’s homepage - Then came search and social. For the past 10 years, the way content gets discovered has evolved dramatically. The rise of Google, and then social media, has created entirely new paths for website visitors to find content without ever navigating to a brand’s homepage. In 2014, leaked data from The New York Times showed a plunge in its homepage visitors instigating the now commonly accepted belief that this digital real estate has lost its value. Based on internal customer data, just five percent of website visitors enter through the homepage. The other 95 percent are “side-door traffic” visitors, who land on a company’s website via search or social media postings that direct users to a specific page. As a result, marketers are righ

Things To Avoid When Writing Your Email Subject Lines · Using all capital letters in your            subject line · Use of multiple exclamation marks or   other punctuation marks. ·  This avoids your email being          regarded as a spam. · Don’t use the word “free” as the first   word in your subject line. ·   It is okay to use it but mostly not recommended by most   email marketing platforms. · Do not overuse other offer-type words. Don’t have them as the   first word in your subject line. Important Things to Include In Your Subject Lines · Mention the key benefit that the recipient will get from reading   the email · Always make your recipient the target through an affinity.   Example: 10 Ways Acme Users Will Benefit. · Use questions or teaser statements in your subject lines · Make an announcement of something new or something that   is timely. · Offer a variety of subject lines styles to avoid being identified   by a specifi