Which of these elements are good / bad link building practices?
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Hi, I need some help.
I recently got some help with an seo project from a contractor.
He did 50 directory submissions and 50 article submissions.
I got good results, going up about 20 places (still a long way to the first page!) on google.co.uk on a tough key word
Since this project I learned article marketing is not cool. So I am wondering about what I should do next.
The contractor has proposed a new bigger project consisting of the elements listed below. I don’t know which of these elements are ok and which aren’t. If they are not ok are they: 1) a waste of time or 2) something I could get penalized for?
Let me know what you think??
Thanks,
Andrew
- 100 ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS [APPROVED ARTICLES] -> 1 article submitted to 100 article directories
- 50 PRESS RELEASE SUBMISSIONS [APPROVED & SCREENSHOTS]-> 1 PR writing & submissions to top 50 PR distribution sites each
- 150 PRIVATE BLOGS SUBMISSION [APPROVED ARTICLES] -> 1 article submitted to 150 private blogs submission
- 100 WEBSITE DIRECTORY SUBMISSION -> 1 url (home page) submitted to 100 top free web directories
- 50 SOCIAL BOOKMARKING [CONFIRMED LINKS] -> 1 url of site submitted to top 50 social bookmarking websites
- 40 PROFILE BACK-LINKS [CONFIRMED LINKS] -> 1-3 url's of site submitted and create 40 profile websites
- 50 SEARCH ENGINES -> submission to all the major search engines
- 20 NEWS WEBSITES -> Ping all links from reports to news websites
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100 ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS [APPROVED ARTICLES] -> 1 article submitted to 100 article directories
What is the "quality" and "relevance" of the directory to your article's subject. Are the articles unique versions or the same article submitted to 100 directories?
If unique article versions added to topically relevant higher quality directories, with optimized back link, then good.
- 50 PRESS RELEASE SUBMISSIONS [APPROVED & SCREENSHOTS]-> 1 PR writing & submissions to top 50 PR distribution sites each
Eh, depends on price and quality of press release. Is it newsworthy? There are plenty of services in which you can do it yourself. I would say it primarily depends on whether your press release is news worthy or just an ad.
- 150 PRIVATE BLOGS SUBMISSION [APPROVED ARTICLES] -> 1 article submitted to 150 private blogs submission
This is likely to be garbage. Same rules as article directories above.
- 100 WEBSITE DIRECTORY SUBMISSION -> 1 url (home page) submitted to 100 top free web directories
Likely worthless. But depends on directories. Are they truly the "top"? Perhaps more impt. if they allow full business citations. Are they geographically relevant? Topically relevant?
- 50 SOCIAL BOOKMARKING [CONFIRMED LINKS] -> 1 url of site submitted to top 50 social bookmarking websites
Most likely garbage, imho.
- 40 PROFILE BACK-LINKS [CONFIRMED LINKS] -> 1-3 url's of site submitted and create 40 profile websites
What sites?
- 50 SEARCH ENGINES -> submission to all the major search engines
Garbage.
- 20 NEWS WEBSITES -> Ping all links from reports to news websites
Really depends. Likely garbage.
Hoped this helped.
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Andrew,
I would find someone else to work with as he clearly knows nothing about SEO if he is proposing tactics like that.
Google Panda is seeing off a lot of article and poor quality websites now. What you want is fresh, unique content for your website and announce it in the right way - but avoid what he is proposing at all costs.
To answer your question, it is both a waste of time and you could get a hit for doing it.
Regards,
Andy
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1. You should start with optimising your website pages,
2. Search engine submitions
This i don't recomend: - 100 WEBSITE DIRECTORY SUBMISSION -> 1 url (home page) submitted to 100 top free web directories
For directory submission you can be penalized (if they are all in a short period of time approuved and maded automaticly)
All of them depends in witch period will be the submissions
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