What else still works (other than awesome content)

[VinceWicks]

Hey guys, I'm sorta at my wits end here. I know that some link building methods (such as private blog networks) used to work before the latest Google update (Penguin 2.1), but I have evidence that it's not working any more. At least not with the private blog networks that I used. So, my question is if there's a sure fire way to quickly and efficiently build back links nowadays? Do private blog networks still work for you? If so, which ones? If not, what do you use instead?

[VinceWicks]

Thanks, could you be more specific as for the networks that still work? Please email me at seowar [ at ] gmail [ dot ] come

[RohitPalit]

If you wish to leverage black hat for quick ranking improvements, I'd still suggest private blog networks. A few on BlackHatWorld are still effective. Google always has trouble handling 6 million+ domains of the SAPE network so I'd suggest that as well. Just make sure you don't buy links on a hacked site etc. which could lead you to legal complications.

Artificial but contextual links still work, provided you know what you're doing, and keep the spinning quality good (or manually spin them altogether) and focus about anchor text and other footprint variations.