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I personally wouldn't even link to it.  Many people believe that Google still looks to see what's on the other end of a nofollow, so I wouldn't even test the waters by linking to the adult site at all.

First off, I would definitely suggest not linking the two if the non-adult site is trying to rank for something not adult related.  You are the company you keep on the internet.

With that off my chest, what kind of content is going to be on the non-adult site?

This might help:

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/are-you-wasting-budget-with-online-press-release-distribution-14595

I steal local traffic from other towns since they don't optimize for it.  Such as [City] [State] Car Dealerships or [City] [Make].

However, I just switched website companies, and some of my pages didn't transfer well... Oh well...

As for the Yukon, we only have two in: http://www.resslermotors.com/search/Yukon Denali+q

I've been eyeing this software for a while:

http://www.buzzstream.com/

However, I just use Google, Gmail, SeoMoz and Majestic SEO for now.

You could start building your own Google Doc tools, though.  Here's a starter:

http://nielsbosma.se/

Excel SEO Tools

From what I can find on the internet, it depends.  Matt Cutt's has stated that these types of links are for profit, so would typically be devalued.  However, a few people have found value in these types of links.

Soooooo, it depends on the situation, but the main purpose of your affiliate network is still in place; to get more leads.

I work at a Toyota, Scion, Chevrolet and Cadillac dealership, and the format that has produced the best results for me are:

[Year] [Make] [Model] for sale in [city] [state] | [Dealer Name]

As long as you aren't in my area I have other suggestions, too

How else are those pages being linked to?  Have you ran a Screaming Frog scan to see how many internal links they are getting compared to similar pages that are ranking well?

Maybe have some sort of arrow pointing out that the next step is to pick a size?

You said it much better than I did.

The short answer would be that ranking is more complex than that.

Also look at:

• Age of domain
• Keyword Usage
  • Exact, partial and synonyms
• Link profile
  • Wide variety of partial matches + a few exact
• User Stats
• Page load times
• Overall on page optimization
  • Proper use of title, h1, pictures, etc.

Have you tried getting links from a gemological institute?

Make a real world comparison on the the three C's of diamonds, with videos of real women trying to tell the difference.  Ask bloggers, gemological institutes and other jewelry stores to link to it.

Costume designer?

If you design some of your own rings then you could work with a costume designer to make some simple jewelry.  Ask for a link for your efforts.  Maybe write a review of their recent play, and ask for a link from them on it.

Wedding Planner?

Not sure how this one would work, but you might!

Photographers?

Offer to use some of your really nice jewelry in some staged pictures.  Ask the photographer for credit on the jewelry in the photos.

Florists?

Every woman loves the gift of flowers and jewelry, why not find a way to work together?  You could also write an article about choosing the best flowers for the occasion, and ask for links from them.

You could also create a gift widget.  Submit the event, preferences, price range and the widget would produce gift ideas.  Embed a link to your website from it as the source, and try to get people to put it on their website.

For any of these people you could offer some SEO advice in trade for a link on their website.

As for your actual question, it's all about risk vs reward.  Some companies try to go after links in a very natural way, and some companies just try obtain links.  The first is going to be very beneficial, but quite expensive.  The latter will also be beneficial, but carry more risk.  It all depends on what you are looking for.

This was on my Christmas list, but it didn't seem to happen:

• Work on Conversion Rates
• Write bigger and better content
• Finish redesign
• Convince EGOL to link to me...

Ask for an example of a website they've worked on, and do an SEO background check on it.

1. Open Site Explorer to check links
2. Who Is to make sure they don't own it
3. Basics of SEO (Title, H1, etc)
4. Site:domain.com to check for indexing problems
5. Check out the 404 page (domain.com/anylongstringofletters)
6. Ask for references

I check my rankings three different ways.

1. Dedicated browser that I only use to search.  I reset all the data every time I use it, and I never click on anything.  If things seem out of sort I will reinstall it.
2. SEOmoz.  I use their ranking checker in the Pro tools
3. SEOBooks Rank Checker.

By using three different options I'm able to see exactly where I'm linking.  In the off chance that I still think its off I will ask a couple of friends to search it.

That being said, location does have an affect on rankings.  Google wants to find the most relevant item for you, and location can be a determining point if everything else is equal.

Three websites means:

1. 3 times the link building
2. 3 times the content writing
3. 3 times the monitoring

Three websites do sound tempting until you realize that you will not be able to benefit from each area driving its own links.  With a single website you will be able to receive the domain benefit for every link you generate, while having multiple domains you will not.

Another problem with linking to other websites all the time is the drop in link juice.  While it  may seem beneficial to pass links from your websites, you have to remember that you are giving away some of the value of your internal links each time.  With just a couple links its no problem, but with dozens you might face a dilemma.

I would stick to the one website with landing pages for each area of interest.  I would then do an intense link building campaign for each, and write a very informative blog (to both drive visitors and links).  By having high quality landing pages for each "department" you will be able to achieve all your SERP goals, and be able to build on each "departments" success.

The only reason I wouldn't do this is if I was going to have 1000's of pages of content for each department.

Write the be all end all resource for each of those topics, citing your sources (as long as they have a high authority level).  Don't try sell yourself within the article, just write it about the topic.  Then, ask other people in your field to review your resource, and see if they would suggest making any changes.  After you have made a couple alterations, ask them if they would link to your resource from their website.

Then, do some "inurl:".edu" life coaching" searches to see if there are any universities talking about the subject.  Send an email to a professor in that department asking them to link to your resource.

Don't focus too much on exact keyword match, just get them to link to it.

These deep links will help with your overall domain authority, which puts you at an edge to rank overall.

Yes, Google will knock you for it.

Start with your most popular product, and work your way down.  Also, make sure you write the content for the consumer, and not for your company.

Another suggestion I would have is personalizing your website.  Brand yourself as an expert within the content, and mark the products that you suggest.  If you have a favorite hammer, make sure people can quickly identify it.

For references, check out Gun Dog Supply http://www.gundogsupply.com/

Infographic on where the vast majority of tickets are handed out in a city?  Hot means the most tickets, etc.  Not only are you offering a service to your customers with great insurance rates, but you are also telling them where they need to slow down!

Include this in all your city specific landing pages to try use as link bait.  I'd also include local pictures from those cities, using file names that describe them well, in order to seem much more relevant.

For Internal links:

Use footer links for your most important cities, and a chart listing where you do service for all of your cities.  By using the chart on enough pages you should be able to imply that they are your most important pages.

From the Matt Cutts video I saw earlier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9vD9KGK7G8&feature=player_embedded

It seems like it would be better to put the Geo specific pages on a subdirectory of your website, and geo target it with Webmaster tools.  Then, you can start building local, and relevant, links to that page or directory.