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Is  a resource linking page a good way to build backlinks? Do I need to ask permission of the site I am linking? & If do build a resource page do I have to keep in mind keyword density rule, not to stuff too many links on page?  I see one of my competitors using a "resource page" and linking to some high athority sites, (which I know they have not asked permission) b/c they are big name site, NFL, NHL, ESPN etc.

Any suggestions much appreciated!

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So event though I can see them google will NOT count them?

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Ive been analyzing  my competitors backlinks and see a large number of their google display ads shows as (alt text).  I do have a google adwords account but stayed away from it in the past opting to use the search network only to keep cost down.  Do the images count as a backlink if I can see them in the Seomoz tool?

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The past 1-2 months I managed to get a website on some high authority news sources. For some reason I still cannot see them with opensiteexplorer, but they are showing up in the Webmaster account?

Is there typically a big delay?

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So will these eventually lose position since they are just a classified post?

How is it that Craigslist, and Backpage get a boost from google and take over 1 or more of the page one results in my niche? Ive also seen people ask a yahoo question, and answer with a link to their website? Are these just temporary boosts?

Would it be wise to setup a keyword rich FAQ section on ea page? Adressing shipping, schedules, etc?

Would it be ok  to create a small FAQ section on the particular page I am working on using long tail keywords, all which have low competition, high search volume?

I see a few competitors ranking this way, but it does not flow, its very obvious they are stuffing.

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I usually have Google analytics "real-time" running on one of my monitors, occasionally I glance at the screen to see that are TOP KEYWORDS people are using, lately there have been a lot of long-tail keywords. If I try to copy and paste the queries into google, i can never seem to find us organically for the long-tail searches? Is the real-time feature accurate?

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Besides enhancing the page and time on page, can youtube videos do anything for seo? Can we save the videos and rename them with keywords?

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Sorry I forgot to ask if there should be hyphens on the alt tags when i enter them via our WYSIWYG editor? And what format would you consider best for load times? Most of the images I've been inserting are small .jpg. 75x75 and roughly 250x350.jpg 2 imgaes per pages with approx 400-500 words in the body.

Should I also Include a Title? Im looking at our main competitor and they do not uses titles. Ive included them on our images, when you hover over an Image the title pops up. Im not sure if it is important for seo, or if its just a distraction for a visitor.

Thanks so much for the great info!!!!

How many alt tags should you aim for per page, or Images? Anytime I complete a page I run it through SEOmoZ Page analysis, and usually shoot for an "A", I also look at our competitors to see how many alt tags they are using, and they always have 2-3 per page with keyword inserted.

For example If I was aiming for EX. NFL tickets how could I incorp. this into more than 1 image having the keywords on the page without stuffing.

Our editor give us the option to put Image Description & Title.

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Is there anyway around the Exact keyword usage in the url?

EX- Searching for "jason aldean tickets" this site www.jasonaldeantickets.org shows up on page #1 among very high ranking sites that have been around a number of years. if you click on a link on the .org site to purchase inventory there is a 301 back to the main site, you can see the url/name changes. Is there anyway for google to eventually filter these out?

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I have some low competition words that I am trying to rank for, I have a competitor that is using similar words but outranking people with more links DA, and PA. How is this possible? I do see alot of people in our niche buying domain names that match exact keyword searches, with little or know backlinks ranking top 5.

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I thought that with the current update it would penalize/de-index these type of sites.

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I Have a competitor clearly using incorrect methods to rank, How can they be coming in ahead of me? Pages are are all keyword stuffed, site is only 1 year old. It looks like their main source is Press Releases for backlinks. How long does it usually take google weed these people out?

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Next to each buy button I have a description of the venue that the event is taking place at, as well as the date and time, Could I use these on the page? I looked at a competitor in the same field and I cannot see any alt tags on their BUY BUTTONS, I only see bold/strong next to event date, and italic next to venue names. Would this help? Do I have to worry about keyword stuffing at all on with these too.

Thanks so much for all of your help!!!

Im sorry Blue Widget 2143? I did a bit of searching but didnt come up with much as far as a definition? Should each buy button contain some type of alt tag? I have Literally thousands of pages on the e-commerce site, all of which contain inventory with Buy Buttons.  Would you suggest all of them have an alt tag that describe the page?

Ex- If page is about running shoes, specifically Orange running shoes should all of the buy buttons say "buy orange running shows now? Would that be considered keyword stuffing?

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On a E-commerce site with multiple buy buttons on the page (11 by Default).  Should I be blocking the alt. img on these? when I use the seomoz toolbar and view my page I see this

Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now • Buy Now •

along with other alt imges on page,

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Can google put a temporary ban on my IP using the SEOmoz Toolbar too many times?

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Does Google mobile have different signals? For some reason I seem to rank better with certain pages on the mobile site?

My domain authority is relatively low, but my right now my homepage seems to have the highest rank. If I place a few internal page links on my homepage, would this boost ranking on internal pages? Or would it pull juice away from my homepage?

Using the Seomoz OSE I see alot of my competitors using this type of strategy linking internally. Also would using breadcrumb links benefit me in anyway?

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Our site allows us to update via WYSIWYG editor. When adding photos to our pages it gives us the option to add (Image Description) & (Image Title). When optimizing a single page how should we properly be filling these in? Should Image title be keyword we are trying to rank for? If so, should we be following proper  keyword density ratio to avoid keyword stuffing?

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Whenever I structure a page for seo optimization & add new content, should I be manually submitting these urls to google via webmaster tools?

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Only using free services now, Not sure if its worth the large invesment. Will the links in these press releases count as good quality backlinks? And will they stick?

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Traffic overall has increased, I was just worried that it would cause an issue with the search engines because of the links.

Are the free Press Releases even worth the effort? Some of the paid services are very expensive.

Is it possible for Google to ban you if you are doing multiple press releases on a weekly basis? All content is unique and news worthy, following proper ratio density/links

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They are not duplicate pages, ive just created custom pages that are content rich, they site is a type of plugin setup. So one page is under www.domain.com/sports/hockey and www.domain.com/nhl-tickets the 2nd is more targeted more towards what we are trying to rank for. the first page ONLY has a title and thats it. Would you still recommend blocking it? The only issue I run into is breadcrumb links and our sub-categories.

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Will duplicate pages different content hurt rankings/seo

E-commerce Site is plugin style with WYSIWYG editor allowing for full customization, all pages are setup with basic default content.

Ive created custom pages with content/keywords to begin seo on them

I have two pages

www.domain.com/sports/hockey and www.domain.com/nhl-tickets

The first url is default, with a single H1tag, + Default Meta+Title tags, the second is the content rich page, and structured properly,  both of which show up on the site, should I block the first url from displaying at all?

The reason I am asking is because ive also setup breadcrumb links, which makes all of these category url's accessible on the site, I cannot edit breadcrumb links, we can either have them there or remove them.

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Does anyone use any type of social bookmarks while building to inner pages? Ive done some reading and some say the popular Digg, Reddit, Mixx are Nofollow and some say they are Dofollow?

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Typically when using Open Site Explorer to analyze links, how long does it take for them to show up? I have some links that are on high page ranking sites, yet they still do not show up with the Open Site Explorer.

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Thank you for the Info! Much Appreciated!

All content is 100% unique, I am doing all of the work myself and just wasn't sure if it would cause an issue with a good chunk work coming from a single IP.

All Press release work im doing is pushed out by a paid 3rd party, I write or have it written, and send it into them, they verify it and submit. All PR articles are quality content, with a few added links for link building.  What Ive been doing on my own is bookmarks, how to articles, ezine, wikki etc.

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Im working on building links to pages on my site, should I be doing it through different ip's or proxies? Lately its been press releases, that we submit and they are pushed out by 3rd party.

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I was wondering what type of ratio I should follow when building links to a page on my site? Broad, Exact, Phrase, Image? Is there a percentage I should shoot for? When you build links do you generally  setup an excel spread sheet and watch to see what sticks using the seomoz link too?

Last question, When I am building links, should the anchor text in the content Im publishing be a keyword I am trying to rank for in a search? Typically I try to rank for only 2-3 words per page.  Sorry for all the questions, any help would be appreciated! I have a competitor that is spamming to death with Press Releases quite often, and the are bouncing ahead of us with Very Low Page Authority.

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