2 questions about linkbuilding
-
1. Are these types of sites bad to submit a link to?
http://www.mompack.com/mom2mom/
2. If I submit my product for another blog to review (in turn they write a post for me with links to my website), is this GOOD?
Look forward to hearing back from you,
thanks
-
Yes, you can disregard my guest blogging comment. That will teach me to slow down when I read. As I mentioned later, seeking reviews is good, especially if you are using some criteria as you outlined. What I would try to do is gain links in other ways as well to help diversify the type of links you get.
-
If it's a high quality link you shouldn't need to worry. If you are paying for the review, I suggest being careful. Check out their link profile and see if it is really something you are interested in. I would be wary of any type of paid reviews/links.
-
"Are these types of sites bad to submit a link to? http://www.mompack.com/mom2mom/"
That looks like a catch all links directory to me. I would avoid it.
"If I submit my product for another blog to review (in turn they write a post for me with links to my website), is this GOOD?"
That's a good tactic to use, just make sure you target high quality blogs. I would let the blogger link to you however they see fit, to keep things looking natural.
-
It's fine, I misread your original post on that part actually. Fine to the extent that I don't think that should be your only focus in building links. A diverse link profile may serve you better than strictly links coming from review posts.
-
Thanks Owen. I've not too interested in guest blogging but rather interested in sending a product over to get it reviewed from quality blog writers in my niche. Some want money for this and some just want the product. I'm curious why this isn't good though as it "looks" like we're mentioned naturally in a beautifully written article. These sites that I'd like to send my products to are not spammy at all and have massive facebook followers and a fan base.
-
Thanks for your input. Why is it bad to submit my product for a review though? It informs potential customers about our product and yet provides a valuable backlink. All the reviews are quality written and unique in content.
-
Don't do either of those and start here instead:
http://www.seomoz.org/users/profile/143993
Paddy has some great stuff.
For example, this post:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/eight-link-building-tips-whiteboard-friday
-
Hi Christoper,
-
I tend to think about gaining links from sites that present a clear value to visitors, are active on social media (and have positive and engaged fans), and in general seem to know what they are doing. While I am not that familiar with this site, they seem like a directory and also are quite focused on links. Does that mean steer clear? Not necessarily, but I'd be cautious. If it were my choice I would avoid this type of site typically.
-
Guest blogging is ok, as long as its not excessive. A few here and there perhaps. Try not to be consistent in using that as your primary way of gaining links.
In both cases I'd stress that you think about creating content that people get excited about... giveaways, original concepts, viral media, are all common ways to boost your links over time and perhaps keep a more evenly distributed link profile.
-
Got a burning SEO question?
Subscribe to Moz Pro to gain full access to Q&A, answer questions, and ask your own.
Browse Questions
Explore more categories
-
Moz Tools
Chat with the community about the Moz tools.
-
SEO Tactics
Discuss the SEO process with fellow marketers
-
Community
Discuss industry events, jobs, and news!
-
Digital Marketing
Chat about tactics outside of SEO
-
Research & Trends
Dive into research and trends in the search industry.
-
Support
Connect on product support and feature requests.
Related Questions
-
Some SEO 2016 questions
Hello MOZ Community, I have some questions where the following is still working for seo in 2016: Is an exact keyword in the domain still a good start? If a domain contains the most important keyword does one still need subfolders with that keyword in the url? Do you need multiple subpages so the main url becomes stronger? Is linkbuilding still the number one factor? Thank you for your thoughts!
Technical SEO | | mhenze0 -
Basic Redirection Question
I am doing a 301 Redirect from site ABC to site XYZ. I loaded the following .htaccess file by ftp to the ABC.com/ server: Redirect 301 / http://XYZ.com/ This was completed over 30 days ago, OSE is not showing any of the links and is failing to show that abc.com is redirected even though the MozBar shows a successful 301 http status code. Is this still just a waiting game or is it not advised to do a redirect this way for seo? PS: ahrefs is showing the redirect itself, however, it is not showing the links going to site ABC.com/ as passing to site XYZ.com/ . Any help is appreciated.
Technical SEO | | Vspeed0 -
Wordpress Categories and Over-Optimization Question
I would like to switch my sidebar from listing Category Name with posts listed below each- to a concise custom menu. This custom menu would list the top three products I am promoting first, and then go on to list the categories on my site. Currently it looks like this (but with 6 categories, with between 7-10 items in each - this is on EVERY page) Widgets
Technical SEO | | PrivatePartners
-Green Widget
-Blue Widget Gidwets
-Big Gidwet
-Small Gidwet I rank well in google right now, but I am concerned that changing my sidebar will result in a penalty. Maybe for over-optimizing my top three products I promote, or possibly for trying to control the flow of link juice. Can anyone chime in here who has adjusted their site structure within wordpress, and tell me what you found worked best? ** Before anyone asks**, this structure does work much better for the user. My sidebar now is massive, and is confusing even to me.0 -
Combining 2 blogs into one. What is quicker, easier and better - rel canonical or an htaccess/ 301?
The objective I have is to archive an entire blog (which I no longer have time to keep up) with multiple posts over 4years , into another blog as a a folder. My question: would it be quicker and easier to do a rel canonical, or separately list all pages in htaccess and do a 301 redirect.
Technical SEO | | charlesgrimm0 -
Schema address question
I have a website that has a contact us page... of course and on that page I have schema info pointing out the address and a few other points of data. I also have the address to the business location in the footer on every page. Would it be wiser to point to the schema address data on the footer instead of the contact page? And are there any best practices when it comes down to how many times you can point to the same data, and on which pages? So should I have schema address on the contact us page and the footer of that page, that would be twice, which could seem spammy. Haven't been able to find much best practices info on schema out there. Thanks, Cy
Technical SEO | | Nola5040 -
SEO-MOZ bar question on root vs subdomain / canonicalization issues
When I look at the SEO-MOZ bar for our site and click next to subdomain (# links from #domains) it shows my main incoming links etc. but when I click on root domain ity shows mydomain/default.asp and 4 incoming links as well as a message that says this url redirects to another url. Does this imply canonicalization issues or is there a 301 redirect to my non /default.asp correcting this issue. Thanks kindly, Howard
Technical SEO | | mrkingsley0 -
Using Drupal to Author Websites across 2 Domains
I am new to Drupal and as an organization we are considering using it to author both our corporate site and our blog. In the future we'd like our blog to live at a separate domain and I understand Drupal is capable of publishing across 2 domains. Does anyone know of any SEO implications to this type of infrastructure set up? Are there specific things to be mindful of when setting up the Drupal CMS across 2 domains? thanks for the assistance!
Technical SEO | | Hershel.Miller0 -
Site Hosting Question
We are UK based web designers who have recently been asked to build a website for an Australian Charity. Normally we would host the website in the UK with our current hosting company, but as this is an Australian website with an .au domain I was wondering if it would be better to host it in Australia. If it is better to host it in Australia, I would appreciate if someone could give me the name of a reasonably priced hosting company. Thanks Fraser
Technical SEO | | fraserhannah0