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Julie Joyce

Member since: 08-19-08

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I build the odd link or two.

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When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed

Hi Richard, A 302 is for a temporary redirect whereas a 301 is permanent. I've never seen the change from a 302 to a 301 harm a site in any way, bu

When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed

I've heard of that happening more often too Gareth...never witnessed it though. I wonder what the percentage of truly bad links is when that happens?

When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed

Thanks George! I don't really think links hurt you...I think they might not help but in my experience, it's rare to find out that bad links are the re

When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed

Hi...thanks for the comments!! And yes, it's amazing how many times the robots.txt is the culprit isn't it? I've seen it happen at least a few times a

9 Free Tools For Link Discovery & Content Creation

Hi Justin! You're very welcome, and thanks for that list!

A Guide To Inclusive Link Building For The Visually Impaired

Hi Dick. Interesting about the change to no longer avoid nondescriptive links...as long as the destination can be determined. Thanks for pointing t

A Guide To Inclusive Link Building For The Visually Impaired

Hi @schachin...thanks for your comment, and I agree that it's definitely light on the issue in general, as I am certainly not a specialist in this fie

5 Metrics To Quickly Assess Site Quality When Link Building

Hi Michael..totally agree on site architecture and you're right, that can be checked pretty quickly to make sure you're not getting a link on an orpha

5 Metrics To Quickly Assess Site Quality When Link Building

Hi Ian, I agree with you...it's just the easiest way for someone to get a good idea of things I think. Excellent point though, and I should have be

5 Metrics To Quickly Assess Site Quality When Link Building

Thank you Jenny Lynn! I really appreciate that.

5 Metrics To Quickly Assess Site Quality When Link Building

@Mike haha! Glad you caught that.

Creative Tips For Link Building On A Shoestring Budget

Thanks Kevin!

Creative Tips For Link Building On A Shoestring Budget

Hi EustonSEO...excellent tip! Thank you!

Creative Tips For Link Building On A Shoestring Budget

Hi Asim, Thanks for that...great idea!

How A Bad Reputation Can Affect Link Building

Just to clarify something, I don't believe that this company was intentionally doing anything unethical, and I didn't want to start an ethics debate.

How A Bad Reputation Can Affect Link Building

I'd rather admit what we do than lie about it. And no, SEO professionals don't have to say no to a company if the company is unethical. What's ethical

It’s Time To Optimize Your Links For Mobile

Winooski...excellent point but I had my shopping nightmare experience on the ipad, which is why I lumped it in. However, you are correct that this is

A Plea To Make Your Links More User Friendly

Excellent point... I personally do not really like the one-step checkout thing mainly because I am impatient and had a bad experience with it on Am

Taking A Closer Look At Link Changes

Hi fortop...which scenario are you referring to? The overall idea of changes being a red flag?

Taking A Closer Look At Link Changes

Excellent point about spikes happening even without an active campaign...I fully agree with you. They bother me the least of all that I mention actual

Should We Stop Focusing On Keyword Driven Anchors?

Hi Miles, Absolutely...click here and read more are totally natural ways to link!

How To Clean Up Your Link Profile

Ha! No, it's not at all an ad...it's actually the tool I use for exactly what I describe. I've tried Zoho for CRM (not an ad) before but we're a bu

This Link Profile Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us

@ matthiaswh...great point, actually. I definitely don't think it's a technique that should be entirely discounted, so apologies if I was vague about

The Medium Is The Message In Link Building

BTW I feel like I'm in Annie Hall right now...

The Medium Is The Message In Link Building

Well it's a stretch isn't it? Like anything else...the concept is basically that links can be built through various methods, all of which have differe

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