I’ll stop the world and link with you
Wondering why a link builder gives a link to someone? Contributor Julie Joyce takes us through a few failures and successes that can help you better...
Julie Joyce
Julie Joyce owns the link development firm Link Fish Media and is one of the founding members of the SEO Chicks blog. Julie began working in search marketing in 2002 and soon became head of search for a small IT firm. Eventually, she started Link Fish Media, where she now serves as Director Of Operations, focusing on working with clients in ultra-competitive niches all over the world.
When to end your client/link provider relationship
Columnist Julie Joyce goes through the biggest red flags for a client and link provider relationship so you each know when it's time to say...
How to follow up on link requests
Wondering how much follow-up is too much? Columnist Julie Joyce gives us advice on how to follow up on link requests without bugging your...
Using spark files for content creation
Columnist Julie Joyce gives us examples of how she uses spark files for content creation ideas that can lead to more...
Take this link and shove it
Think any free link is a good one? Columnist Julie Joyce explains why this mindset is no longer beneficial....
5 essential skills that great link builders know
Think that building links is all a good link builder needs to do? Contributor Julie Joyce lists the five critical tasks that separate the great link...
Metrics blindness: Why it’s harming your link dev efforts
Do you make decisions based on metrics alone? Columnist Julie Joyce makes the case that this mindset can remove the critical human element from your...
Manual link building’s 7 worst outreach offenses
Are you making mistakes with your link-building outreach? Columnist Julie Joyce lists what she considers to be the 7 worst outreach...
The Importance Of Second-Tier Links
Want to ensure you have strong traffic sources, even if your site doesn't rank well? Link Week columnist Julie Joyce explains why pursuing a...
Client-Based Or Task-Based? Structuring Your Link Team
Wondering which link team structure will work best for you? Julie Joyce gives us the major pros and cons of the two methods that have worked for...
9 Examples Of Link-Worthy Resources For E-Commerce Sites
Wondering how to get links to your internal e-commerce pages? Columnist Julie Joyce showcases some companies who are using creative tactics and...
How To Have A Great Relationship With Your Link Builder
A poor relationship between client and link builder can make any campaign fall apart. Contributor Julie Joyce advises on initial questions to ask...
Learning From Link-Building Content Failure
Sometimes our failures teach us more than our successes. Columnist Julie Joyce discusses how best to use content failure to your...
10 Worst Link Building Habits
Are you guilty of any of these bad link building habits? Julie Joyce discusses 10 of the worst ones she's seen in her own...
Amazing Content For Small Businesses: What Does It Really Look Like?
It's easy to get discouraged when every example of quality content is produced by professionals paid big bucks by brands. Columnist Julie Joyce urges...
How Can Link Builders Keep Learning?
Feeling stagnant? Columnist Julie Joyce discusses why it's so critical for link builders (and SEOs) to always keep learning on the...
How To Learn From Your Competitors Without Copying Them
Link Week Columnist Julie Joyce gives insights into five ways to use competitive analysis to help build out a new link profile -- without blindly...
Why I Never Mine Competitors’ Backlinks
Columnist Julie Joyce explains why copying your competitors' link profile might do more harm than...
A Surefire Recipe To Getting The Links You Deserve
Columnist Julie Joyce explains how one site takes advantage of users' search behavior and explains how you can do the...
Naturally Generated Links? Hey, Google Might Still Hate Them!
Let’s say you have a manual penalty… not a nice way to open a post, I know, but it’s the reality for many site owners. What if Google...
