7 Crude Links — If Link Building Was Oil Drilling (Infographic)
by Nelson Scoville, November 2, 2010
Before the search engine, the Internet was an untamed territory of disorder and difficult navigation. Google civilized the Web, making information discoverable, by giving links tremendous value. Like “word of mouth,” links pass merit and should signify quality, utility, or popularity. As links denote significance, they themselves appreciate in value due to … Read more
Rand Fishkin On Buying Links For SEO – PubCon Review
by Greg Shuey, November 12, 2009
I love Rand Fishkin. He very well may be my idol in the SEO world. About an hour ago, I attended a session about purchasing links to influence your search engine rankings. I have always thought of buying links as black hat SEO and Rand reconfirmed my belief this morning. I wanted … Read more


