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Stop Waiting for Links: Earn Them by Building Them

Is there really a difference between link earning and link building? I remember back in 2013, when link building became a dirty word, even though links were still essential for SEO success. Then, magically and out of thin air, the phrase “link earning” appeared on everyone’s radar. We had to justify those essential links somehow,…

David Farkas Updated on 1/6/2026 6 comments
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The Realist’s Guide to Follow Up Emails

In this guide, I’m gonna give you proven tips, tricks, and tactics for sending effective follow-up emails that get opened and replied to. There are a lot of characteristics that are commonly shared between skilled, high-level link builders. One such characteristic is creativity. A truly successful link building campaign requires an ability to conjure distinctive…

David Farkas  1/16/2024 2 comments
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14 Free Keyword Research Tools to Boost Your SEO

Effective keyword research is a crucial element in any SEO strategy. By identifying the right keywords to target, you can increase your website’s visibility, attract more traffic, and ultimately drive sales. Fortunately, there are many free keyword research tools available to help you optimize your website. These free keyword research tools offer valuable insights and…

David Farkas  11/7/2023  
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4 Skills You Need To Be a More Effective Link Builder

Link building is hard work that requires real knowledge and some hands-on experience if you want to be successful. SEO is complex and multifaceted. Our industry is so full of great minds, trailblazing thinkers, and full-blown data geniuses that it’s, sometimes, difficult to imagine that we all started somewhere. But every link building expert started somewhere. Industry…

David Farkas Updated on 9/18/2023 16 comments
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7 SEO Services You Should Avoid Like The Plague

If you own or operate a website and you actually are looking to make money from that website, you need to engage in a search engine optimization campaign. If you aren’t already, you needed to start engaging in such a campaign yesterday, but it’s also never too late. What if you have never engaged in…

David Farkas  8/29/2023 5 comments
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