You know me by now. I'm a link lover, link builder, link swapper, link whore, link monger, link monkey, link-link-link-link-link-link-link-link link-link-link-link-link-link-link I LOVE LINKS.
But there are two situations where I like slowing the linking waterfall down to a small trickle.
The new site launch - I grab it a Yahoo! directory & bcentral listing plus 1-2 Premium TLA links, then let it bake for a bit... under no circumstances should you push it in Google with tons of low(ish) quality links, as when a new site goes beyond 'the threshold' it appears it's pretty unlikely it'll ever come back (this year, at least)
The old domain aquisition - You know the scenario "I just scored the ol' 2000 pr4 domain (transfered not expired) and bwahahaha boy is it gonna rank" - but in the first 3 months I only go Yahoo & bcentral listing plus 1-2 Premium TLA links, then let it bake for a bit... (why risk the trust you just bought?)
MSN still loves the sledgehammer approach but sometimes in Google you have to think more like a surgeon.
Can i ask something?
ResponderEliminarYou did not mention sandbox, can this help regarding that? I know if you got money or if you can create some buzz you can escape this, but im not in this position in most cases :)
I do have couple test domains up from 2 months of this year on diffrent strategies, one with this one and yes im not boxed, other are.
I have read Matt Cutts interview on SEW blog with M.g. and he said that they need some times to make some calculation for new domains, this probably is related with links, less links i have less calculation.
Can this be true?
When you say "bake for a bit" how long a bit? Don't want to burn the site by baking too long, or get a raw site by not baking it enough...
ResponderEliminarInteresting way to build links. Personally I really don't think it matters how the links are built provided they are 'natural' for that 'community' and you keep the linking up.
ResponderEliminarThat said, what's the point of firing crappy links at a site when you can just use a few 'trusted' links. I just imagine I am a web librarian and try and keep it natural. (Is it possible to be a link whore and keep it natural - I dunno, it's a fine line.)
I'd also do a DMOZ submission too.