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I'd still be slightly cautious. That blog post is two years old. A lot has changed in two years about the success of such tools. I would still highly suggest you follow the tips in that other article and earn the link.

Thanks Deb

I simply update the content of the post and change the date/time. This works if you do not have date or time as part of the post URL.

Hi Dana, Thanks, it probably sounds like an obvious questions but I assume I add a canonical tag to my original post on the my site before I share it.? Thanks, Eliz

I find the guest blogging classifies horrible these days. Like all things SEO they were great for a while and now its so full of people that wouldn't pass Grade 2 English that it's a waste of time. It's just a little too hit and miss. I would simply find some blogs you love that are in a similar niche and probably about the same size in terms of online standing and send out a 'how do you do' email. If you like their blog then you already know they have an agreeable writing style so you're half way there. Either that or hire a content writer (like me!) . Many content writers rates are quite inexpensive, especially if you get say 10 articles for a set price.

If you message or email the owner and ask for permission, you can avoid stepping into that fuzzy gray area.

Well it will raise your bounce rate and lower the time spent on your main site if the blog is on another domain. And those are SEO factors, so I would recommend spawning a new window. There is no downside to opening it in a new window.

Hi, Is this the way to setup a hub page: How about using the TOP horizontal menu with this options: 1 inch thick filter 2 inches thick filters 4 inches thick filters 5 inches thick filters each option in the menu with a dropdown menu and 30 sizes option. example: 1 inch filter>>20x20x1 furnace filters when selecting 20x20x1, the will land on a page with a product option and select the options quality they want to buy. QUESTIONS: all my products descriptions are the same, the only difference is the filter size. [u][b]Shopper are searching for there furnace filters sizes first[/b][/u], then they will select the quality options. Do you have any suggestions on How to improve my site architecture? Thank you for your help, BigBlaze

From what I understand, the # doesn't ever get sent to the server, so it would be impossible to include it in a rewrite rule.

I believe that all links are seen as 'leakage' but by having a nofollow it shows that you aren't trying to spam or sell links for the sole purpose of link building.

Hi Shaun, Thanks for asking your question. What you do with your blog should be guided by what your goals are. Some industries are an easy, natural match for blogging. For example, a bakery can blog about awesome wedding cakes they've created for weddings in Los Angeles. They can post gorgeous photos, write up a description of the cake, icing, decorations, and talk about the venue to which they delivered the cake. By taking this approach, the bakery can hope to attract traffic from people searching for a wedding cake baker in LA. Some industries have to work harder to find something inviting and interesting to blog about. An attorney might be a good example of this. However, let's say he's an accident lawyer. He can potentially write about new driving laws, bicycle-friendly cities, accident avoidance, and news about local or national cases involving accidents. In such a case, his goal might be to demonstrate his involvement in his field and his expertise to readers, while also showing to search engines that his website/blog is a lively, frequently updated entity, enabling him to surpass more static competitors. So, depending on what your business does, yes, showcasing your work with clients in some posts could be great, while other posts might focus on tactical advice about what you do for a living, or highlighting news in your industry that you feel is important. Different kinds of posts make a blog interesting. Yes, I definitely recommend using a spam fighting plugin. I use Akismet and it blocks thousands of spam comments for me every year. Allowing comments on your blog means that you are inviting interaction, and as this is the whole point of blogging, the decision to turn off comments would mean that you do not want people to be able to talk to you about what you write. There are some instances in which bloggers do this, but in my opinion, that takes away one of the key points of their having a blog and they might as well just be publishing a series of static articles. There could be exceptions to this, of course, but in most cases, the point of blogging is to interact with the public, so giving them a voice is an important part of that. Hope this helps!accidents. In such a case, his goal might be to demonstrate his involvement in his field and his expertise to readers, while also showing to search engines that his website/blog is a lively, frequently updated entity, enabling him to surpass more static competitors. So, depending on what your business does, yes, showcasing your work with clients in some posts could be great, while other posts might focus on tactical advice about what you do for a living, or highlighting news in your industry that you feel is important. Different kinds of posts make a blog interesting. Yes, I definitely recommend using a spam fighting plugin. I use Akismet and it blocks thousands of spam comments for me every year. Allowing comments on your blog means that you are inviting interaction, and as this is the whole point of blogging, the decision to turn off comments would mean that you do not want people to be able to talk to you about what you write. There are some instances in which bloggers do this, but in my opinion, that takes away one of the key points of their having a blog and they might as well just be publishing a series of static articles. There could be exceptions to this, of course, but in most cases, the point of blogging is to interact with the public, so giving them a voice is an important part of that. Hope this helps!

We have multiple Gallery Pages on a website and they are all being indexed as duplicate content. When you are saying that you have no content on a page how on earth it would be treated as duplicate content. Purpose of the Gallery pages is to feature images and your website is serving the purpose precisely. To expedite the indexing of images, you can always create an image sitemap. No need to block any images. This is totally unnecessary.

Directories and Article Submission sites rarely count anymore.  Also remember as a good rule of thumb, if it's easy for you to get I'm sure all of your competitors have got it as well.

I would definitely point the link to #2 (http://www.foo.com/item.html) - because of the directory structure in the URL. You could NOINDEX http://www.foo.com/category/sub-category/sub-sub-category/item.html with robots.txt.

Who you use depends on what you are marketing and how much you are willing to pay for it. Look up your local respected marketing company - they will have the know how to help you with a content marketing campaign. If you are looking for a more wallet friendly solution, look to virtual workplaces like oDesk.com to find freelancers with proven experience. There are many marketing professionals who moonlight on such sites to make extra cash. There are also specialists in certain types of content marketing so look for one who specializes in the type of content you provide.

I think you are taking my comments out of context. I said "You need to look at it from the context of your overall links". This is about having a natural link profile. This can be variety of link sources, link quality profile, Moz rank variation of your link sources etc. If the 120 links you got from the great blog posts at SEOmoz only contributes to a small percentage of your total links then you should be alright. If it however contributes to +80% of all your links then that is a warning sign.

The only thing I add to the comments already made is, give it some time.  It can take a couple years sometimes to get a good amount of blog traffic.  Just keep writing and over time visitors will come.  Don't give up!

Unfortunately there are a lot of, shall we say, 'lesser' quality candidates on those sites and you really have to wade through some poor candidates before finding decent writers. My advice would be to actively search for contractors you would like to use from these sites rather than posting a job offer. If you use an advanced search you should be able to find a quality candidate. You should also be aware that the quality candidates with a very good level of English are likely to charge far more than candidates who's first language is not English. You could try MyBlogGuest (I use the site quite often to find guest posting opportunities) but you may run into a similar problem there with receiving several candidates with a lower standard of English. It really depende on whether you require volume or quality. You could potentially have both but this will be very, very expensive. Whereas a candidate with a lower level of English may charge around $8/hour, you may find that a writer with a high standard of English could charge from $20/hour upwards. If you need a large number of articles and a limited budget, then you might have to compromise on the quality somewhat.

**"Some agencies i know say its safe to submit one article to 25 -30 article sites and it helps in" ** This is called spinning content and Google does not like it Google will take the first indexed article and give it the original credit, anything that is syndicated after that should give the original piece credit by tracking back to it, otherwise Googles Panda update might pick up these tactics. I think the problem with the old way of thinking (not very old but a few month of recent updates) is to build links from sites, this can be good if done right. However why give your articles to other sites? why not create great articles on your site and get other sites to link to it. If the article is very good content why would you give it away? If the article is not great content it's not going to help the site, the user, more importantly your conversions. The ROI on a worthless article is waisted time.