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Have you tried running your target keywords through the SEOMoz 'Juicy Link Finder' tool? This will most likely drum up some prospects for you to approach about guest blogging spots. For more advanced searches have a look at the Competitive Link Research Tool and Link Acquisition Assistant. Good luck!

Again, not totally clear cut. Depends if the links are within the content, site wide, above or below an affiliate link, withing one or several pages. I would err on the side of assuming that if there's affiliate and non-affiliate links then the clean links won't count for as much.

I too work with a lot of bloggers who are given products to review for the purpose of link building and content. The UK has similar legislation which states the competition (or review)  was sponsored and the relation between the blogger and the company is clear. In terms of a 'no-follow' i haven't come across anything which states that the link must be 'no-follow'. I don't think these communities (such as the FCC) have come to understand the relevance of no vs do follow links, so I'd keep going with the follow links.

I don't know, but making it more keyword focussed can't do any harm either way.

Hi! I'm following up on some older questions that are marked unanswered. What strategy did you decide to take here? Do you have any thing you learned that you could share with us, or still have questions? Thanks!

This is on Topic..a recent email from Robert Bruce  of Copy Blogger: By now, you know that content marketing is the new advertising. Your readers - and those beloved search engines - highly reward those sites that consistently deliver authoritative content that is focused on a topic, industry, niche, or idea. What does this really mean? You've got to write. A lot. Sure, there's other ways to deliver the goods - audio, video, infographic design, etc. But ultimately, the writer runs this show. And, writing - whether in outline, script, or long form - is what underpins all other categories of media. Writing is the cornerstone skill of all great content creation. So, when it comes to building your business on the Internet, you're going to be spending a good amount of your time at the keyboard. Here's a stripped-down system for getting your writing done, fast: 1. Know what you're talking about Obvious, right? If you're going to write authoritatively about anything, you've got to put in your time. You've got to read relentlessly on your subject. Study, research, painstakingly try to understand the movements and theories and motivations behind your product, service, and industry. Stay current on, or ahead of, the news. Get to know the players involved. This step (which, by the way, is an ongoing process) eliminates the dreaded moments of staring out the window for ideas. Research is writing. 2. Outline every time If you don't know where you're going, how will you ever get there? Don't ever start blindly typing your essay, article, or blog post without a map. First, think through what it is you actually want to communicate. Then, write down the skeleton of the thing. Major points, subheads, title. A simple outline takes the guesswork - and in many ways, the actual work - out of the picture. Give yourself a paved road to walk down, and then walk down that road, simply putting one foot in front of the other. 3. The secret lies in 30 minutes I stole this technique from Eugene Schwartz, and it is the single most powerful practice for getting words on a page I've ever used. Get a kitchen timer. Or, use the one on your smartphone. Sit down at your desk with your notes, research, outline, and coffee. Set that timer for 30 minutes and punch the "start" button. DO NOT get up from your desk until 30 minutes passes and the buzzer goes off. Here's the trick: don't try to write. Don't stress about it. After a few minutes of sitting there, staring at the page, your cat, out the window, whatever, you'll get so bored that you'll begin to write. When the 30 minutes is up, go do something else for a while. Then, come back for another 30 minutes of not trying. If you get six or seven of these sessions in during a day, you'll be so far ahead of the game, you'll wonder why you ever struggled to write in the first place. 3. Write a lot It is an immutable law of the universe. The more you do it, the more you'll do it. It may not get easier, but eventually you will become a writer. And that, my friends, can change your life and your business. rb Robert Bruce Copyblogger Media

You are not getting juice..essentially it is a do-follow to Yahoo.

If you look at Rand's latest White Board Friday, you'll see his opinion on article submissions for link building at http://www.seomoz.org/blog/article-marketing-mostly-a-scam-whiteboard-friday (hint: it's not real positive). I agree with Dejan SEO that there are better methods of link building, and don't spend a whole lot of time on this method.

Really great insight, Ryan. Your input is greatly appreciated. Especially on the topic of deeper page links and multiple different domains. Thanks for contributing.

PS: How do I find the competitor's links that are earned by editorial acculmulation? It says that these links are acquired through creating citation worthy material in relevant communities. What types of communities and what's the correct process of acquiring these links?

Well the main article should be on its own page with its own value, so that could gain some steam if it is linked to or picked up by other blogs as reference. I think in the end it depends on how good the content is, if its good content then it should stay relevant and help your website.

Thanks Highland I will take a look

I've been using voltrank for several months now and i must say i love it. It can give you a nice and steady link growth comming from quality sites. All sites i promote using voltrank move up it the serps. Check their form for more success stories: http://forum.voltrank.com/showthread.php?4-Do-you-guys-have-any-quot-success-stories-quot-using-voltrank&p=908&viewfull=1#post908

One problem with "building" links is that the more of them you acquire the harder they are to get.

I agree with James here. Especially if you have anchor text in the link, people aren't going to see that URL as much. While it's not the best URL, I've certainly seen worse. Do you have any update you can give us with any interesting lessons learned or things that you did?

Hi! We're going through some of the older unanswered questions and seeing if people still have questions or if they've gone ahead and implemented something and have any lessons to share with us. Can you give an update, or mark your question as answered? Thanks!

Thanks again Ryan. Thomasnet does well in the serps, but they do so on the backs of those that pay to be in their directory. That being said, I fully understand your explanation and appreciate your clarification for me.

I would definitely go for the contextual link from the most relevant page (I assume that this is a high quality page, and that it is reasonably well linked within the website). I believe not only that google will put more weight on a link like this, but it will also send you targeted visitors which should be easier to convert.

I'm not above re-visiting an old blog post, but like PeterM22 said, make your comment useful and relevant.  Sure, you're kind of using the blog for a backlink, but in exchange you're giving them some content that will pull in a long-tail visitor one day.  Or at least that's how I justify it in my head.

Hi Anthony, he had down more than 200 rot domains, all via natural way, with houndred of typer of link building methods, from seomoz guide, etc, but he had about 10 domains, from paid domains, he think it would be better to pay this links, and every month to cancel 1link. For example, i have 10 Backlinks from 10 different sources/paid. Now, i must build 10 new natural backlinks, and than to cancel one paid backlink, this is much better than to cancel all at a time. What do you think? if we can use for some months in the future, and with a time to cancel one by one?