I'm aware that spamming tools can lead to ruin..what do you use as a backlink strategy.

[joemas99]

I welcome your way of thinking, it is similar to mine in being creative. My stopping point however is that most people who will pass this type of thing around are not the people who will pay thousands of dollars  for professional help, and who need it right away (the two qualifying Q's for our services). There actually are calculators like that in existence, it has some value, but not much. Anyway, i don't want to seem like I'm negative. I like your idea of seeing what most people are concerned with. Actually I already know most of what my clients are looking for. I think when I write content pages as I am doing now, I will add my insights from experience. Instead of just giving my version of the same boring stuff, I could have it be around what to do based on my tears of experience dealing with those issues. Thanks a lot. I'm still serious about my offer. Or i can trade you for free tax advice, or something.

[MarieHaynes]

You're missing something really important here Joe.  The point of linkbait is not all about providing value for your clients.  It's about getting people to link to your site and share it on social sites.

For example, in my real estate site, if I post reviews of restaurants in the areas which we service, this will likely not get us any real estate business.  But, if I post reviews and then encourage the restaurants to get people to vote for them, the restaurant owners are likely to post a link that says, "Hey, go vote for us on this site...."  Those backlinks are natural in the eyes of Google and will likely boost our position in the SERPS.  Having a higher position in the SERPS will get us more real estate clients.

Thanks for the offer....I wish I could help but I am swamped with my own projects right now.

[jennita]

Hello my friends! It looks like the conversation has gotten a bit heated here. Before I say anything else I'd love it if you all would take a read through the SEOmoz Community Etiquette page. This Q&A forum is about helping out our fellow SEOs and not about attacking or yelling at other members.

As you're asking or answering questions, try thinking about the tone the of the message and the kind of responses it might find. I always love to see a healthy debate but please keep personal attacks out of it.

Thanks!

[RyanPurkey]

Dunamis has given you some exceptional suggestions that really helped answer your reply to me in regards to creating calculators and link bait for people that may not directly produce clients but could easily give you all the backlinks you need. People that have grown up with the Internet are actually in their 30s now and beginning to become concerned about things applicable to raising a family: savings, retirement, new businesses, financial planning... These are all areas that you could tap into. Catching up on this thread and reading the various suggestions it seems to me like you have plenty to work with.  Great answers from the MozVerse!

[joemas99]

Yes i do. This was a fruitful weekend for me to sort out many ideas I needed opinions about. I now have a plan yo put into place that I think is appropriate for me. It's interesting to see the wide views that exist on links, especially from a group that mostly does this for a living.

Special thanks to you, EGOL,marcus and all else who shared your views. I will continue to post and use this service.

[RyanPurkey]

You're welcome and I'm glad we could all help.  It can be a frustrating endeavor when things go wrong, you don't know why, and don't know who to ask.  Hopefully the people here helped give you both insight and some peace of mind.

[SteveOllington]

Apologies, some of that would be me.

[AntonioCasamassa]

Great content bla bla bla, aren't some of you people sick and tired of giving your silly little text book answers all of the time, yes you do need a site that has great content and yes it is a mandatory requirement if one is to succeed online, but why is it that when someone asks a direct question such as "Is Linkvana good yes or no!" do people side step it and go on a long spat about how they perform link building.

Most of the people in this community say they know a lot about SEO and go around as Goody two Shoes preaching the same lines over and over again! What we need to realise is that services such as Linkvana or Build My Rank would not still exist if they did not work.

I use both and have done so for a considerable amount of time, they are a vital part of my SEO efforts but are by no means the only two elements.

If one has the desire to generate revenue online via SEO one must speculate in order to accumulate.