Pretty basic question on how best to start using open site Explorer

[inhouseninja]

So I have spend around a month or so with on page optimization on 25 -30 or so pages and keywords/phrases, with some half decent results…still hoping there is more to come…

I reckon now it’s time to look at getting more inbound links with Open site Explorer… Every time I look at it though I get a bit of a head ache…!

Can anyone say or point me in the right direction how I should really start using Open site Explorer ?  (I have the PRO tool)

Thanks, sorry its such a simple question!

[tylerfraser]

OSE is really just a way to see what links OSE thinks are imporant (that are link to you). This is kind of a report. The real work is going out and getting links. OSE will not give you links, but report to you which one's you have. I really love SEObook toolbar for firefox. This shows me the links to a page and the TLD (entire domain) from OSE and also yahoo. Yahoo is also an excellent (if not better) resource for seeing all the links that are going to your site. Best ways to build links:
Guest blog posts, partnerships, produce content that people link to, articles distribution and press releases.

[Francisco_Meza]

You may want to watch this. It give a lot of information regarding the SEO tools we have here. http://www.seomoz.org/webinars/seomoz-pro-tool-overview

[CPU]

There is a Webinar later this week titled "Using SEOmoz Tools to Acquire Whitehat Links" - it may be worth tuning in for that one. There is one later in the month on the future of link building too.