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Thanks for that! But how come that is so different to all of the other figures?

Hi Harry, There are various ways in which you can try to secure guest posts on sites within your niche. To start off, there a few tools out there that will help you find opportunities (sites that are looking for articles). My Blog Guest (http://myblogguest.com/) is probably the best at the moment but Guestr (http://guestr.com) and blogger linkup (http://www.bloggerlinkup.com/) are also great. You can also use this twitter tool to help source opportunities. Alternatives to the above include searching Google for sites that accept guest posts (look for 'write for us' and similar pages) and simply connecting with a site that you really want to write for (sending an email, asking on Twitter etc) If you're going to do this, make sure you get across the fact that you are genuinely interested in writing for them and not just wanting a link (as this will get you nowhere). It's also a good idea to include a couple of article ideas and examples of any previous posts in your intial approach to a site. Hope this helps!

Hi Harry What you value most about infographics you find? RELEVANT or CLEAR info. Look for anything interesting but not well explained, or something not write yet... and of course... Google Webmaster Blog: there are a lot of changes and always new information is required for users. The hardest is write the first... then a lot of ideas will cross your mind.

Hello, If you are willing to provide more details rather than just the idea, you can get a good quality one for around $300.  The graphics are important but the information flow is just as important.  I think to get a good infographic done, the planning and research could take longer than the actual design. So if you are under a tight budget, providing detailed information on how you want to infographic to flow would allow you to cut cost significantly.

Hi Harry, Takeshi did a great piece on this subject 2 months ago : How to use Memes to Build easy Backlinks & Traffic.

As mentioned below, I'm in a similar position: My understanding is that User/XML site maps are an issue only if you're not getting all your pages crawled. Also, if there were an issue about anchor-heavy inbound text, would there not be a message in Google Webmaster Tools?

The best I have ever used is http://www.localsitesubmit.com they hand submit to hundreds of directories. watch?v=PPfTaDkV6Eo

Thanks for your reply. PR Newswire does look pretty good although I don't understand the pricing? On the site it says it's only $195 if the user will pay all future payments by credit card - what does that mean?

Personally, I have run some tests, even before the devaluation by Google, and have found articles directories to be a waste of time for the amount of time you put into it and the little to no value you get from it. With so many factors to consider for a good SEO plan, I try to focus on ones that help the most...

Thank you for your reply! I agree. But what about if you have a new site?

Hi Harry, Not really a quick and simple answer, but there are numerous methods available for high value and white-hat links. For me, content is the best way to go - producing an infographic is an excellent method for gaining links, or writing an in-depth article as a guest blog on a high profile, relevant website with a link back to you. In terms of convincing someone to link to your site, let the content you produce do the talking - if they like it, they'll have no problem linking to you. Here's an excellent article from Jon Cooper with an awesome list of link-building techniques: http://pointblankseo.com/link-building-strategies And here's an article I wrote on the SEOMoz blog that covers producing high quality content: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/indepth-guide-to-content-creation-with-infographic Hope that helps you Harry! A lot of reading there but well worth it hopefully : )