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LEAVE AS : the blog website can link to other websites of your network and improve their domain autority.

LEAVE AS : you will lose blog comments / social shares.

With owner permission "having your name on the site in unlinked text" seems the best to do.

I remember the penalty story of 'Web Design Yorkshire by Pinpoint Designs' - http://moz.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-google-penalty-removal

<greyhat>Need to vary anchor text if you do it :).</greyhat>

Hi,

Your boss should think to the customer first. Most people don't like splash page. It is supposed to increase the bounce rate. You could do a quick test on several days to verify it.

From a pure SEO point of view, all articles I read suggest to not use it.

In my mind, only a viral splash page can rank well. I saw once on Flippa a splash page with thousands of visitors per month, but because of social sharing.

Regards,

Erwan

1/ You could also look the PageRank. If you are PR 3, focus PR 3+ websites.

2/ Most important is the website himself. Does it look spammy or does it have a real content? Is it an interesting website? Is there affiliate links, text link or casino ads ?

If a website is new but has only high quality posts, it does not matter if DA is under 30 and PR still 0.

3/ A natural linking profile means also links from "low" websites, not only from PR3+ by example, especially for a new website.

Look the charts in this article : http://www.seowizz.net/2010/10/high-quality-links-dont-work-natural-profiles.html

You clearly see the natural/not natural profile :).

As Richard mentioned "You want any links that your content builds to be directed to your website".

I would use <cite class="_sd">http://sites.google.com // blogspot.com //</cite> wordpress.com // tumblr.com etc. only as satellites.

Would be not very interesting for Google to see people stop ads because of an organic penalty :). This is his core business.

Most of time, the opposite question is asked : "does Participating In Google AdWords Help My Organic Rankings?"

No, of course : http://www.seroundtable.com/google-adwords-organic-results-15910.html

Matthew made a good point with social engagement.

1/ Short term answer : EMD.

2/ Long term answer : forenamesurname.com

I vote for 1/ if :

• You have a limited budget / a limited time to rank.

• Your client is not able to help you to produce great content.

I vote for 2/ if your client is patient and willing to build his brand.

According to MOZ ranking factors, EMS is 7 or 8% advantage and I read that partial EMD is useless.

IMO, weddingmakeupbyforename.com is too long anyway.

Check : http://www.zen-zen.info/festival-de-silence-3eme-edition/

Useless website; webmasters post cheap content to get a link.

No social engagement, ads everywhere... Even if the DA is 44, just forget this kind of website for guest posts.

1/ "This is not a competitive area"... It depends :).

Your homepage title is "Gîte en montagne - Chalet - Savoie | Alpage du Choaille d'en Haut"

"gite en montagne" "gite savoie" "chalet montagne" "chalet savoie" are quite competitive in terms of SEO or SEA.

It you want to target "beaufortain", you should include it in your page title.

2/ Average #1 ranking = 2000-2400 words. Your text = 200 words.

3/ As Matt-Antonino explained, you lack of authority ; you need more links... and more anchors text relative to your keywords.

4/ As far as I'm concerned, I would add a blog to talk about the area, to explain why it's great to stay there and what you can do, testimonials, videos etc.

Is there a way to do great content and to get a few natural links ?

Quick fact : an average first result in Google = 2 400 words.

http://www.quicksprout.com/2012/12/20/the-science-behind-long-copy-how-more-content-increases-rankings-and-conversions/

It you can do a great relevant text, just do it :).