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Another add on to Egol's post is the split of SEO resources. If you don't have the time to build the necessary online properties to rank both it may be an argument for focusing your efforts on one stronger site then splitting resources and having two "also-rans".

Here is a decent thread on this question regarding link juice from canonical links:

http://www.seomoz.org/q/do-canonical-tags-pass-all-of-the-link-juice-onto-the-url-they-point-to

Here is the response from SEOmoz staff member Dr. Peter J. Meyers:

"I have to disagree about link juice. In many cases, canonical tags will work much like 301-redirects, and do seem to pass link-juice. I've even seen experiments where people used canonical tags to move an entire domain. I wouldn't recommend it (except in rare cases), but it seemed to work.

I am concerned, though, that you're linking internally to one version, but then using canonical to point to another version. I find that's a bad idea - while it sometimes works, you're sending a mixed signal, and it can cause problems for your SEO efforts. I personally think that a truly canonical URL should be used consistently across the site, including in internal links. Internal links are one of your strongest canonicalization cues.

Unfortunately, it's hard to say if link-juice is being passed, given the mixed signal. I'm afraid there's no great way to measure it, at least on the level of the individual link. I should add that Google also isn't a big fan of setting a canonical to page 1 of search results. They'd generally rather you canonical to a "View All" or use rel=prev/next. Canonical isn't always a good bet for pagination these days."

Hope this helps out!

Possible option would be to embed in an iframe that is launched when users go to leave or after a certain time has elapsed.

I'm pretty sure there isn't the functionality in SurveyMonkey, it would need to be done on the website end of things.

Hi Michael,

It is as much about domain, nameservers etc. as it is about developing localised content and also building backlinking properties from the country in question.

Try and think of all the things you would do if you were setting up a local London business i.e. .co.uk domain, London directory listings, content relevant for the audience etc.

Hope this gives you a good starting point.

Hi Ricarda,

We have numerous sites hosted on DNN and have been able to implement both canonical tags in the header and 301 redirects fairly easily.

I'd recommend your developer consults DNN for support if the are having difficulty.

No problems Stewart happy to help.

Yes that would be the case, as long as they aren't "SPAMMY" websites or those blogs selling links then of course it is safe to do so. That is link-building!

Also be sure to not over target anchor phrasing, make it as valuable for the people reading the information as possible and you have a sustainable SEO strategy.

Hi Joni,

Your question is a little vague? By preventing reputation issues are you talking about reputation management? I imagine you wouldn't need that immediately if you are a new company as one would hope you don't have any negative reviews prior to opening?

In regards to starting to brand your new company it is less about tools and more about assets i.e. where can your clients go to find out about you and engage with you? Most businesses generally build websites and social media properties.

I hope this steers you on the right direction, but if you can clarify what you actually need I can give you some clearer advice.

Start with the simple as Mike and Kevin said, there are numerous things before you begin looking at Penguin or any other algorithm changes affecting the results for drastic changes.

Alex - while you may be correct, this is definitely not the best spot for Victoria to start.

Takeshi is right, the argument against BOTW and Yahoo isn't that they aren't great links, as often times they are. The reality is that at $300 odd per link, can you get far more substantial elsewhere for less? That depends entirely who and what you know. If you can justify the cost and have the budget then yes the links themselves are quality.

Hi,

If they are domain specific then you aren't going to run into too many problems. I've seen companies in your situation in the past use nofollow on a portion of their clients websites though just to have some diversity. It is my understanding though that if you aren't keyword stuffing them then the risk is significantly negated.

I would agree with Tim that your site is going to do a whole world of better than the article sites. I'd recommend if you are looking at the article sites for backlinking or traffic then you adjust your gaze to guest blogging for other great sites in your niche. This will give you far better ROI for time, backlinking juice and potential for natural traffic.

Hi Jonathon,

WMT is always going to show a far larger index of links compared to OSE or Ahrefs or any other backlink database. OSE and any other tools like that are only every going to give you a picture of your link profile, never the whole picture. We use these tools mainly for competitor research and to support WMT for our own sites.