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Posts from ‘January, 2010’

Which Backlinks Count for SEO?

This is  a huge question. Different tools find different backlinks. For example, checking my Free Web Graphics — How to Get Them (Legally!) lens on SquidUtils’ Backlink Checker, I get this:
This URL has 1000+ links from 6 domains.

angelfire.com 1
annbrundigestudio.com 20
digg.com 1
mythphile.com 25
squidu.com 952
squidutils.com 1

(Once again demonstrating the  limitations of social media for SEO, since the [...]

Updates to Squidoo Modules List

There have been a few recent modules added to the Squidoo module browser. They’re listed under “new” at the bottom, but haven’t been filed under any category, so the only way to find them is to click “Browse all modules” and then search for them by name. They are:

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Controversies & Hoaxes Draw Web Traffic

My Photos of Apollo Moon Landing Sites From Space lens has existed for a month, and looks to be a long-term second-tier lens with 50 visitors a week and a fair number of clicks. Those two factors will help this lens maintain its lensrank.
Here’s the steps I took to make this effective lens.
1) Find a [...]

Quickly Check Your Webpage for Broken Links

Here’s a handy tip! Squidoo lensmaster carriewhite asked in the SquidU forums for a feature to check for dead links on lenses, and thefluffanutta of SquidUtils said there’s a number of free online tools for that.
I tried the W3 Link Checker as Fluff suggested, but its interface is a little intimidating and hard to understand [...]

“You Have No Right to Traffic”

I was just rereading Seth Godin’s The Nine Free Things Every Site (Or Lens!) Should Do, which is the link SquidU’s Answer Deck gives you if you click “How do I get more traffic?”
As usual, Seth is simple and short, whereas my own 3-part Squidoo tips tutorial on how to build web traffic is in-depth [...]