Tagged “link-schemes”
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Are "Partnership Links" Just Link Exchanges With a Nicer Name?
Sometimes. The test is whether the links exist because of a real relationship or only because each side wanted one. Here's how to tell them apart.
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A Competitor Is Outranking You With Spammy Links. What Should You Do?
Almost certainly not what they're doing. Check whether the links are even why they rank, report the spam properly, and build what they cannot buy.
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Why Does Everyone You Ask for a Link Quote You a Price?
Because the people you asked sell links for a living, and the ones who give links away are not reachable by the email you sent. Here's how to reach them.
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Why Search Operators Hand Everyone the Same Prospect List
The operator syntax is public and finite, so everyone types the same strings and gets the same pages. What varies is the vocabulary you feed it.
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Editorial Links Versus Links You Placed Yourself
Every search-engine link policy rests on one question: did somebody else decide to link to you? Here's the distinction and where the honest line sits.
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What an Unnatural Links Manual Action Actually Is
A manual action is a human penalty recorded in Search Console. If that report is empty you don't have one — and most sites never will. Here's the process.
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Asking for Credit Without Building a Link Scheme
Asking for attribution is normal. Requiring a keyword link in exchange for an embed or badge is link spam under Google's policies.
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Do Automatic Backlink Generators Work? What They Actually Do to Your Site
No — automatic backlink generators don't improve rankings. Here's what those 'free 1,000 backlinks' tools really create, and the risks they leave behind.