Ask five acknowledged leaders in the link development arena to come up with ten thought provoking questions on link development, and then answer them all and you'll get one interesting interview. From the specifics of link development techniques in boring industries to thoughts and opinions on general theories, you'll find a lot of link dev information in this interview...
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The reason that link development is important (besides
the SEO ranking benefits) is because that's
that's where MOST of your traffic (besides the estimated 15% type in traffic) is
generated from. Think about it. How many times, out of 100, do you
actually start a new search right from the address bar?
Probably not many. You probably even got to this page from a link on another blog or a page recommendation (via email) from a trusted friend. Even the 3 biggest sites on the net: Google,
Yahoo, and MSN are mainly collections of links customized for
you...
Great point, David!
It pays to look into various options and creative ways to joint venture with other site owners and/or get permanent high-quality inbound links to sections and pages of your site(s).
The Q&A that I linked to above is FULL of great ideas and interesting things to consider. It was put together by Rae Hoffman, who is a well-known expert in Link Development.
When she talks links, it pays to listen! 😉