Posted by randfish
Brandon Hopkins, who runs a blog on search & webmastering, emailed me earlier this week to ask for my opinion on an article of his. Here’s what I wrote back:
I doubt you’ve got a shot at Digg-bait; it’s too SEO focused and will get buried instantly. I’m not sure I’d even submit it as the Digg folks might give your account a bad association
How wrong I was! Brandon’s article - 66 Ways to Build Links in 2007 - got Dugg, didn’t get buried, and sent him lots of great links and traffic. It’s little more than a straight list, but it obviously took a good bit of care and attention. There’s a lot of great points on there, and the relevant links off-site make the article a 5-minute skim or a 2-hour slog depending on your mood. Great work, Brandon, and congrats on the Digging - I’m […]
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