Sphinn - Matt Cutts on White Hat Link Building

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Went Hot: June 16, 2008 - 1:37 pm
Posted By: ericenge 116 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.stonetemple.com)
Category: Link Building

I got a chance to sit down and speak with Matt about White Hat link building tactics. Very illuminating.

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from annie7 116 days ago #

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Some really definitive answers, surprisingly. Now I know: link bait can be legit and reciprocal linking is not necessarily a bad thing... very nice

from beussery 116 days ago #

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Lots of really great insight and especially on widgets!

from Harith 116 days ago #

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Very informative indeed.

However, I would have used on the interview this recent photo of Matt instead of this old one :-)

from suncao 116 days ago #

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Can anyone spot a single natural link given in that extremely long article with countless websites mentioned? Ohh unless you count the only link on the page (i.e. to matts blog) within the content section?

The reality is that he has spread so much FUD his killing the natural linking process as everyone is to afraid to give links.

from ericenge 116 days ago #

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My bad on the outbound link implementation. I have fixed it in the article. I could not find links to the gmail study by Danny S, or the Aaron Wall post on keyword research that Matt referenced. If any one knows of the correct links to those, please let me know, and I will add them.

My mistake on the initial release of this article aside, I believe that outbound links are an important part of developing an authoritative sites (and drawing links from others).

from MikeDammann 116 days ago #

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Not bad, but most of what Matt has been saying should be common sense for anyone not suffering from SEO tunnel vision. For the life of me I cannot understand why Google needs our help with spam control and the "good thing" that Social Spark uses no follows is being praised.

from FloridaSEOPro19 116 days ago #

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A very good insight into what is likely to work, and what is likely to not work in the future.

from Harith 115 days ago #

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MikeDammann,

Talking about Matt. I see him issuing a warning on twitter

"Don't lie in a reconsideration request. Just don't go there at all. Makes Matt *angry*! Matt smash spam!" :-)

from MikeDammann 115 days ago #

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Forgive me for not having followed Matt until now.