Comments on: Website Referrals Part 3: Useful or Useless? http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/website-referrals-part-3-useful-or-useless/ Creating chocolate for search engines. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:05:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: SirBigWig http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/website-referrals-part-3-useful-or-useless/#comment-43 SirBigWig Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:24:42 +0000 http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/?p=361#comment-43 Yes good idea! I think directories need re examining... On the back of what you wrote about link acquisition I wrote this blog post.. http://blog.fluidcreativity.co.uk/index.php/link-acquisition/ Yes good idea! I think directories need re examining… On the back of what you wrote about link acquisition I wrote this blog post..

http://blog.fluidcreativity.co.uk/index.php/link-acquisition/

]]> By: Joanna Butler http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/website-referrals-part-3-useful-or-useless/#comment-42 Joanna Butler Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:37:48 +0000 http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/?p=361#comment-42 SirBigWig: Thanks! Yes you make some great points :) I probably over-simplified this post to fit under the 'beginner/intermediate' category, as my intention was just to explain follow/no follow/trust etc. rather than go too in depth. I could (maybe should?) write an entire post on directories and the pros and cons of the different types, including paid directories and maybe extend to Google Local Business Center listings. Watch this space :) SirBigWig: Thanks! Yes you make some great points :) I probably over-simplified this post to fit under the ‘beginner/intermediate’ category, as my intention was just to explain follow/no follow/trust etc. rather than go too in depth.

I could (maybe should?) write an entire post on directories and the pros and cons of the different types, including paid directories and maybe extend to Google Local Business Center listings. Watch this space :)

]]> By: Link Acquisition http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/website-referrals-part-3-useful-or-useless/#comment-41 Link Acquisition Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:31:10 +0000 http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/?p=361#comment-41 [...] read a nice little blog post about what to look out for when deciding over whether to acquire a link or not.  I thought I would [...] [...] read a nice little blog post about what to look out for when deciding over whether to acquire a link or not.  I thought I would [...]

]]> By: SirBigWig http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/website-referrals-part-3-useful-or-useless/#comment-40 SirBigWig Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:31:50 +0000 http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/?p=361#comment-40 Hi, have re read your other posts on linking now! Some useful info on this one as well.... However I would disagree with this bit "isn’t a directory" - some directories are really useful - dMoz, Yahoo Business Directory and Business.com? Also I would say that relevant, niche directories can be VERY powerful for SEO, mainly due to the relevance (which you mention) and the Ontology of the words on the page. Hi, have re read your other posts on linking now! Some useful info on this one as well….

However I would disagree with this bit “isn’t a directory” – some directories are really useful – dMoz, Yahoo Business Directory and Business.com? Also I would say that relevant, niche directories can be VERY powerful for SEO, mainly due to the relevance (which you mention) and the Ontology of the words on the page.

]]> By: Joanna Butler http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/website-referrals-part-3-useful-or-useless/#comment-24 Joanna Butler Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:04:58 +0000 http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/?p=361#comment-24 Thanks for that David! The SEObook.com toolbar (only available for Firefox at the moment, download here: http://tools.seobook.com/seo-toolbar/ ) also has the ability to highlight nofollows. Definitely recommend it as a quick way to check inbound links too. :) Thanks for that David! The SEObook.com toolbar (only available for Firefox at the moment, download here: http://tools.seobook.com/seo-toolbar/ ) also has the ability to highlight nofollows. Definitely recommend it as a quick way to check inbound links too. :)

]]> By: David Coveney http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/website-referrals-part-3-useful-or-useless/#comment-23 David Coveney Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:04:07 +0000 http://www.searchenginechocolate.com/?p=361#comment-23 For budding link builders out there here's an easy way to spot nofollow links: Install Mozilla Firefox browser After that, you’ll need Greasemonkey (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748) so the “nofollowed” links on every page you visit will be highlighted in pink for you. You’ll need to enable the “nofollow highlighter” option either during installation or right after. That's all. Now, when you view any web page with a now-follow link it should be highlighted in pink :) For budding link builders out there here’s an easy way to spot nofollow links:

Install Mozilla Firefox browser

After that, you’ll need Greasemonkey (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748) so the “nofollowed” links on every page you visit will be highlighted in pink for you.

You’ll need to enable the “nofollow highlighter” option either during installation or right after.

That’s all. Now, when you view any web page with a now-follow link it should be highlighted in pink :)

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