Archives: 'Technique'

m2 — September 25, 2007, 10:14 pm

Matt Inman interview

Joe Whyte did a good interview with Matt Inman (of SEOmoz) at SES San Jose, and got Matt to talk about some of the linkbait techniques he’s been using on one of his own sites. There’s a lot of stuff about developing quizzes and giving quiz-takers widgets to put on their own blogs as a […]

Todd — January 12, 2007, 6:50 pm

Need Folks for MLB Posts

I pretty much abandoned this site a few months ago. I think it could be cool. If you’d like to contribute the occasional post showcasing great examples of bait - just sign up for the site, and e-mail me, and I’ll make you an admin so you can post.

Todd — November 4, 2006, 11:05 am

TLA Link Baiting Service

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Todd — September 27, 2006, 7:52 am

Matt McGee Breaks How He Baited the Best Baiters

A great idea on the Top 21 Signs You Need a Break From SEO turned into a bunch of nice links, and a great casestudy on how to linkbait (some folks still even call it viral marketing)
Linkbaiting for Small Businesses (or, What I Learned Last Week) » Small Business SEM
The first step in linkbaiting is […]

Todd — September 4, 2006, 8:39 am

Sega Creates Beta-tester Bait

Is Beta-7 a conspiracy perpetrated by a major corporation against gamers, a hoax perpetrated by an insane (but creative) individual, or a grassroots marketing campaign for the game ESPN NFL Football? There are many arguments and theories, including my own, but […]

Todd — August 17, 2006, 8:33 am

Lists Let ‘Loggers Lavish Link Love

Darren Rowse is the link baiter of the day with a great contest to create the best list. He’s got some very nice prizes, and every entrant gets a nice link out of the deal.  Lists, outside of links, are a bloggers best friend.  Great job putting the two together by Problogger.net

Todd — July 18, 2006, 2:47 pm

10 Strategies for Driving Traffic

Awesome list of 10 Remarkable ways to drive traffic from the a master link baiter, Rand Fishkin.
#10 - Targeting Unmonetized Searches
#9 - Creating Controversy
#8 - Maps & Mashups
#7 - Event Coverage
#6 - Top Ten Lists
#5 - Online Tools
#4- Graphic & Web Design
#3 - Leveraging Social Networks
#2 - Blogging & Blog Comments
#1 - Reporting Remarkable News
#0 […]

Todd — June 26, 2006, 9:15 am

An Overview of Linkbaiting

The important linkbait hooks discussed by Nick Wilson

News hook
Contrary Hook
Attack Hook
Resource Hook
Humour Hook