Ultimate Guide to Link Building: How to Build Backlinks, Authority and Credibility for Your Website, and Increase Click Traffic and Search Ranking (Ultimate Series)

I received this book just a few days ago and haven't been able to put it down. I bought it based on 2 referrals, one was personally given to me over the phone from an SEO guy I pay to consult with from time to time, and the other was from Matt Cutts of Google - not directly, of course, but via the quote at the top of Mr. Ward's website. I figured anyone worthy enough to be mentioned by Mr. Cutts is certainly worthy of my attention. I'm an inventor/entrepreneur who has to wear many hats. After creating and figuring out how to manufacture my product, the next hat I wore was "web developer/online marketer." Then, after the sites were built and converting, I put on an SEO hat in order to generate more traffic. I am by no means an expert on SEO at this point, therefore, I'm always hungry for new information. I consider this book the new bible for SEO because it teaches just about everything you need to know and if you're an amateur, like me, it's best to learn the right way from the very beginning. OK. Enough fluff. Here are my observations about the book: 1. It teaches the proper mind-set for approaching link building. This is the most important part. 2. It suggests many wonderful SEO tools and the sources to get them. I have already downloaded a half dozen. 3. It suggests lots of fantastic sources of information about SEO. Sign up for free to these sites and you'll get email teasers, ebooks, etc that are full of great information. 4. Takes the guesswork out of implementing your stategy to get links directly from webmasters in related niches. 5. It inspired me to become a paid monthly member of "Link Moses", which looks to be the best $8/month anyone I'll ever invest in SEO. Because of the info provided on Link Moses, I revamped an old Ebook and am now putting it on Ebook submission sites to generate links and traffic. This is something I wouldn't have thought of otherwise. All in all, this book will exponentially shorten your SEO learning curve by simplifying the art and science of link building, and, for less than $20, it's an absolute steal. I don't know him and we've never corresponded, but many thanks, Eric, my SEO hat fits much better now. -Jason

I've been on Amazon buying books for more then a decade and this is the first and ONLY review I have ever posted. That should give you some indication of the value I attach to this book. Eric and Garrett took a seemingly complex, shrouded in secrecy topic and exposed it to the world in a clear, concise step by step fashion. It WILL turn your link building word UPSIDE DOWN! You'll find intuitive, powerful, insights into link building. But even better.... You'll have a new and fresh perception of this huge complex thing called the internet. Prepare to be taken by the hand and gently walked through the most actionable link building steps. You'll find yourself rapidly jotting notes down while Eric and Garrett share insights that will make you feel like your head is exploding. So if you're like me... Toss all the other so called "link building" info products in the trash and prepare to finally get a thorough understanding of what you need to do to rank your pages, get the solid traffic that you've heard about and turn your site into a link magnet. One day I want to at least buy these guys lunch and soak up as much as I can from these remarkable link builders and teachers. Excellent book!

Hi, This book is very useful, nowadays there very few real thought leaders related to link-building and the authors of the books are the most reliable ones until today.

This book really is excellent! Eric gets away from the approach of so many who just try to exploit tips and tricks that have short term focus only. The Ultimate Guide to Link Building gives a rock solid basis of how to build a long-term high authority foundation of links. I am a subscriber to his Link Moses private email, and without question he is one of the few who really have "been there" and "done that" at the highest levels. He breaks down what works and doesn't, and more importantly why. In my opinion he does an excellent job relating strategies that are applicable to virtually every industry. It's a step-by-step guide for the newbies, and plenty of advanced techniques for the pros. And most importantly, you can feel confident when you follow his plan you won't have to be looking over your shoulder wondering if Google is going to penalize the blood, sweat, and tears you've put into your online marketing efforts.

This is the bible on link building. If you want to know how to market your website on the Internet, you should check out this book. What I love the most about this book is that it doesn't just focus on linking but forming relationships with businesses in your industry. The books walks you through a number of different techniques to locate link prospects. It starts out with the basics and every chapter builds on previous chapters. I find myself constantly referring to Chapter 8 which is entitled "Link Prospecting." Near the end of the book, there is a section that discusses different tools. The book concludes with techniques from some of the biggest names in the linking community. Be sure to jot down notes as you make your way through the chapters. All of the chapters have actionable points that are laid out in step by step fashion. With a clear strategy, link building doesn't have to be so complicated.

Great Book and well explained that will help you in link building by one of the masters in this field

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Das ist ein geniales Buch zu Link Building -- geschrieben von einem wahren Experten auf dem Gebiet. Was mir speziell gut gefällt ist, dass man als Leser einen raschen Überblick kriegen kann, ohne in die Tiefe gehen zu müssen (einfach the nuts & bolts überspringen). SEO vereinfacht ist frischen und relevanten Content zu publizieren und diesen erfolreich zu machen (viele Besucher + back links). In diesem Sinne ist LINK BUILDING kein Ersatz für ein komplettes SEO Buch. Es deckt aber den Teil ab, der extrem relevant für Google's Algo ist; back links. Ich persönlich halte SEO in 90% der Fälle für eine Zeit und Geld Verschwendung. Plus ist es zu langsam und nicht pro-aktiv. Meine Welt ist PPC + Display. Plus, um in der Online Werbe Welt erfolgreich zu sein, muss man meiner Meinung nach auf einem Gebiet extrem gut sein. Dass ist schon ein full time Job, ob das PPC oder SEO ist. Ein top Experte in beidem zu sein ist meiner Meinung schlichtweg unmöglich. LINK BUILDING ist eine Bereicherung für jeden im Internet Business. Franco

This is the best books on link building (and in fact it is the best SEO book) that I have ever read. The book goes into just enough technical detail to give you an idea of what is going on behind the scenes without becoming bogged down in the technical data that a number of other books have suffered from. What I liked most about this book was that it gave real world examples of how to build links in a multitude of real world niches. While many other books talk about how to get link in popular sectors, in this book we learn how to build links in markets that aren't glamourous. Not only does this book teach you the science of building links - each chapter gives you everything that you could possibly need to go out and do it yourself without having to read on to find out why. After years in the SEO space, this book is the closest thing to a magic bullet that has ever been produced.

it's Eric Ward and Garrett French talking about link building. What more do I need to say?