Comments on: The psychology of the backlink. http://www.webdistortion.com/2009/05/05/the-psychology-of-the-backlink/ An eclectic mix of articles on all aspects of site management including, design, development marketing and web promotion. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Mara http://www.webdistortion.com/2009/05/05/the-psychology-of-the-backlink/comment-page-1/#comment-9818 Mara Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:09:16 +0000 http://www.webdistortion.com/?p=2410#comment-9818 Another great article Paul, I especially agree with your point in re. being a resource because let's be real it doesn't matter how good you are at seo, if you're posts aren't useful then you're nowhere (an oft forgotten point). -Mara Another great article Paul, I especially agree with your point in re. being a resource because let’s be real it doesn’t matter how good you are at seo, if you’re posts aren’t useful then you’re nowhere (an oft forgotten point).

-Mara

]]> By: How to grow your online authority. http://www.webdistortion.com/2009/05/05/the-psychology-of-the-backlink/comment-page-1/#comment-4921 How to grow your online authority. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:38:37 +0000 http://www.webdistortion.com/?p=2410#comment-4921 [...] There are many things that you can do to give back.  Get out of the mindset of “must write” and get into the “must teach“. [...] [...] There are many things that you can do to give back.  Get out of the mindset of “must write” and get into the “must teach“. [...]

]]> By: A newbie guide to getting more website traffic. http://www.webdistortion.com/2009/05/05/the-psychology-of-the-backlink/comment-page-1/#comment-4485 A newbie guide to getting more website traffic. Thu, 14 May 2009 18:08:40 +0000 http://www.webdistortion.com/?p=2410#comment-4485 [...] That traffic is temporary however, and although it gives you a fuzzy feeling inside, won’t result in lasting traffic. To get that you have to attract secondary links by using the exposure you receive from the social site. E.g. when you hit the delicious homepage, you get in front of ALOT of eyeballs, particularly people who blog, and own a site of their own. The chances of them linking back to you increases, due to the sheep effect, and social proof. Well thats part of the psychology behind  links. [...] [...] That traffic is temporary however, and although it gives you a fuzzy feeling inside, won’t result in lasting traffic. To get that you have to attract secondary links by using the exposure you receive from the social site. E.g. when you hit the delicious homepage, you get in front of ALOT of eyeballs, particularly people who blog, and own a site of their own. The chances of them linking back to you increases, due to the sheep effect, and social proof. Well thats part of the psychology behind  links. [...]

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