A History Of Link Building: From Link Exchanges & Directories To Link Networks & Press Releases [Infographic]
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Nov 27, 2013
- Link Building
Daniel Trick
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A History Of Link Building
Having been in the industry for some time now, we have seen a lot of the changes in the link building scene first-hand. Only the old-school veterans will remember the link exchange rush and when you could rank for anything with only directories, but I’m sure most of you will be familiar with a few of these strategies.
The dates aren’t exact; they’re more of a guideline of when they became most popular rather than an exact timeline. Anyway, we hope you find it interesting.
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