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Link Building – 2010 Winner
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Let’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2010 SEMMY Award in the Link Building category is … drum-roll, please …
10 Goals For Link Building Campaigns: Moving Beyond “Get More Links”
Garrett French, Search Engine Land | 5/27/09
Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:
The core measurements we use for analyzing link prospects are Relevance, Value and Potentiality (RVP). Relevance (R) is the measurement of a page’s relevance to your keywords, Value (V) is an approximation of the amount of link juice a page is capable of directing to yours and Potential (P) is the likelihood that a particular link prospect will actually “convert” into a link to your site.
Runners-Up
The top two runners-up in public voting were:
- Link Building from A to Z
Wiep Knol, SEOmoz | 5/7/09 - Link Building Evaluation Guide
Dave Snyder, Search Engine Journal | 8/5/09
The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.
How the Voting Ended
Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!
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Link Building – 2010 Finalists
No Comments »The judges listed below have made their choices, and the finalists in the Link Building category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- Link Building from A to Z
Wiep Knol, SEOmoz | 5/7/09 - 10 Goals For Link Building Campaigns: Moving Beyond “Get More Links”
Garrett French, Search Engine Land | 5/27/09 - Indispensable Link Building Tools
Wiep Knol | 5/27/09 - Link Building Evaluation Guide
Dave Snyder, Search Engine Journal | 8/5/09 - 17 Ways Search Engines Judge the Value of a Link
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 9/10/09
Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun. (Feel free to encourage them to vote for you; winners historically have actively promoted the SEMMYS to their readers.)
Here’s How to Vote
Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on January 29, 2010.
VOTE NOW IN THIS CATEGORY
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Posts Judged by Michael Gray, Jennifer Laycock, and Aaron Wall

Linkbuilding – All 2010 Nominees
2 Comments »Congratulations to the following nominees in the Linkbuilding category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.
- Link Building 101, Part 1
Ron Jones, Search Engine Watch | 2/2/09 - Link Building 101, Part 2
Ron Jones, Search Engine Watch | 2/9/09 - Secrets of how to escape the link building trap now
Michael Martinez, SEO Theory | 2/24/09 - Getting Crafty – Advanced Search Operators to Find the Best Backlinks
Brian Gilley, Social SEO | 4/16/09 - Link Building from A to Z
Wiep Knol, SEOmoz | 5/7/09 - Ruud Questions: Debra Mastaler
Ruud Hein, Search Engine People | 5/8/09 - My "Must Have" List of Directories
Carrie Hill, Search Engine Watch | 5/12/09 - 10 Goals For Link Building Campaigns: Moving Beyond “Get More Links”
Garrett French, Search Engine Land | 5/27/09 - Indispensable Link Building Tools
Wiep Knol | 5/27/09 - The Link Builder’s Guide To Analyzing SERP Dominators For Link Opportunities
Garrett French, Search Engine Land | 6/23/09 - The 5 B’s of Bad Link Building: Borrowing, Begging, Bartering, Bribing and Buying
Pete Caputa, HubSpot | 7/8/09 - The International Link Building Guide
Garrett French, Search Engine People | 7/8/09 - Page segmentation and link building
David Harry, Huomah | 7/13/09 - Link Building Tactics 101, Part 1
Ron Jones, Search Engine Watch | 7/27/09 - Link Building Evaluation Guide
Dave Snyder, Search Engine Journal | 8/5/09 - 17 Ways Search Engines Judge the Value of a Link
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 9/10/09 - Get Your Link Building Requests Answered
Mat Siltala, Dream Systems Media | 10/12/09 - 101 Advanced Tips For The Next Time You Buy Text Link Ads
Gab Goldenberg, Search Engine Journal | 10/15/09 - The Holiday Link Building Blitz: A Plan for eCommerce Sites
Garrett French, Search Engine People | 11/3/09 - Link Building With a Small Budget
Justilien Gaspard, Search Engine Watch | 11/12/09 - 11 Effective, Efficient Ways To Use Limited Time To Build Links
Debra Mastaler, Search Engine Land | 11/10/09 - 21 Link Builders Share Advanced Link Building Queries
Garrett French, Search Engine Land | 11/17/09 - Why link building may not work
Michael Martinez, Best SEO Blog | 11/25/09
Posts Judged by Michael Gray, Jennifer Laycock, and Aaron Wall

Link Building – 2009 Winner
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Let’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2009 SEMMY Award in the Link Building category is … drum-roll, please …
Link Building Strategies: 69 Solid Tactics For 2009
Wiep Knol | 12/2/08
Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:
43. Offer services or a product in exchange for a review. Don’t ask the bloggers or webmasters to link to you, they most often will do anyway.
44. Create something unique. Top 10s, top 250s, mash-ups, how-tos, best-ofs, surveys, studies, awards. Define the proper hook, create unique content and attract good links. The possibilities are infinite.
Runners-Up
The top two runners-up in public voting were:
- The Fundamentals of Link Building
Adam Audette, AudetteMedia | 3/23/08 - The Definitive List (75+) of Link Building Techniques in 2008
Jeff Quipp, Search Engine People | 12/16/08
The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.
How the Voting Ended
Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!
Posts Judged by Aaron Wall and Tamar Weinberg

Link Building – 2009 Finalists
No Comments »The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Link Building category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- 11 Experts on Link Development Speak Out
Rae Hoffman | 1/31/08 - Link Building Secrets Revealed by Top Linking Experts
Stoney deGeyter, Pole Position Marketing | 3/4/08 - The Fundamentals of Link Building
Adam Audette, AudetteMedia | 3/23/08 - Public Relations: The Other Important PR In Link Development
Rae Hoffman, Search Engine Land | 3/25/08 - Link Building Strategies: 69 Solid Tactics For 2009
Wiep Knol | 12/2/08 - The Definitive List (75+) of Link Building Techniques in 2008
Jeff Quipp, Search Engine People | 12/16/08
Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun. (Feel free to encourage them to vote for you.)
Here’s How to Vote
Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on February 2, 2008.
VOTE NOW IN THIS CATEGORY
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Posts Judged by Aaron Wall and Tamar Weinberg

Link Building – All 2009 Nominees
2 Comments »Congratulations to the following nominees in the Link Building category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.
- There’s No Such Thing As A Worthless Link
Debra Mastaler, Search Engine Land | 1/14/08 - The 4 Different Types of Authority Links (and 11 Ways to Get Them)
Wiep Knol | 1/17/08 - Thinking about buying links? 30 tips to save you from failure
Brian Chappell | 1/24/08 - 11 Experts on Link Development Speak Out
Rae Hoffman | 1/31/08 - Why All Links Are Paid Links in the Travel Trade
Elisabeth Osmeloski, Search Engine Watch | 2/1/08 - Tapping into Unconventional Link Attributes
Branko Rihtman, SEO Scientist | 2/2/08 - Link Building Secrets Revealed by Top Linking Experts
Stoney deGeyter, Pole Position Marketing | 3/4/08 - Six Explosive Organic & Paid Link Building Tips
Loren Baker, Search Engine Journal | 3/12/08 - The Fundamentals of Link Building
Adam Audette, AudetteMedia | 3/23/08 - Public Relations: The Other Important PR In Link Development
Rae Hoffman, Search Engine Land | 3/25/08 - Creating a Link Building System
Sage Lewis, Search Engine Watch | 3/27/08 - A Guide to Getting Maximum Link Value from Your Content
Garrett French, Content Marketing | 5/16/08 - 400 Quality Links that Deliver Both Immediate Traffic and Search Rankings
Roderick Coleman, Conversion Stats | 5/17/08 - Don’t Call Me Linkbait
Rae Hoffman, Search Engine Land | 5/27/08 - Researching for Linkbait Pieces
Patrick Winfield, 10e20 | 6/12/08 - Shine A Light – How to explain link-theory to a layman
Ken Jones, SEOpsCentre | 6/26/08 - A Linkbuilding Method So Effective I Can’t Believe It’s Not Blackhat
Tom Critchlow, SEOmoz | 8/11/08 - 30 Ways to Get Links Naturally & Stop Link Building
Tad Chef, SEOptimise | 10/6/08 - Use Online Public Relations for Link Marketing
Justilien Gaspard, Search Engine Watch | 11/13/08 - 8 Ways to Buy Links Without “Buying Links”
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 11/17/08 - Link Building Strategies: 69 Solid Tactics For 2009
Wiep Knol | 12/2/08 - The Definitive List (75+) of Link Building Techniques in 2008
Jeff Quipp, Search Engine People | 12/16/08
Posts Judged by Aaron Wall and Tamar Weinberg

Link Building – 2008 Winner
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Let’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2008 SEMMY Award in the Link Building category is … drum-roll, please …
Help! I’m New, I Need Links, What Can I Do?
Debra Mastaler, The Link Spiel | 9/29/07
Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:
- Locate the prominent bloggers in your niche and start adding to the industry by commenting on their views. Don’t be obnoxious and don’t do it everyday. Join their community and they’ll join yours. (cost – free)
- Be sure to incorporate an incentive-to-link program in all your external correspondence such as autoresponders, confirmation emails, reminders etc. (cost free)
- Create a corporate blog and invite bloggers, journalists, and your customers to contribute. Continually promote the site and it’s writers and in turn, they’ll support your site by linking to it. Don’t forget to add an RSS feed as well. (cost free to low)
Runners-Up
The top two runners-up in public voting were:
- Andy Hagans’ Ultimate Guide to Linkbaiting and Social Media Marketing
Andy Hagans, Tropical SEO | 2/5/07 - Revealing your Competitor’s FULL External Relevance Profile – One of my best kept secrets
Hamlet Batista | 10/17/07
The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.
How the Voting Ended
Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!
Posts Judged by John Andrews and Bill Slawski

Link Building – 2008 Finalists
1 Comment »The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Link Building category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- Andy Hagans’ Ultimate Guide to Linkbaiting and Social Media Marketing
Andy Hagans, Tropical SEO | 2/5/07 - The Paid Links Economy
Philipp Lenssen, Google Blogoscoped | 4/19/07 - The relevant link myth
Michael Martinez, SEO Theory | 6/18/07 - Revisiting your linking strategies for a link health check
Jennifer Slegg | 9/25/07 - Help! I’m New, I Need Links, What Can I Do?
Debra Mastaler, The Link Spiel | 9/29/07 - Revealing your Competitor’s FULL External Relevance Profile – One of my best kept secrets
Hamlet Batista | 10/17/07
Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun.
Here’s How to Vote
Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on January 30, 2008.
VOTE NOW IN THIS CATEGORY (link will open in a new window)
Posts Judged by John Andrews and Bill Slawski

Link Building – All 2008 Nominees
4 Comments »The following are the nominees in the Link Building category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards. Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Congratulations to all nominees! Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is coming soon.
- Building Links Using Netscape Video
Chris Winfield, 10e20 | 1/3/07 - Link Building As Relationship Building – A Great Example
Jennifer Laycock, Search Engine Guide | 1/11/07 - The Link Baiting Playbook: Hooks Revisited
Todd Malicoat, Stuntdubl | 1/12/07 - 2007 Guide to Linkbaiting: The Year of Widgetbait?
Nick Wilson, Search Engine Land | 1/18/07 - Criteria & Time Period for Link Effectiveness
Shimon Sandler | 1/26/07 - Creating Authority and Link Development
Roger Montti, Martinibuster | 1/31/07 - Andy Hagans’ Ultimate Guide to Linkbaiting and Social Media Marketing
Andy Hagans, Tropical SEO | 2/5/07 - Guide to Link Buying: Directories, Ads, and Reviews
Loren Baker, Search Engine Journal | 2/12/07 - Online Publicity and Link Building in 2007: An Eric Ward Webcast
Tamar Weinberg, 10e20 | 2/15/07 - The Rising Tide Lifts All Ships
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 3/8/07 - Five Link Development Experts: A Group Interview
Sugarrae | 3/14/07 - What exactly qualifies as a quality link?
Jennifer Slegg | 4/5/07 - Why Google Shouldn’t Penalize Us for Their Incompetence
Sugarrae | 4/15/07 - The Paid Links Economy
Philipp Lenssen, Google Blogoscoped | 4/19/07 - Can Google Find and Spank your Paid Links?
Jim Boykin | 4/25/07 - Ethical Link Building Incentives
Tamar Weinberg, Search Engine Roundtable | 5/9/07 - The relevant link myth
Michael Martinez, SEO Theory | 6/18/07 - A Portrait of the Perfect Link Builder
Eric Ward, Search Engine Land | 6/18/07 - 5 crafty outside the box link-building tricks & tips
Tom Critchlow, MediaWhiz | 7/2/07 - Newspaper Links Means No Ink On Your Fingers
Debra Mastaler, The Link Spiel | 8/2/07 - The Art of Buying Links Under the Radar
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 8/16/07 - The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Link Builders
Debra Mastaler, Search Engine Land | 9/3/07 - SES Interviews: SEOmoz’ Matt Inman on Linkbaiting
Joe Whyte, Search Marketing Standard | 9/18/07 - Revisiting your linking strategies for a link health check
Jennifer Slegg | 9/25/07 - Help! I’m New, I Need Links, What Can I Do?
Debra Mastaler, The Link Spiel | 9/29/07 - The Necessary Evolution of Linkbait
Eric Lander, Search Engine Journal | 10/5/07 - Michael Gray Interview: Advanced Link Strategies
Peter Da Vanzo, Link Juicy | 10/8/07 - Mastering Both Kinds Of Link Building – Authority & Reputation
Dan Thies, SEO Fast Start | 10/9/07 - 11 Considerations When Hiring a Link Building Service
Loren Baker, Search Engine Journal | 10/11/07 - Revealing your Competitor’s FULL External Relevance Profile – One of my best kept secrets
Hamlet Batista | 10/17/07 - How To Buy Blog Reviews for Effective Link Building
Loren Baker, Search Engine Journal | 10/22/07
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