A trip down memory lane - linkbait that's worked in the past, plus a look at what's happening right now and some theories about what SEO linkbait campaigns might look like in the future.

1. The Past, Present &
Future of Linkbait
Hannah Smith
@hannah_bo_banna

3. 1997...

5. 30,000 links
from 1500 domains

6. 2000...

8. 1,200,000 links
2800
from domains

9. 2006...

11. 4,000 links
from 900 domains

12. 2007...

14. 1200 links
from 334 domains

15. 2008...

17. 30,000 links
from 840 domains

18. 2009...

20. 9,000 links
from 1200 domains

21. But getting links to a
commercial site is
harder #sadtrombone

22. 2000...

24. 79,000 links
from 2565 domains

25. 2005...

27. 8,000 links
from 3,000 domains

28. 2006-2008...

30. 45,000 links
from 832 domains

31. 2008...

33. 203 links
from 123 domains

36. Xbox
Guess he’s an and I’m more
Atari but the way you play your game ain’t fair...

39. beer
pockets 

41. 250 links

43. 148 links
from 72 domains

45. iPhone users have
More Sex
Finally, statistical proof that iPhone users
aren’t just getting f*cked by Apple

46. 859 links
from 424 domains

47. tl;dr
low budget?
written content can get you great links

48. what is distilled
now?
doing right

53. the future
is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed...
William Gibson

54. SEO<3
Social Media
,
PR&
Marketing

56. invest
in the
platform

57. 472 million
smartphones will be shipped in 2011

58. 70%of smartphone users regularly
browse
the internet & use online apps

59. 67% plan to buy a
tablet in the next 12 months

61. Your
best won’t cut it...
do it better...

63. do what?

64. start
(small is fine – get buy in)

65. build
relationships

66. mitigate
against failure

67. invest
in the
platform

68. the
timeis
now

69. Hannah Smith
SEO Consultant – Distilled
hannah.smith@distilled.net
http://twitter.com/#!/hannah_bo_banna