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7 Link Building
Mistakes
That May Cost You
Your Business!
Because of Google’s Penguin update,
link building is risky these days.
Thou shalt not
“build links”!
So, top 7 link building mistakes
to avoid are…
Mistake #1: links from pages withTONs of
(>1,000) outgoing links
 Backlink page links out to 100s, 1000s of pages
 Usually a sign of a low-quality blog or directory
SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: Suspicious
www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
Mistake #2: Links from pages with the same
IP (same C-class)
 Links that share the same C-class IP
 Usually a sign of link networks
SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: Suspicious
www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
Mistake #3:Too many links with exact match
anchor text
 Chunks of links with identical anchor text
 Anything over 10% could put you at risk
SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: High Risk
www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
Mistake #4: Keywords in anchor text & lack
of diversity
 Don’t overdo with keywords in anchor text
 Try to use a mix of different anchors
SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: High Risk
www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
Mistake #5: Site-wide backlinks
 Keep site-wide links to a minimum
 Blog-roll, header, footer, sidebar links
SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: High Risk
www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
Mistake #6: Backlinks from pages not indexed
in Google
 Such pages are normally banned by Google
 Links from such pages tarnish your profile
SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: Critical Risk
www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
Type #7: Backlinks from pages that look
suspicious or weak
 Pages that offer you to “submit a URL”
 Pages with quick-n-easy link opportunities
SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: Critical Risk
www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
Detect these 7 mistakes
in SEO SpyGlass
- in just 2 minutes!
www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
Instantly spot harmful links!
See which factors cause a penalty!
Read more at
http://www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
…or try the Anti-Penalty Link Audit
feature in SEO SpyGlass
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Top 7 Link Building Mistakes That May Cost You Biz

  • 1. 7 Link Building Mistakes That May Cost You Your Business!
  • 2. Because of Google’s Penguin update, link building is risky these days. Thou shalt not “build links”!
  • 3. So, top 7 link building mistakes to avoid are…
  • 4. Mistake #1: links from pages withTONs of (>1,000) outgoing links  Backlink page links out to 100s, 1000s of pages  Usually a sign of a low-quality blog or directory SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: Suspicious www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
  • 5. Mistake #2: Links from pages with the same IP (same C-class)  Links that share the same C-class IP  Usually a sign of link networks SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: Suspicious www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
  • 6. Mistake #3:Too many links with exact match anchor text  Chunks of links with identical anchor text  Anything over 10% could put you at risk SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: High Risk www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
  • 7. Mistake #4: Keywords in anchor text & lack of diversity  Don’t overdo with keywords in anchor text  Try to use a mix of different anchors SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: High Risk www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
  • 8. Mistake #5: Site-wide backlinks  Keep site-wide links to a minimum  Blog-roll, header, footer, sidebar links SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: High Risk www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
  • 9. Mistake #6: Backlinks from pages not indexed in Google  Such pages are normally banned by Google  Links from such pages tarnish your profile SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: Critical Risk www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
  • 10. Type #7: Backlinks from pages that look suspicious or weak  Pages that offer you to “submit a URL”  Pages with quick-n-easy link opportunities SEO SpyGlass penalty risk score: Critical Risk www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
  • 11. Detect these 7 mistakes in SEO SpyGlass - in just 2 minutes! www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html
  • 13. See which factors cause a penalty!
  • 14. Read more at http://www.link-assistant.com/news/link-mistakes.html …or try the Anti-Penalty Link Audit feature in SEO SpyGlass
  • 15. Copyright © 2014, Link-Assistant.Com