Comments on: 50 Ways To Lose Your Link http://www.seo-chicks.com/1451/50-ways-to-lose-your-link.html The SEO Blog with attitude Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:59:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Greg Uhrlen http://www.seo-chicks.com/1451/50-ways-to-lose-your-link.html#comment-25750 Greg Uhrlen Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:02:39 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/?p=1451#comment-25750 Hi Julie, Number 31 made me almost fall out of my seat with laughter! The guy pictured in #20 looks vaguely familiar too...is he from the Northeast? :) All kidding aside, the one that annoys me the most is someone who has "created" a page on their website with a copy of our logo. This is usually accompanied by a detailed request of ridiculous demands. Greg Hi Julie,

Number 31 made me almost fall out of my seat with laughter! The guy pictured in #20 looks vaguely familiar too…is he from the Northeast? :)

All kidding aside, the one that annoys me the most is someone who has “created” a page on their website with a copy of our logo. This is usually accompanied by a detailed request of ridiculous demands.

Greg

]]> By: Tom - Business Consulting http://www.seo-chicks.com/1451/50-ways-to-lose-your-link.html#comment-25119 Tom - Business Consulting Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:38:12 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/?p=1451#comment-25119 First time reader, first time commenter. There were several things that stood out to me from your list, but my favorite was "by calling me Joyce. Yeah, it’s a first name but it’s not MY first name." Good stuff. First time reader, first time commenter.

There were several things that stood out to me from your list, but my favorite was “by calling me Joyce. Yeah, it’s a first name but it’s not MY first name.”

Good stuff.

]]> By: Richard A. Lewis http://www.seo-chicks.com/1451/50-ways-to-lose-your-link.html#comment-22637 Richard A. Lewis Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:22:28 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/?p=1451#comment-22637 I have not heard the word "blaspheme" (#25) in a long time. I really enjoyed this article. I know it would be helpful for anyone trying to build a quality link campaign for a web site. I have not heard the word “blaspheme” (#25) in a long time. I really enjoyed this article. I know it would be helpful for anyone trying to build a quality link campaign for a web site.

]]> By: Link Building this Month (02.2010) | Wiep.net http://www.seo-chicks.com/1451/50-ways-to-lose-your-link.html#comment-19036 Link Building this Month (02.2010) | Wiep.net Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:03:03 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/?p=1451#comment-19036 [...] long winter days seem to have kept quite a few folks inside, considering the large amount of great in-depth link building articles I came across last month. When even Bing starts writing about link [...] [...] long winter days seem to have kept quite a few folks inside, considering the large amount of great in-depth link building articles I came across last month. When even Bing starts writing about link [...]

]]> By: Robert C - The Wholesale Products Guy http://www.seo-chicks.com/1451/50-ways-to-lose-your-link.html#comment-18848 Robert C - The Wholesale Products Guy Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:45:03 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/?p=1451#comment-18848 Running down the list you have provided here, I have to say that my Productsforresale.com in-box usually gets assaulted from the following types of link requests... 7. Approaching a site with the wrong client. A site for addiction and recovery isn’t the best choice for a gambling link. 32. Asking to trade links if you put yours up first. 33. Asking to trade links when what you have to offer is truly a worthless site 22. Insisting that the site owner make permanent changes to the site’s template or structure just to accommodate your needs. 19. Sending an obviously scripted first email, then replying with one that is in a completely different tone. 39. Stating that your company is one of the best-known and most successful SEO firms out there when no one in the industry has ever heard of you. 34. Using a name that does not correspond with your email address. I think since my sites inception, I received maybe three link requests that were from a site that was in the same theme, and from a webmaster who actually owned the site they wanted me to link to.. It's stupefying to me that some people are bold enough to believe that somehow I won't notice how "cheesy" or underhanded some of their requests are. But, I guess like spam, the practice is probably not going away anytime soon.. Nuff said.. Robert C - The Wholesale Products Guy Running down the list you have provided here, I have to say that my Productsforresale.com in-box usually gets assaulted from the following types of link requests…

7. Approaching a site with the wrong client. A site for addiction and recovery isn’t the best choice for a gambling link.

32. Asking to trade links if you put yours up first.

33. Asking to trade links when what you have to offer is truly a worthless site

22. Insisting that the site owner make permanent changes to the site’s template or structure just to accommodate your needs.

19. Sending an obviously scripted first email, then replying with one that is in a completely different tone.

39. Stating that your company is one of the best-known and most successful SEO firms out there when no one in the industry has ever heard of you.

34. Using a name that does not correspond with your email address.

I think since my sites inception, I received maybe three link requests that were from a site that was in the same theme, and from a webmaster who actually owned the site they wanted me to link to..

It’s stupefying to me that some people are bold enough to believe that somehow I won’t notice how “cheesy” or underhanded some of their requests are. But, I guess like spam, the practice is probably not going away anytime soon..

Nuff said..

Robert C – The Wholesale Products Guy

]]> By: Justin Bridges http://www.seo-chicks.com/1451/50-ways-to-lose-your-link.html#comment-18847 Justin Bridges Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:08:56 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/?p=1451#comment-18847 Like the advice will has given me some great help in creating emails for future link requests. Like the advice will has given me some great help in creating emails for future link requests.

]]> By: Kim E. Williams http://www.seo-chicks.com/1451/50-ways-to-lose-your-link.html#comment-18831 Kim E. Williams Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:33:54 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/?p=1451#comment-18831 great list. funny and helpful stuff. more please! great list. funny and helpful stuff.

more please!

]]> By: Weekly Search & Social News: 02/09/2010 | Search Engine Journal http://www.seo-chicks.com/1451/50-ways-to-lose-your-link.html#comment-18814 Weekly Search & Social News: 02/09/2010 | Search Engine Journal Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:25:44 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/?p=1451#comment-18814 [...] 50 Ways To Lose Your Link – speaking of links, Julie had a list (yup, I hate ‘em, but this one ain’t too bad) of the many ways that outreach can go wrong. [...] [...] 50 Ways To Lose Your Link – speaking of links, Julie had a list (yup, I hate ‘em, but this one ain’t too bad) of the many ways that outreach can go wrong. [...]

]]> By: » Pandia Search Engine News Wrap-up Feb 6 http://www.seo-chicks.com/1451/50-ways-to-lose-your-link.html#comment-18785 » Pandia Search Engine News Wrap-up Feb 6 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:55:03 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/?p=1451#comment-18785 [...] 50 Ways To Lose Your Link [...] [...] 50 Ways To Lose Your Link [...]

]]> By: Julie Joyce http://www.seo-chicks.com/1451/50-ways-to-lose-your-link.html#comment-18782 Julie Joyce Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:49:28 +0000 http://www.seo-chicks.com/?p=1451#comment-18782 Hi Brent, I do have disdain for the idiotic link requests, absolutely. I also have close to 2 years of overseeing my own staff's link request email threads, so the idea for this post came from both their own mistakes, as obviously I can see things they have tried which did not get a link, and from link requests that come to my attention for whatever reason. I just happen to have a barbed manner I suppose. Hi Brent,

I do have disdain for the idiotic link requests, absolutely. I also have close to 2 years of overseeing my own staff’s link request email threads, so the idea for this post came from both their own mistakes, as obviously I can see things they have tried which did not get a link, and from link requests that come to my attention for whatever reason.

I just happen to have a barbed manner I suppose.

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