Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study

seomoz.org 16 Jan '13, 5am

Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study

So I wanted to use a semi-difficult keyword phrase that was in a spammy niche. That way the case study would be more conclusive. I looked at a lot of different options for keywords - most of them were in the finance vertical and were based on credit cards, loans, or credit. I decided eventually that I would try to find a credit-related keyword. That way, I wouldn't end up with a ranking for a loan or credit card keyword, without being able to provide the actual loan or credit card the searcher was looking for. Credit keywords, on the other hand, are informational in nature and fit better with the content (which is admittedly ghetto right now) I could produce. The phrase I ended up choosing is '650 credit score'. Using the SEOmoz Pro Keyword Difficulty Tool, the phrase has a keyword difficulty score of 50, which is in the range I wanted. It's difficult enough for a good tes...

Full article: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/postpenguin-anchor-text-case-s...

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@vceliste » 04 Feb '13, 6pm
Super case study anchor textů po Tučňákovi [link]
@seotweetz » 30 Jan '13, 6pm
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@ahilliardm » 29 Jan '13, 12pm
@courtneytuttle put together this interesting case study on anchor text (post-Penguin) [link] | Does exact match matter?
@vincensdrouin » 28 Jan '13, 11pm
Une belle petite étude sur l'ancre des liens retours #seo #backlinks varions, variez, varie! [link]
@aojsamurai » 25 Jan '13, 5am
@eamexicano mira este post habla de la actualizacion del panda y pinguino de google [link] no es gran cosa
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@seotweetz » 24 Jan '13, 9am
RT @lclemenson: #SEO Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study | SEOmoz [link] via @SEOmoz
@Matdwright » 23 Jan '13, 3pm
"I wish I had NOT used the main keyword in any links". How exact match domains & brand only links are shaping new link [link]
@seotweetz » 23 Jan '13, 1pm
RT @TrendTown: Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study | SEOmoz [link] via @SEOmoz #SEO
@JBi_Digital » 23 Jan '13, 11am
Compelling case study on Anchor text, Post Penguin. [link]
@projectline » 22 Jan '13, 9pm
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@seotweetz » 22 Jan '13, 6pm
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@DynWebSolutions » 22 Jan '13, 5pm
More Post-Penguin Anchor Text Data [link]
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@clued_co » 22 Jan '13, 12am
Anchor Text Case Study | [link] | #blog #content #seo
@Beamariscal » 21 Jan '13, 8pm
Interesante Caso de estudio sobre los Anchor Text post-penguin [link] algo que en algunos sectores ya existía de antes
@danstpeter » 21 Jan '13, 7pm
Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study | SEOMoz - [link] #yam
@MsJillianGrace » 21 Jan '13, 7pm
Great #SEOmoz experiment on which #anchortext changes influence a website's popularity in competitive keyword markets: [link]
@kernmedia » 21 Jan '13, 3pm
@courtneytuttle, I'm also seeing rankings drop temporarily after new links: "Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study - [link]"
@Web4Mktg » 21 Jan '13, 8am
Caso Studio sugli Anchor Text nell'Era Post-Penguin | Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study | SEOmoz [link] via @SEOmoz
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@TimothyAlcock » 20 Jan '13, 8pm
RT @Tudor_Davies: Good Case Study: Relevant Links vs Anchor Text Matches. [link] @seomoz @timothyalcock @jameswelchseo
@KellanStephens » 19 Jan '13, 9pm
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@seotweetz » 19 Jan '13, 5am
RT @trailstracks: Brilliant @SEOmoz blog on #SEO: Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study | SEOmoz [link] ... thanks to @neilpatel for mentioning.
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@seotweetz » 18 Jan '13, 5pm
RT @TexasSEO: Interesting study and conclusions. Thanks @SEOmoz -> Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study [link] #SEO
@zaneraygroup » 18 Jan '13, 5pm
Great case study on the use of Anchor Text - post-penguin. If you were wondering how best to link - this is a good read [link]
@olegko » 18 Jan '13, 4pm
Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study [link] - Simple & clean study on ranking for a medium-competition term
@EnlinkBrasil » 18 Jan '13, 3pm
Veja um estudo sobre Anchor Text pós Google Pinguim [link]
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@isidretomasa » 18 Jan '13, 11am
Pueden ser pocos, pero que sean buenos (el linkbuilding tras el apocalipsis Penguin :) [link]
@krlitosSem » 18 Jan '13, 10am
RT @onetomarket_es Un estudio #SEO sobre como afecta el anchor text al posicionamiento. [link] #otm
@onetomarket_es » 18 Jan '13, 10am
Un estudio #SEO sobre como afecta el anchor text al posicionamiento. [link] #otm
@SineadCarville » 18 Jan '13, 10am
"@markstanley: Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study | SEOmoz [link] via @SEOmoz"@hughcarville one for your assignment
@SEO_cutie_pie » 18 Jan '13, 10am
If "exact match anchor text" is required at all? >>Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study | SEOmoz [link] via @SEOmoz
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@InfoactiveMedi » 18 Jan '13, 2am
Interesting post-Penguin anchor text test by SEOMoz #seo #linkbuilding #anchortext [link]
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@DavidCarralon » 17 Jan '13, 9pm
one of the most enriching posts I have read in SEOmoz in a long time: Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study [link]