When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed

Links are usually the first thing that people look at when something happens in the SERPs. Surely, if your rankings fall, you must just have crap links, right? Well look elsewhere too…because I’m here to tell you that immediately blaming the links and not looking for problems elsewhere won’t always get those rankings back up. In fact, if you stop a killer link campaign because you’re convinced that the links are the problem, and you go from 60 to 0mph, that can potentially hurt you even further. Here’s a synopsis of the main 5 non-linky problems that we’ve encountered and troubleshooted over the years whilst dutifully cranking out the links. 1. Check The Redirects For this, I rely on Rex Swain’s HTTP Viewer . For those of you who don’t have familiarity with this, here’s how I use it: Enter your URL Uncheck the AutoFollow Location box Now, it’s a good idea to 301 redirect e...

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@R_Balzac » 14 Mar '12, 8pm
Thx @JulieJoyce for the tips, tools and quickwins you gave on your last post via @sengineland [link]
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@ReapTraffic » 09 Mar '12, 12am
toddmolloy: If you have lost rankings/Google traffic it might be more than your links [link] [link]
@toddmolloy » 09 Mar '12, 12am
If you have lost rankings/Google traffic it might be more than your links [link]
@w2scott » 08 Mar '12, 7pm
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@ArjenHoek » 08 Mar '12, 1pm
When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed [link] #linkbuilding
@Empire_SEO » 08 Mar '12, 12am
#Links aren't all to blame for problems in #SERPS [link]
@BIGvilleMedia » 07 Mar '12, 11pm
hahah don't be so funny, but it's a #fact RT @linkbuildrocket: When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed [link] #SEO
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@designtoads » 07 Mar '12, 6pm
Where to look when rankings fall [link] via @sengineland
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More tools for problems are always good. When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed [link] via @sengineland #SEO #SEM
@Jim1975 » 07 Mar '12, 2pm
When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed [link] via @sengineland there may be other factors causing rankings to fall.
@getmeontop » 07 Mar '12, 2pm
Drop in #SERP, seems most blame the #Links but it is best to keep investigating deeper! [link]
@DAAMarketing » 07 Mar '12, 10am
Not ranking well? Blaming the links? Here's some great insight to what else can be causing your ranking issues... [link]
@Franki_blogs » 07 Mar '12, 9am
Rankings taken a dip? It's not always down to bad links - [link] #seo
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When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed - [link] - Discussion - [link]
@ShaunCol » 07 Mar '12, 7am
Don't always blame the links - great explanation of other considerations for poor SEO performance [link] @sengineland
@Chris__Hodder » 07 Mar '12, 7am
@SEOJackReid [link]
@petrakraft » 07 Mar '12, 7am
Must read from @JulieJoyce via @sengineland When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed [link]
@Shift_Marketing » 07 Mar '12, 4am
Sometimes, those links aren't really the problem. Remember, correlation does not equal causation. [link]
@PopsharedSearch » 07 Mar '12, 4am
When The Going Gets Tough, The Links Get Blamed (Searchengineland - 186 retweets) [link]
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@mckeemarketing » 06 Mar '12, 11pm
It is not just about the number of links you have but the quality of the links. Do you need a link audit? [link]
@MCook14 » 06 Mar '12, 10pm
When the going gets tough...don't blame the links! Check for these other common #SEO issues [link]
@Hannah_MeiLan » 06 Mar '12, 9pm
To blame the links or not blame the links [link]
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