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Controversy marketing - why it works and why you should consider it

Posted on June 9th, 2007 | Filed under linkbait, andy beard, jason calacanis, controversy marketing, john chow, shoemoney, disclosure | 10 comments

Every now and then I see a flurry of activity around certain individuals, usually on the back of something apparently wrong or outrageous.

Shoemoney, a big fish in a little pond whilst debating with a guy named Randfish, another big fish in a little pond caused Andy Beard, yep, you got it, another big fish in a little pond to react and address the issue as he saw it. I think Andy has been reading a few linkbaiting articles lately as the headline is a classic “Blogging Full Disclosure Debacle - Grow Some Brass Ones” now if someone is talking about you in such a way its very difficult not to react. In fact both did, Rand commented on Andy’s Blog and Shoe blogged on it. The other thing too is that it stirred all of these people to chime in and give an opinion or two. David Naylor Twenty Steps Hamlet Batista Search Anyway Online Business Blog BlackBeard SEO CPA Affiliates Frank Watson Dave Taylor Shawn Collins

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2000 bloggers

Posted on January 30th, 2007 | Filed under blogging, linkbait | 2 comments

What a great idea, nuff said really.

If you really really liked this post you might even want to buy me a Stella Artois :D

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Social Media Marketing, Baiting and SEO

Posted on January 19th, 2007 | Filed under seo, social media, widgets, linkbait | No comments

I read a very good blog post this morning from the old linkmeister himself NickW.

He talks about linkbaiting generally, what makes for good vs what makes for bad and touches on its newly born cousin ‘widgetbait’, a term I heard for the 1st time yesterday in a private discussion with Lyndon . More on widgets further on.

Anyways, getting back to Nick. For those of you who don’t know him or have never had the pleasure/displeasure to encounter his often acerbic wit, he’s the guy responsible for setting up Threadwatch , Performancing and the recently launched click influence and is generally credited with coining the phrase Linkbait. He’s a good egg, who tells it like it is.
Besides damn hard work a big aspect behind Nick’s success with these ventures has been his ability to stimulate debate amongst the community by writing interesting content that actually has something to say.

He gets people talking about stuff. Simple huh? Very rarely will you read a longish blog from Nick that doesn’t have something to add to the mix. He wins, we win. He gains links and kudos, we learn a little and maybe grab an idea or get incentivised to modify or adapt or use whatever it is he might be talking about. Does he hit it everytime? No, of course not, he’s human like the rest of us, but he’s certainly worth some closer scrutiny…

If you really really liked this post you might even want to buy me a Stella Artois :D

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>> How much money can Facebook apps actually make?
DeveloperAnalytics, a research firm which analyzes Facebook applications, put out an appealing bit of linkbait this morning that purports to show how much money popular applications could earn each month.
>> How to make linkbaits from boring sites
So essentually random.site.dot.com wanted to get ranked for credit cards. He made up a story about “13 Year Old Kid Steals Dad’s Credit Card to Buy Hookers” (it did not originally have the disclaimer present now). Long story short, it got picked up by some news agencies and digg, and spread like wildfire. It was completely false.
>> Linkbait 2.0: The Soul of Linkbait (Part 3)
This is an incredibly well-written article about the common pitfalls that authors often fall into when too much emphasis is placed on writing search engine related articles, rather than simply creating outstanding viral content on a wide range of topics. So much of this article applies to my current circumstance...others will likely agree!
>> Linkbaiting 101 - Increase your backlinks
Very well written. Concise and to the point with examples. I have already learned a lot from Balkhis.
>> Linkbait, Passion, Fluff and Mixing it Up: Reflections on Co
Today I want to tell you the story of a blogger whose problem that he was too good at getting on the front page of Digg. But first - I want to share a quote from Michael Gray who said something last week that hit the mark for me:
>> Lazyman's Guide To Linkbait
It just doesn't get any simpler than this...
>> Lessons in Linkbait and Social Media
how to stand out from the crowd
>> La Longue Traine en Search Marketing
Longue Traîne en Référencement naturel et payant. SEO Long Tail, Blog, RSS, Wiki, URL Rewriting, Liens Sponsorisés, Géolocalisation, Link-baiting
>> Is linkbait an Acceptable Mechanism for Acquiring Links
Given the fiasco that exploded into the world of SEO with money.co.uk's acticle about a 13 Year Old Stealing Dad's Credit Card to Buy Hookers was revealed as a hoax/prank that was used to acquire numerous backlinks, many people waded in on th
>> What Are You Fishing For?
This is a very good post about linkbaiting that will make you rethink you ideas about linkbaiting.