Reciprocal linking is exactly what it sounds like – linking to someone’s website and having them link back to yours in return. Although reciprocal links don’t rank as high on search engines as one-way links, you’ll still notice an increase of traffic from having your link in various places.

Build Reciprocal Links
http://www.build-reciprocal-links.com/
For free, easy-to-use linking tools, I recommend the Build Reciprocal Links website. Check out their reciprocal link checker to verify your reciprocal links. And while you’re at it, get involved in their discussion board to discuss the latest in linking and SEO with over 9,000 members.

Link Partners
www.linkpartners.com
This free websites aims to “build website traffic, brand site and product names, gain both one way links and relevant link exchanges and increase overall link popularity.” And with no spam, no link farms and no free-for-all links pages, it’s definitely worth a try.

LinksLister
www.linkslister.com
Submit your link to be included in a huge roster of sites. Then start surfing and exchanging links with friends. Unlike other sites, link exchanges must be request and subsequently approved before any further action can be taken.

True Reciprocal Link
www.truereciprocallink.com
This directory has to review and approve all links, which means you only get quality reciprocal links.  Their focus on quality, not quantity ensures real link building results. True Reciprocal Link also focuses on making sure you’re not getting duped by some tricky webmaster who isn’t actually returning the favor.

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Here’s the good news about local search: If someone is new to your town (i.e. recently relocated or visiting, for example) they have no idea who your competitors are. The yellow pages are a thing of the past – consumers now go to the internet to find new resources in a city. 

So with on-point keywords you can position your business as the prominent one in your city! Use these local search resources to boost your businesses position in the local arena.

Bing Local
While there are many Google fanatics out there, there’s also a large population of people who prefer Microsoft products. Utilize Bing Local so as not to alienate those potential clients who don’t swear by Google.

Expose Local
Consultant Terry Richards knows how overlooked local SEO has been. He also knows its relevance and the advantage it can give your company over others businesses. In addition to offering a paid consultant service, Richards shares some valuable local search resources on his website.

Insider Pages
Customer review sites are the best way to get clicks because you get (hopefully) positive reviews that will influence other customers and free advertising! Insiderpages is the one of the largest customer review sites and shows up in search engine results, so this is a must use!

Local Keywords
This is a particularly helpful site as it allows you to enter the zip code and search terms to generate local adwords and keywords. Also includes various options to help you narrow the results down a bit.

Local Search Toolkit
These local search gurus provide the very best local SEO knowledge and tools out there. They’re currently accepting applicants for beta testing of their toolkit so sign up now to be one of the first!

Local SEO Guide
Blogger Andrew Shotland dispels rumors, gives advice and offers up handy resources on his local SEO blog. Ever wonder how Yelp can help your small business? Andrew analyzes its SEO Service and much more on his blog.

Merchant Circle
Signing up for Merchant Circle as a free advertiser means your listing is presented to local users. Merchant Circle profiles are quickly indexed and usually rank pretty high, so I definitely recommend signing up.

Mobile Search Guide
People often use cellphones and smarthpones to look up local listings and find what services are nearby. Cellphones.org breaks down everything you need to know about mobile search and offers up resources to help sort through local search.

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When all is said and done, online marketing is really about matchmaking.

On the one side of the relationship is YOU.  Very simply, you run a small business and you are trying to find qualified prospects who are interested in your services.  On the other side of the matchmaking equation areyour potential clients.  And, while most small business owners don’t think about this, it is important to emphasize that there are hundreds—if not thousands of people—looking RIGHT NOW for you to help them solve their problems!

So how to connect?  Who does the matchmaking?

A large part of the ‘connection’ happens through the humble keyword.  An optimal keyword is a word or phrase which describes precisely the service or benefit you provide.

So, if you are a graphic designer in Toronto, your prospect will be typing in something like ‘graphic designer Toronto’ or ‘graphic designers in Toronto’.  And you want to be absolutely sure that when they type in that term that YOUR name pops us first (and not the name of your biggest competitor!)

Keywords matter.  Big time. They are paramount to online gold.

But not all keywords are created equally.  Your goal is to find keywords that have the following qualities:

• the maximum possible searches

• the lowest possible competition

• high commercial viability (in other words, when people type that term in they are ready to buy rather than just ‘seeking information’

So how do you figure out which keywords you need to grow your business?

One of the best tools out there to find keywords is a piece of software called Market Samurai.

Market Samurai will not just help you find the right keywords, it will show you how competitive they are, how often they are being searched, their commercial viability as well as which sites currently rank for them.  It is a comprehensive and easy-to-use tool.

Focusing on keywords is an absolute essential first step in successful online marketing.

Go to http://www.marketsamurai.com/ (this is NOT an affiliate link) and grab a free trial of Market Samurai today and get going!

Here’s to your blogging success,

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It’s 1:30 in the morning and I can’t sleep. There’s this loud chewing noise coming from over my head and it’s keeping me awake.

What is it? Watch the video below.

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- Charlie

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What do marketing and advertising have in common? In the land of keyword optimization, absolutely nothing! If you don’t know what words your potential clients are using to search for your service, they can’t find you. And if they can’t find you…well you know what happens then. Absolutely nothing! Save yourself time and money by getting keyword optimization down and prevent your other initiatives from falling flat.

The Free Dictionary
I consider this to be one of the most valuable resources out there for keyword optimization. In addition to just showing you the meaning of a word, the dictionary also shows words of the same root and thesaurus entries. Use it to approach your keywords from more than one angle.

Google Trends
Google tends to make software that is easy to use, extremely helpful and best of all, completely free! Their Google Trends service is no exception. It analyzes Google search data and shows you how popular that search is over a period of time. and while they don’t claim to be 100% accurate, having a general idea of the popularity of your search terms will help you whittle down your SEO terms.

Google Blog
Add this blog to your regular blog roll now and thank me later!. These masters of SEO clearly know a thing or two about search. Learn tips, tricks and go behind the scenes with the geniuses behind the service that has taken the world by storm.

Keyword Discovery
This service is on the expensive side, but has some decently priced plans. If you need help with optimizing meta tags, beating out the competition or maximizing your PPC campaigns, Keyword Discovery can help.

Keyword Research FlowChart
Ever wonder how to determine if your SEO efforts will pay off. Use this flow chart to help navigate the SEO waters with easy to follow instructions each step of the way. Larger version and downloadable PDF available on the site.

Keyword Typo Generator
Enter your keyword of choice and then enter the type of error you want to search. Wrong key? Missed Characters? Double Characters? This keyword Typo Generator has them all covered.

Meta Glossary
Stop searching for your dusty physical copy of the Dictionary and start using MetaGlossary. They scour the internet to provide you with current definitions for any word you can imagine.

Ranks
From a company with 10 years of solid SEO experience, comes a great keyword density tool. Check to see what keywords your competitors are using and use the results to boost your business. This is a great resource!

SEO Workers Analysis Tool
Don’t know the ranking potential of your web page? This tool is a great one because it provides you with keywords, all urls located in the page, keywords found in anchor tags and more! And it analyzes not only meta tags but the same places internet spiders check as well to ensure all bases are covered.

SEO Tool Set
Multiple useful tools in one place make this site a go-to for anything SEM. From a SEM tool bar, a server checker (that lets you know if something in your server is erroneous) and competition research, you’ll find yourself using the resources on this site regularly.

Similpedia
As its name suggests, this site helps you find similar content on…you guessed it – Wikpedia. Just enter a URL or paragraph of 100 words and you’re given all of the wikipedia articles that are related to that content.

Tip of My Tongue
What was that word? It starts with Q and has an I in it…and an R, I think… No more guessing! Tip of My Tongue  Enter partial words, letters or meanings to get that word off the tip of your tongue and into your keyword cache.

Traffic Travis
Besides the fact that Traffic Travis was highly rated by CNET (4.5 stars), this program combines a bunch of useful tools: keyword and competition searches, your site’s ranking amongst the top four search engines, and a point-and-click advertisement tracker. Add all this to the fact that the layout is simple and the program is easy to use and Traffic Travis is an online marketer’s dream come true.

WordTracker
Has a free keyword suggestion tool. Known as the Grandfather of SEO sites, but they also have linkbuilder and strategizer tools. Perfect if you need continuous (versus sporadic) access, high level details about a niche, and a few projects at a time.

-Charlie

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If your business is a local brick & mortar shop, you should pay attention to this.

There’s a finite window of opportunity right now for getting free organic listings – absolutely premium real estate on Google Maps.?? This listing is actually superior to a regular #1 organic listing. Or an AdWords ad, for that matter.

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Real time searches are becoming increasingly popular – you’ve got Twitter feeds showing up in Google searches seconds after they’re posted.

With real-time feeds from Twitter and Facebook and other social media platforms showing up in search results, every link and mention of your website or blog is directing people to your site so utilize these to the fullest!

Almost.At
Almost at is almost too current for its own good. Upon landing on the homepage, you’re offered options of the top items. Click on one of those and you’re bombarded with overwhelming streams of Tweets, YouTube Videos. And it doesn’t filter by language or region, so unless you’re fluent in 25 languages, you’ll have some sorting to do.

Collecta
Collecta’s strengths lies in the breadth of resources from which it pulls. On the landing page, you’ll find the top e-news of the day (which often pertains to the latest celebrity pregnancy/scandal/divorce), but their real-time search lets you simultaneously peruse the web and Twitter.

One Riot
This start-up offers advertising solutions for real-time searches. They work with big brands so their service is most-likely pricey but they promise excellent, up to the minute placement to an extremely relevant audience.

TwitScoop
The first thing TwitScoop does is sort out non-English and/or spam ads. Then, it detects growing and breaking trends in the Twitterverse and neatly displays them to you.TwitScoop helps you get in on the social media conversation and stay well versed about latest  trends.

Topsy
If real-time search is the future, then a blog post from last week is…well, the past, of course. Topsy is one of the leaders in real-time search offering you results from he past hour, past day, past 3 days and so on.

Twazzup
Another Twitter real-time feed. Twazzup shows you the top subjects on the home page and has a search feature so you can check out the popularity of the topic of your choice.

TwitterUrly
If there’s a link that everyone’s tweeting about, TwittUrly is the first to know. They track all the URLs whizzing through the Twitterverse and neatly present them to you so you don’t have to sort through them yourself. This tool is great because it gives you an idea as to the types of links that get attention on Twitter. Posting a link is one thing, getting your followers to click on it is another!

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So, you’ve invested the time into getting a great site built and have fully implemented your SEO plan, but you’re not done yet. Link Building is just as important to your site as……any coding you might be able to do.

The goal of link building is distribute your link organically to as many sources as possible to receive traffic to your site through a wide array of sources.

It takes time and can easily come across as spam. But with a little caution and the use of these resources, your link building skills will be up to par and improving traffic to your site in no time.

BackLink Solutions
In about an hour each week, BackLink Solutions provides real results. Their membership is currently closed, but submit your email address and they’ll invite you when they’re accepting applicants again.

BackLink Checker
If you’ve ever wanted to know what sites are linking to you, or any other site, try iWeb Tool’s Back Link checker. Unless you want to shell out money for their paid membership, you’re only allowed five searches, so use this service carefully. But you’ll be glad you did – it’s a handy resource.

FreeTrafficsystems
This site makes getting free traffic as easy as writing a blog post. Just write them yourself (or hire someone to do it), and submit them for thousands of one way links from blogs. Also, if you have a blog, they offer free articles to cushion your content.

LinxBoss
LinxBoss offers you full automated link generating service for only $149 a month. Also, they’re very upfront about being realistic and trying at your own risk.

Linkbuilding Blog
Their updates are sporadic at best. However, their depth of Link Building knowledge more than makes up for it. Check out their previous posts – there are almost 5 years worth! Remember, if you haven’t read it, it’s new to you.

Link Buildr
Since 2008 LinkBuildr has been blogging about the latest link building advancements. I like to browse their archive for valuable information and resources, and I also enjoy their occasional brand commentary.

LinkBuildingDirect
One way links at a charge and free reciprocal linking. $24.95 for paid monthly service of 400+ one-way links (which means, you don’t have to do any advertising or linking on your end) or no charge for reciprocal linking. I like that they have a link directory so you can see ahead of time the type of sites that will link to you.

Link Diagnosis
Link Diagnosis shows you all the information you need to stay on top of the competition. See page rank, anchor texts, no follow information and more.

Link Spiel
Debra Mastaler updates this blog regularly, sharing creative link building tactics, snarky link comments and more. Her sense of humor combined with her vast knowledge of the world of link building make this a great site that I highly recommend!

LinkVana
One-way link building with a great refund policy makes for a site worth trying. They also offer blog post outsourcing directly on the site so if writing doesn’t quite tickle your fancy, you don’t look far for someone that feels differently.

Linker’s Blog
Although it has switched writers several times, Linker’s blog has maintained a steady stream of interesting link building articles and resources. Corry Cummings is now the main writer and takes pride in providing advice for building high quality links and stays away from the spammy stuff.

To your success,

-Charlie

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The Amazing-Simple Blueprint To Getting Top Rankings In Google That Drive Traffic and Profits To Your Site Every Day While You Sleep

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How To Flood Your Site With Free Traffic Even If You Never Get Near Page One Of The Search Engines

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Incredibly Simple Tweaks You Can Do To Your Website That Bring In All The Traffic You Can Handle

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Real-Time Search: The Foolproof,  Five Minute System For Getting Instant Traffic and Buyers To Your Site For Free

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How To Save Up To $9,200 On Yellow Page Ads And Get A Constant Stream Of Customers With Google Local

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