3 Ways To Kill Stinky Links & More Network Marketing Tips
Sheesh, it seems like every time I learn something new about SEO there’s five hundred gazillion more “stinky” SEO secrets to learn too.
It’s a little overwhelming some days…
But have no fear, Jason Better is here, and I will do my level best to keep things “brain dead” simple.
So, Here’s 3 Ways To Kill Stinky Links:
#1 – Control “Google Love” With “nofollow” Links: A webpage (or article) only has a limited amount of “Google love” to share with links. Now, this energy stays constant. But a page can only pass sooo much of it to every single link. But, how do you control the “Google love”?
SOLUTION: Use “nofollow” links for basic links that aren’t part of your SEO Strategy. Because Google SEO Bots don’t follow “nofollow” links – they save their “Google love” for your good links.
NOTE: The “nofollow” tag is basic HTML. It’s a little bit of code that you type in when you post a link on your webpages that looks like this:
#2 – Don’t Forget To “Target” Your Links: Another way to boost your link performance is to “target” your links to open in a new window. Now, this “trick” uses basic HTML skills. Translation: If you’re struggling with technology right now, you might want to ignore this one.
The target tag looks like this:
Why target links to a new window?
Well, it’s not really for SEO. But it’s a great linking strategy. I mean, you want people to stay on your page as long as possible because it boosts the response you get: tweets, shares, votes, and comments.
What does it do?: Targeting your links to a new window keeps your last page open in your reader’s web browser.
#3 – Link To YOUR Sites From High “PR” Sites: You can see a site’s “Page Rank” by installing the Google Toolbar widget on your web browser. Now, Page Rank is one of the VERY FEW visible signs that Google loves a website.
The awesome part: Page rank gets passed (in part) through links. BetterNetworker.com has a PR of 5 – so take advantage of it.
Do YOU have any linking secrets to share with the “Better Bunch” today? C’mon, you know you wanna leave a comment today. 
To your success,
-Jason The “Better Networker”
-The Jason Better Blog
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Josh Garcia on May 13th, 2010
Hey Jason,
I heard that Google is ignoring the ‘NoFollow’ attribute. Now, I’m not 100% sure about this information. So don’t go quoting me…LOL
I do love using the ‘Target’ tag to open up new windows. Not only it helps keeping reader on your blog. But it also helps out with the time people stay on your blog that search engines keep tabs on. As always my friend…Great stuff!
Chat with you later…
Josh
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May 13th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Weird,
That would definitely be news to me.
But then we could just limit our outbound links and make them count.
Easy beasy.
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May 13th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Hey Jas,
Yeah, I heard something similar to what Josh is saying here.
In terms of linking to your own site, even if a popular site such as YouTube uses “nofollow” links, you should still link from that site to your own blog.
Take care,
Wayne
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May 14th, 2010 at 8:57 am
Definitely,
And links have a value above and beyond SEO rules.
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Ilka Flood on May 13th, 2010
Good Morning Jason,
Oh boy! All this before my first cup of java
Great tips! But #1 really has me confused. What would be a sample link I would use this for?
Thanks for always staying on top of things!
Ilka
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May 13th, 2010 at 10:59 am
P.S. I always use #2. I want people to come back to my content after they followed my link.
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May 13th, 2010 at 11:34 am
Hey Ilka,
Basically, you would use the nofollow tag for every link that you would not want to send SEO traffic to.
Example:
Say you write an article about “Network Marketing Blogs” and
link to your blog. Because you want your blog to rank for the keywords:
“Network Marketing Blogs”.
You might link to 10 different blogs in that article.
But you would use “nofollow” on all of those links
except the one linking to your blog.
Now, another strategy is to simply ignore that entirely
and use only links to your blog in the article.
I should rewrite this for clarity.
My mistake. 
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May 13th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
THANKS, Jason, got it Thanks for taking the time to explain it to me/us!
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May 13th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Awesome.
It’s really my fault.
I strive to make my writing clear and concise. But sometimes I miss the details.
Josh Boxer on May 13th, 2010
Jason,
Now your talking my language. I have been link building on a serious level for about 3 months now with much success. My personal blog went from a PR2 to a PR4 and on its way to a PR5 in a big way.
How did I do it? By building PR6+ one way links back to my site and having a combination of .gov and .edu backlinks as well. Some of the links are PR9 and I do have a PR10 other than Google linking back to my site.
Being that your such a giver and hold nothing back, I am going to bless you and your readership with the exact Link Building Packets I use to do my thing.
One word of advice, When you buy these packets, they are not to be shared with anyone as the providers are EXTREMELY strict, they Track your I.P’s and everything so let’s keep it within our rocking, elite community here at JasonBetter.com .
Here Goes —–> angelasdiscountmarket.com/backlink_builder.html (Every month she delivers to your inbox 50 PR 6+ backlinks for $5 a month) and pjsqualitybacklinks.com/index.php?page=home (50 High PR backlink sites) and he gives you the previous months with your first month.($8.00 a month)
They give you step by step instructions in their packets on exactly where to put the links and in what language, i.e. BBC Code or HTML.
Yours in Link Building Hospitality,
Josh Boxer
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May 13th, 2010 at 11:39 am
That’s awesome Josh.
I had to take this out of the spam folder because of the links
but I think everybody should read this.
It’s definitely worth looking into.
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May 14th, 2010 at 9:35 am
I’ve tried both of those services and most of the links come from completely unrelated to marketing websites.
Angela claims that it still works.
I tried they for about 3-4 months and did not see any movement on Google other than down.
Of course, RELATIVITY of your links is very important to Google; you don’t want to connect your marketing website to a tractor repair site.
Ana Hoffman
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May 13th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
I tell you what, I learn something every day!
Thanks, Josh!
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May 13th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
There is a face I remember. Great post Josh.
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Rhonda Miller on May 13th, 2010
Thanks Jason,
I was not aware of #1. I’m waiting for your reply to Ilka’s question. That would be very helpful for us “Underdogs”.
It’s funny. We just had a webinar last night on doing everything possible to keep ppl from straying away from your page, especially if it’s a landing page and you are trying to capture contact info.
We all know if you send them somewhere else like a social media site, they are gone 4ever. Not good, you want them to stay on your site as long as possible.
When I’m writing an article and linking it back to my blog, etc. I always try to have it open in a new window. I know I get frustrated when I click on a link and it doesn’t open in a new window. If I’ve clicked other links from there, it takes 4ever to back your browser up to where you were to begin with and then sometimes you get an error message so you have to find the page all over again if you can:)
I’m definitely going to copy those codes for future reference.
Thanks Lead Underdog,
Rhonda
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May 13th, 2010 at 11:36 am
#1 i’s definitely not the biggest SEO tip out there.
And if what Josh says is true…
It may not work as well as it used to.
Hmmm, I’ll have to look into this.
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May 13th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
That’s what’s so cool about this community. Everyone coming together to help everybody out.
It’s nice to know if we’re not doing something the best way, we can try another method to see if it’s better. If it is, Great. If not, we can go back to what we were doing. No harm done.
Rhonda:)
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May 13th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Totally,
I tell you. I learn as much from you and the Better Bunch as I ever teach.
We all have our own unique skills.
No such thing as a finished master.
May 14th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Hi, Rhonda:
Just wanted to add FYI – this is how you code nofollow link:
Scribe SEO Review: Improve Search Engine Ranking?
(I added a bunch of spaces where they should not be hoping that this won’t actually turned into a live link once I submit my comment.)
So the first piece of code in all caps is for opening your link in a new window; the second one rel=”nofollow” is to make sure not to pass any Page Rank to the link.
Hope this helps.
Ana Hoffman
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May 14th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Perfect Ana,
Thank you!
I have to keep digging your comments out of the spam folder because it eats links.
But, definitely appreciated.
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Amy Starr Allen on May 13th, 2010
Thanks again, Jason, for always keeping things “brain dead” simple.
The ‘no follow’ bit is good to know… I haven’t been doing that one! Better get to it…
Have a fabulous day!
-A
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May 13th, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Fabulous!
Don’t worry Amy, I haven’t been doing it much myself.
Although today, I made sure.
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Matthew Pedler on May 13th, 2010
I started watching a video once showing the exact algorithm used calculate page rank…. waaay to complicated for me.
I like tip #1, I’ll be using that 
Thanks,
Matt.
Ps: Question – Does having outbound links on a page effect it’s Google search rank?
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Yadvinder Singh on May 13th, 2010
Hey Jason – It is just like the negative keywords strategy in google where you don’t want you ad to show up for certain keywords and excess amount of love is also not good. So the best way is to get only those links which require the SEO strategy. Thanks for the post Jason
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May 13th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Yeah, totally is.
And it’s funny how sometimes bad SEO is good SEO because Google smells SEO a mile away.
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David Wilcoxson on May 13th, 2010
Hey Jason, great stuff! I’ve heard that Google now ignores the “no-follow” tag, but all you can do is try.
Of course if that’s true it works towards your benefit when you create backlinks to your own websites.
The benefit of your link examples in Tips 1 & 2 is that they don’t create a keyword association for the link.
“click here” means nothing to Google, so you’re not giving away a high quality anchor text link to someone else.
If you were wanting to create a high quality anchor link, then you would put MLM SEO Tips
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May 13th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
You know, it’s weird.
Josh said that too. But some of the sources I’ve looked up aren’t saying that.
Sounds like there’s some Google changes that haven’t quite made the rounds yet.
That’s the thing about SEO. Always moving.
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Derek Alvarez on May 13th, 2010
This is just awesome, Jason!
Between reading this and Wayne Vassell’s posts, I’m going to be rocking and rolling with the backlinks pretty soon here.
Have a great day, Jason!
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May 13th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Haha,
Yeah, and another one to watch is Mr. Huggins.
Just noticed a few of his SEO friendly posts when I was “Googling” this post.
Sneaky fella.
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May 13th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Oh, I’ve got my eye on him, too — He’s definitely a ninja (LOL)
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John Rothstein on May 13th, 2010
Hey Jason,
This is fantastic. Today’s lesson is a great refresher and reminds me that I have to get back to reviewing TF 2.0. I forgot all about the “no follow” I was using it in the past.
Have an Awesome Day!
John Rothstein
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May 13th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
I am glad you posted about the nofollow I just herd about it the other day. Definitely good for unrelated content. Wordpress makes this so easy to do as well. See you all over at BetterNetworker!
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May 14th, 2010 at 8:56 am
TF2.0 is fantastic.
A lot of the readers here were introduced to this blog through that program.
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Dan Johnson on May 13th, 2010
Jason thanks for the SEO tip, I’ll have to put this one to use, Google bots are showing me way too much love.
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Peter Montgomery on May 13th, 2010
Wow, so much great content here, not just in the posts, in all your fantastic comments too.
I’m not really a HTML guy. I see when you go to post articles in some directories they give a list of what code is allowed.
Any thoughts on what to use there?
P.S. The Authority Black Book by Jack Humphrey is an awesome FREE (My favourite 4 Letter word as Ced Harris says) tool for Bloggers who want links…Google it.
Pete
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Carl on May 14th, 2010
Hey Jason,
This is the first blog I started reading. Had to final drop a little note to say thanks for all the hours you put into helping people with their goals.
Still cant get over how much info you just give away lol.
Looking forward to your next post
Cheers
Carl
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May 14th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Hey there Carl.
Well, I feel flattered my friend.
I’m just glad that you found my little rants and tips useful.
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Tristan Richards on May 21st, 2010
Hey Jason you always produce such great content. Thanks a million….
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Elmar Sandyck on May 26th, 2010
Hi Jason,
I’m browsing your blog and I must have missed this article
Thanks for these usefull tips about link building!
Elmar
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Awesome tips Jason.
#2 is simple, yet powerful as leaving a page during reading can cause lost eyeballs.
Looking forward to your post tomorrow.
Have a great day!
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May 13th, 2010 at 10:31 am
I used to ignore that one…
It’s a huge “no no” on sales pages or articles.
Once your window is closed – it’s game over.
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May 14th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Yes, number 2 is my favorite.
Wanted to ask you about number 1 and 3 though, Jason.
#1 – “nofollow” does not mean that the SE will not follow the link, it just means that no PR juice will be passed to that link.
#3 – if vast majority of website, big or small, use “nofollow”, then what difference does it make what PR they have if it doesn’t pass to your site anyway?
Thanks,
Ana
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