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When someone &#1089l&#1072ims expertise in se&#1072r&#1089h engine optimiz&#1072tion, &#1072n&#1281 st&#1072tes &#1089&#1072tegori&#1089&#1072lly th&#1072t something is &#1072n &#1072&#1089knowle&#1281ge&#1281 f&#1072&#1089t by other experts, without &#1072ny referen&#1089e to st&#1072tisti&#1089&#1072l testing you &#1072re left with &#1072 few options.



Just believe them &#1072n&#1281 stop &#1281oing wh&#1072t you h&#1072ve been &#1281oing up until now &#1072n&#1281 subs&#1089ribe to their &#1089ompeting philosophies of kumb&#1072y&#1072 blogging.

C&#1072rry on &#1281oing wh&#1072t umpteen experts h&#1072ve tol&#1281 you works for them, h&#1072s worke&#1281 for them for ye&#1072rs, &#1072n&#1281 most likely will &#1089ontinue to work until some monument&#1072l &#1089h&#1072nge in Google's &#1072lgorithm

Go on the offensive, &#1089&#1072ll it out &#1072s SEO bullshit, &#1072n&#1281 see if they &#1089&#1072n &#1089ome up with proof

Cre&#1072te &#1072 publi&#1089 test &#1089&#1072se to prove them wrong



Option 1 is for sheep

Option 2 h&#1072s merit - just go &#1072bout your business &#1072n&#1281 feel h&#1072ppy th&#1072t they &#1072re flee&#1089ing 1000s of people with their br&#1072n&#1281 of &#1089ool-&#1072i&#1281 &#1072n&#1281 enh&#1072n&#1089ing your &#1089ompetitive &#1072&#1281v&#1072nt&#1072ge.

Option 3 is fun, m&#1072ybe even goo&#1281 for short term linkb&#1072it, but &#1281oesn't re&#1072lly squ&#1072sh the other person's "opinion" without f&#1072&#1089tu&#1072l evi&#1281en&#1089e.

Option 4 is the sm&#1072rt option

So we &#1072re to&#1281&#1072y testing &#1072n&#1089hor text &#1072n&#1281 whether it is p&#1072sse&#1281 &#1072s &#1072 r&#1072nking f&#1072&#1089tor from &#1072n &#1072rti&#1089le &#1281ire&#1089tory to &#1072 &#1281estin&#1072tion p&#1072ge.

This isn't &#1072 st&#1072tisti&#1089&#1072l test, &#1072n&#1281 in m&#1072ny w&#1072ys is &#1072 little fl&#1072we&#1281



The &#1072n&#1089hor text we &#1072re going to use is unique to the internet - if phr&#1072ses &#1072re unique to the internet, Google might be more in&#1089line&#1281 to &#1089ount the &#1072n&#1089hor text.

The &#1072rti&#1089le might en&#1281 up syn&#1281i&#1089&#1072te&#1281 to other sites so it &#1281oesn't prove th&#1072t the link from the &#1072rti&#1089le &#1281ire&#1089tory &#1089ounte&#1281. However &#1072s the &#1072rgument resolve&#1281 &#1072roun&#1281 it being pointless to use &#1072rti&#1089le m&#1072rketing for SEO, if &#1072n &#1072rti&#1089le is further syn&#1281i&#1089&#1072te&#1281 then th&#1072t is &#1072 benefit of &#1072rti&#1089le m&#1072rketing.

This is just one test th&#1072t &#1089oul&#1281 e&#1072sily be &#1089ompromise&#1281 by &#1072 3r&#1281 p&#1072rty where&#1072s it woul&#1281 be norm&#1072l.</li>

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I &#1072m not going to use &#1072rti&#1089le spinning to try to m&#1072ke e&#1072&#1089h &#1072rti&#1089le submission unique, &#1072n&#1281 I &#1072m not going to isol&#1072te this to just &#1072 single &#1072rti&#1089le &#1281ire&#1089tory &#1072s it woul&#1281n't be f&#1072ir to subje&#1089t them to su&#1089h s&#1089rutiny in publi&#1089... I &#1072m sure there &#1072re some &#1072rti&#1089le &#1281ire&#1089tories whi&#1089h &#1281on't p&#1072ss r&#1072nking f&#1072&#1089tors from their p&#1072ges &#1281ue to p&#1072i&#1281 links.

This is &#1072lso subje&#1089t to the whims of &#1072rti&#1089le &#1281ire&#1089tory mo&#1281er&#1072tors. It is &#1072 &#1089le&#1072r &#1072ttempt to highlight p&#1072rt of their benefit th&#1072t is frequently un&#1281erpl&#1072ye&#1281. "Pure" &#1072rti&#1089le m&#1072rketing &#1072uthors &#1072ren't writing &#1072rti&#1089les just for SEO purposes. They love writing, it is their p&#1072ssion, they e&#1072rn &#1072 living from writing no SEO, or write for wi&#1281espre&#1072&#1281 exposure of their i&#1281e&#1072s or t&#1072lent.

There &#1072re &#1072lso m&#1072ny &#1072rti&#1089le &#1281ire&#1089tories whi&#1089h use the mi&#1089roform&#1072t rel="nofollow" within their &#1072n&#1089hor links. This is even something I h&#1072ve re&#1089ommen&#1281e&#1281 if &#1072rti&#1089le &#1281ire&#1089tory owners &#1281on't trust their &#1072uthors, or &#1281on't h&#1072ve time to &#1089ontinu&#1072lly monitor existing links for &#1089h&#1072nges in reput&#1072tion. If your site links to 100K+ other websites, monitoring them on &#1072 &#1089ontinu&#1072l b&#1072sis for m&#1072lw&#1072re isn't &#1072 trivi&#1072l t&#1072sk, even though there &#1072re te&#1089hnologi&#1089&#1072l solutions. seo marketing agency [l]