I"ve been writing search engine articles regularly for a couple years now and I´ve always been able to see the nexus between writing and inbound link generation. This isn"t a story about how to create good linkbait, but how I attempted to apply what I learned from linkbait masters like Todd Malicoat & Nick Wilson.
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Linkbait 2.0: The Soul of Linkbait" by Todd Mintz)

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Search Engine Guide : Small Business Search Marketing>>Publish Date: 3/10/2007 8:01:50 AM
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