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What ever happened to 'link bait'?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by usasportstraining, Apr 2, 2015.

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    Its funny, it was all the rage several years ago, but I haven't heard mention of it for probably 5 years.

    It may not count much for linkbuilding, but surely it would be good for traffic.
     
    usasportstraining, Apr 2, 2015 IP
  2. HMB Shiraz

    HMB Shiraz Member

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    I think Google caught up with it and it stopped being effective
     
    HMB Shiraz, Apr 2, 2015 IP
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    jasontn Well-Known Member

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    It's still good for mega-traffic. Are you sure it's not a big SEO strategy nowadays, along with quality content? How else can Google judge a good website?
     
    jasontn, Apr 18, 2015 IP
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    FPForum Notable Member

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    Link baiting is still very much alive I would think.. If someone likes your content and links to it without you asking then boom, that's link bait :)
     
    FPForum, May 19, 2015 IP
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    Jake The Competition Man Active Member

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    linkbait is known as well as clickbait. Anyway "at the expense of quality or accuracy" means that it's something not so good today, since we are focusing on quality content. Not recommended today. My two cents.
     
    Jake The Competition Man, May 19, 2015 IP
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    creztor Well-Known Member

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    Why can't linkbait still offer quality or some way?
     
    creztor, May 19, 2015 IP
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    Mkcoy Well-Known Member

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    It still works and people still do it but if you do it too much or all the time your site becomes known as a spoof site and people only end up reading the stories because they're so far fetched.

    It's never a good way to gain real credibility unless you want to go that way. But sometimes they just happen by accident anyway.

    Started one a while back on my drone site google drone steals mans dog in park police still baffled story. That went viral on reddit for a while. Haha suckers.
     
    Mkcoy, May 19, 2015 IP