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Great tie-in for an ink cartridge company but the similarity between the two linkbaits stops there.
Search Engine Optimization and Marketing News provided by Cumbrowski.com 2010
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Great tie-in for an ink cartridge company but the similarity between the two linkbaits stops there.
Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing timaldiss 2010
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Great tie-in for an ink cartridge company but the similarity between the two linkbaits stops there.
Search Engine Optimization and Marketing News provided by Cumbrowski.com 2010
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Look at most celeb blogs, they are built around linkbaits and often looking at social media for more traffic.
The Blog Herald 2009
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Now if you ever wondered how to leverage linkbaits to promote your blog, read on.
Daily Blog Tips 2009
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We certainly can classify those as linkbaits, but they are created with the main purpose of providing value to the core audience of the website, and not to cheaply attract backlinks.
Journalism Hope - Seeking Hope via Grassroots Journalism 2008
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Do you think linkbaits, socialbaits and viral content can be part of a honest online marketing strategy?
Journalism Hope - Seeking Hope via Grassroots Journalism 2008
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One key difference between viral content and linkbaits / socialbaits is the fact that the former might emerge spontaneously, while the latter is usually created on purpose.
Journalism Hope - Seeking Hope via Grassroots Journalism 2008
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Obviously socialbaits will tend to behave as linkbaits most of the times, because something that goes hot on social media and social bookmarking websites will inevitably receive many backlinks.
Journalism Hope - Seeking Hope via Grassroots Journalism 2008
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Most linkbaits, however, are not crafted with such blatant promotional goals mind.
Journalism Hope - Seeking Hope via Grassroots Journalism 2008
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