More and more sites are using target=”_blank” for links to make sure they will open the link in a new window and keep the visitor on the site. I confess, I am using them myself because I assume the visitors are using FireFox browser that opens those links in a new window. But is it really a wise thing to do? When Target=”_Blank” Can / Should Be
One of the most tedious link building tasks is looking for backlink opportunities. There may be plenty of ways to do that but the first thing I usually do is learning who links to my competitors. This way I both get a deeper look into the niche, analyze competitors’ link building tactics and find some backlink opportunities for myself. The easiest way to start is to actually grab the top ten domains ranked first for your main keyword and research their backlinks using your favorite backlink checker. This is exactly what Site Finder , one of the most useful features inside SEJ Tools , does. Site Finder allows you to enter a keyword phrase and then it automatically finds and ranks domains that link to the top ten Google results for that keyword phrase. It then uses a combination of ranking factors to determine how valuable a link from one of the returned domains would be to your site… So, just give it your main key phrase and the tool will return the table containing the following data: Domain name of your potential backlink provider; The site “quality” (represents the summary of the below listed metrics); Connections (number of competitors the site links to); ACRank (powered by MajesticSEO ); mozRank (powered by SEOmoz ); Page authority; Backlinks (Number of backlinks from that page). You can hide any of the metrics: You can also configure the number of rows displayed per page or use the search option to filter the table by a keyword. Additionally, you can also hide any of the lines or add it to the link manager . You can also see the list of your top competitors and some summarizing data for each of them (like Google position and retrieved backlinks): Lastly, you can export the whole table to a CSV or a PDF file. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Find More Backlink Opportunities with Site Finder (SEJ
One of the most advanced and usable features inside SEJ tools is its SERP tracker. The benefits of the tool include: (!) The tool is easy to use and configure; (!) The tool is organically integrated with all other tools inside which makes adding terms to tracker simple and fun; (!) The tool generates pretty and well-organized reports; etc. Step 1: Set up your search
It is not really often that I am actually impressed by the tool (this is because I come across 2-3 new ones weekly so it is not really easy to surprise me already). But today’s one is truly awesome. AlertRank is a free web-based tool that helps to make sense of your Google alerts. Most of us use Google Alerts to keep an eye on our keyword or brand mentions but few of us are actually satisfied with the tool… Until you try AlertRank. Benefits of the tool