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link building

link building noun: the process of establishing relevant links to a website from external sites for the purpose search engine optimization.

Noun

link building (uncountable)

  1. The process of establishing relevant links to a website from external sites for the purpose search engine optimization.
    • However, you need to understand the difference between link building and link baiting before you go link crazy! The key to successful linking in content marketing is to achieve a healthy marriage of link building and link baiting: […]2011, Susan Gunelius, Content Marketing For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 53

Questions about link building

What does link building mean?
Link building means the process of establishing relevant links to a website from external sites for the purpose search engine optimization.
What part of speech is link building?
Link building is a noun.

Words near link building in the dictionary

  1. link bait
  2. link bar
  3. link bars
  4. link boy
  5. link boys
  6. link building
  7. link cut tree
  8. link cut trees
  9. link doping
  10. link editor
  11. link editors

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