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This Strategy Is Critical for Great SEO If you're disregarding this particular element of SEO then your site's ranking might be suffering in the search results.

By Jason Fell

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There are a lot of moving parts when it comes to search engine optimization (SEO). Google's SEO best practices are being tweaked all the time.

One thing that hasn't changed much is the importance of link building. This refers to the practice of having other, well-regarded sites link back to content on your site. The idea is that this will elevate your own site's authority and popularity in search results.

Think of a link to your site from a major company or blog as a vote of confidence in Google's perspective.

In this short video, Rand Fishkin, founder of online marketing and SEO firm Moz, explains more about what link building is and how you can do it right.

Related:

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SEO for Business Explained: A Conversation With Rand Fishkin

Related Book: Ultimate Guide to Link Building

Jason Fell

VP, Native Content

Jason Fell is the VP of Native Content, managing the Entrepreneur Partner Studio, which creates dynamic and compelling content for our partners. He previously served as Entrepreneur.com's managing editor and as the technology editor prior to that.

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