Link Building is arguably the most important element of search engine optimization. And it is also one of the most complex elements of any SEO strategy.

So many questions. How many links do I need? What kinds of links do I need? How can I acquire links? Should I build them? Should I buy them? What’s this anchor text thing I keep hearing about and is it important?

David has been studying link building for the past few years and has answered these and several other questions about link building.

Read David’s articles about Link Building

Some specific articles to review are:

Backlinks are Like References

A List of Different Kinds of Backlinks

Link Building Best Practices

Anchor Text Strategies

Exact Match Anchor Text & Partial Match Anchor Text

LINK WHEELS – The Little Strategy That Works Big

Webmaster Outreach – How to Get Publishers to Place Your Link On Their Site

How to Post Links in Forums Without Creating Spam

Infographics as Link Bait

What is a Text Link Ad?

Read David’s articles about Link Building