SEO insight

Monday, November 24, 2008

LinkEyes: A New Link Building Tool To Help You Optimise Websites


I’ve just discovered a new Link Building tool called LinkEyes. When I stumbled on the web application’s home page, with a text field agape, inviting me to type something in, I couldn’t resist succumbing. ‘Make a simple search now’, the web application said, enticingly. I tried jazz fusion, and it immediately returned a list of directories which did, indeed, specialise in the said version of jazz. I was soon reassured that the tool wasn’t going to be limited to finding directories. I was also reassured that it wouldn’t be limited to just finding!


Because LinkEyes runs from my browser, there was nothing to install and I was off the ground with my link development in minutes.


I discovered that I was able to upgrade from the free ‘Lite’ version to a ‘professional version’ (still free for a limited period) which gave me access to more search phases (such as Article Banks, Resources and Local Directories) and, most importantly, a plethora of features for all my link development tasks. Before long, I was saving my link prospects into projects, composing link requests and sending them off, filling out forms, exporting projects and checking link statuses. When requesting links, it was easy to include data which I had saved earlier and pick from a set of personalised templates, so I didn’t have to write each request from scratch. At the same time, I wasn’t spamming my link prospects, because I had the opportunity to edit each request to suit. I also liked the advanced search which enabled me to focus on just UK sites and add more precision to my searches. I didn't go out there to try and find a new link building research manager, but it seems that is what I've found!


The whole experience was very ethical because, unlike some tools, I felt I was in the driving seat. I was controlling my search, scrutinising my link prospects’ sites and taking care over the link requests. On occasion, I had to consult the on-line help to guide me along, but mostly the tool was intuitive to use.


I am confident that the links I am establishing will push my site up the rankings because the links I used to find were effective in this respect, and LinkEyes finds links which are at least as good, and it makes it easier and quicker at the same time.