""Get more links' is not an effective goal, even if it's the directive you've received from clients or management," writes Garrett French. Instead, French provides 10 broader goals.
For example: Deepen organic keyword portfolios. By building deep links to existing pages using longer tail anchor text, you can increase long tail organic search engine rankings and
revenue/conversions from targeted search engine rankings, he writes.
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