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Here's what you need2know this Friday afternoon:
- ASX200 records three days straight of gains, rising 0.7%
- Dollar continues to tumble, fetching $US1.0287
- The Nikkei is down 1.3%, Hang Seng is up 0.2%, Shanghai is up 0.4%
- Wall Street futures are about 0.1% higher, FTSE100 futures up around 0.3%
- Gold is flat at $US1672, while WTI oil is down to $US96.05
- Growth to slow, mining boom to peak in 2013, RBA
- ANZ keeps rates on hold
- Beer wars over as Coles pulls pin on discounts
- Crowded LNG scene signals rising prices
- US trade balance
- Germany trade balance
Curious about who the best and worst performers were today on the ASX200? Well here they are:
Among the sectors, materials gained 1.2 per cent, health jumped 1.7 per cent and consumer discretionary rose 1.5 per cent. Telecommunications bucked the trend, slipping 0.4 per cent.
The market has finished higher, buoyed by miners who enjoyed a boost from strong trade numbers out of China. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 jumped 35.6 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 4971.3, while the broader All Ords gained 33.6 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 4989.4.
The Holden Commodore isn't dead after all.
The Australian car maker confirmed that the long-running nameplate will live on well into the next decade and continue to be built at its Elizabeth plant in South Australia.
Company chairman Mike Devereux dropped the bombshell today during a media preview for the heavily revised VF Commodore that it will reveal publicly on Sunday morning.
There has been plenty of speculation that Holden would drop the Commodore name when the VF is replaced by an all-new vehicle, based on a global General Motors model, that will be manufactured in Australia at the end of 2016.
While we wait for the market to settle, here's the week that was with Michael Pascoe:
The Republic of Mozambique has about the same population as Australia, and it drives on the left side of the road – but that is where the similarities end, writes BusinessDay's Michael West.
Australia's per capita gross domestic product is 40 times higher than the East African nation's and its infant mortality rate is way below Mozambique's 10 per cent.
But when it comes to energy policy there is no contest: the Australian Labor Party has been done cold by the Liberation Front of Mozambique.
In developing the gargantuan gasfields recently discovered in the north of the country, the government of Mozambique has embraced "unitisation".
That is, the oil and gas majors have agreed to develop one project together and calculate their economic interests in this project by the amount of gas they contribute.
In stark contrast, there are no fewer than four liquid natural gas consortiums in Queensland, three of which are constructing – on slightly differing time frames – their own pipeline systems to Gladstone.
So who paid the $126 million in mining tax? The exact breakdown is unlikely to be revealed, but the AFR's Jamie Freed hs tweeted the following:
Industry sources say $BHP paid MRRT in the 2Q based on full-year projections and JV partners Mitsui (BHP,Rio) and Sinosteel (Rio) may have.
— Jamie Freed (@Jamie_Freed) February 8, 2013
As we approach the end of trade, here's what CMC Markets senior trader Tim Waterer had to say about the day's movements.
- Declines in the Euro and soft US equities added to the Aussie Dollar's woes on the back of a less than resounding week of domestic Australian macro data. The release today of the RBA minutes echoed the RBA's 'ready to cut rates as needed' stance, while the central bank also pointed to an extended period of below trend growth.
- From an AUD standpoint there was nothing remotely bullish in the minutes, which is why the AUD slipped to its session low ($US1.0256) upon the release. Better than expected Chinese Trade Balance data provided some relief for the recently-beleaguered AUD. I expect the AUD will remain under short term pressure however with the macro indicators remaining patchy at best.
- Rising Chinese import and export numbers brightened the mood across Asian markets. An increase in the Trade Balance was consistent with recent Chinese data suggesting that the world's second largest economy is on an upswing. Mining stocks on the Australian sharemarket enjoyed a productive trading session in light of the numbers from China, with RIO and BHP both able to build upon recent gains with growing Chinese imports boding well for our Materials stocks. The Energy and Consumer Discretionary sectors also pushed higher in a well-rounded performance from the local bourse. The ASX200 remains en-route to crack the 5000 level sooner rather than later, with stocks enjoying an extended 'purple patch' so far in 2013.
Although the Chinese New Year effects may have boosted the trade performance in January somewhat, the data also confirm our views that China's economy continues to gain momentum, ANZ writes in a note:
- As the economy picks up and capital inflows continue, the RMB exchange rate will be under more pressure to appreciate in the foreseeable future.
- However, the significant weakening of JPY has prompted the PBOC to intervene aggressively in the FX markets in order to prevent a sharp appreciation of the RMB and maintain competitiveness of Chinese exports.
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan expects lower interest rates will work their way through the economy and stimulate growth in non-mining sectors.
Reacting to the Reserve Bank's quarterly monetary policy statement, Mr Swan said: ''There are some encouraging signs in the statement from the Reserve Bank today that we are seeing a revival, particularly when it comes to investment in housing.''
''So the lower interest rates will work their way through our economy and they will stimulate the non-mining sector of the economy.''
Mr Swan said while the crest of the mining investment boom was approaching, there was still a very substantial pipeline of investment locked in or under way.
The sole ASX-listed health fund insurer, NIB Holdings, is knocking on the door of the $1 billion club following the 3 cent rise to $2.27 in its share price today, Brian Robins notes.
Earlier, it confirmed it has approval to lift premiums an average of 6.5 per cent from April 1, although the downside is the likely effect the rise will have on customer numbers.
For the record, $1 billion leaves it just outside the top 150 list, which demands a market capitalisation of around $1.05 billion.
After being rebuffed repeatedly when pursuing domestic acquisitions in the health fund sector, NIB decided to cross the Tasman, paying $80 million to acquire the ailing health insurance division of Tower.
February has been kind to gold miner Newcrest, as you can see in the graphic below. The company reported a 48 per cent drop in first half profits, compared with the corresponding period the previous year, but this was due to significant investment in upgrading its mines. Investors have responded positively with a 4.5 per cent increase on the day.
As we draw ever closer to the last hour of trade, here's how markets around the region are performing:
- Nikkei(Japan): -1.4%
- Shanghai: +0.4%
- Taiwan: +0.3%
- South Korea: +0.8%
- Singapore: +0.2%
- New Zealand: +0.8%
ANZ has kept its variable mortgage interest rates on hold in its first review of the year, days after the Reserve Bank chose not to ease the cash rate below its historic low.
The bank's standard variable interest rate remained at 6.4 per cent, after a reduction of 0.2 per cent in December.
Treasurer Wayne Swan has said the MRRT took a massive hit because of the impact of continued global instability, commodity price volatility and a high dollar.
"Revenues across the board are down very substantially - MRRT is a profits-based tax that raises more revenue when profits are higher and less when they are lower.
"The Government has always supported increased transparency in our tax system and we believe any revenue from the MRRT should be published – which is why I am making this information public after it was received earlier today."
Here's a slightly cynical reaction by the WSJ's James Glynn:
A$126 Mln?...is that what was raised or what the miners spent to kill it off.
— James Glynn (@JamesGlynnWSJ) February 8, 2013
Another issue that the Reserve Bank touches briefly on is the funding composition of banks.
The RBA said that since its last statement in September, "the average interest rate on the major banks' at-call deposits - including online savings, bonus saver and cash management accounts - has fallen by around 25 basis points, which is consistent with the movement in the cash rate".
At the same time, the interest rates for special deposits, such as term deposits, have eased by about 10 basis points, which the RBA says is broadly in line with changes in wholeshale benchmark rates.
China's economic rebound was evident as the first hard economic numbers of the year, released today, showed a surge in exports and imports that was not solely explained by the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday.
Exports grew 25 per cent year-on-year in January versus a forecast of 17 per cent in a Reuters poll, while imports surged 28.8 per cent to comfortably beat a consensus call of 23.3 per cent. January's trade surplus was $US29.2 billion versus a market expectation of $US22 billion.
While we wait for ANZ's first interest rate announcement for 2013, the Reserve Bank has briefly touched on the issue of banks' funding costs.
The big four banks have previously said high funding costs were behind the reasons why they had refrained from passing on all of the Reserve Bank's rate cuts.
In its quarterly statement on monetary policy released today, the RBA said banks' outstanding funding costs were estimated to have been ''broadly unchanged over the past few months''.
The Reserve Bank added that ''it will take some time for the reduction in spreads [for new bond issuance] to flow through to overall bank funding costs owing to the relatively subdued growth in credit and the slow run-off of wholesale debt issued previously at higher spreads''.
Expectations that the cash rate would fall to a record low as early as March has seen interest rates for some types of fixed-rate mortgages drop to their lowest levels in more than 20 years.
The current mining tax take may be a disappointment but Stephen Koukoulas reckons the future will be brighter:
MRRT to deliver a motza from now on if iron ore price stays high.
— Stephen Koukoulas (@TheKouk) February 8, 2013
The government's controversial mining tax has raised only $126 million in its first six months of operation, Treasurer Wayne Swan will announce shortly.
The Gillard government had budgeted for the tax to raise $2 billion this financial year.
That's just breaking now but more will be added here
Bit of a plug for tomorrow's Business section where Adele Ferguson takes a look at Australia's struggling beer industry. Here's a preview:
The beer wars are coming to an end and consumers can expect to pay higher prices as the big supermarket chains bring to an end the days of heavily-discounted beer as a loss-leader.
Australia's beer industry is facing some of its biggest challenges as consumer tastes continue to shift and supermarket giant Coles has said years of using beer to help build market share are at an end and as a result prices will rise.
The major retailers have also taken advantage of the high Australian dollar to import grey market beer from overseas.
A spokesman for Coles said: "We stopped unprofitable bulk and corporate sales and reduced unsustainable price discounting [especially on beer]." He said comparative store sales in high margin categories were growing well, especially wine.
In exclusive interviews with BusinessDay, to be published tomorrow, Lion Australia chief executive James Brindley and SAB Miller Asia Pacific chief executive Ari Mervis discuss the challenges and opportunities that exist for beer.
RBC Capital Markets senior economist Su-Ling Ong says the RBA's downward revisions to economic growth and inflation are no surprise:
''The message from from the RBA was there would be a sub-trend pace of growth this year and well behaved inflation,'' she says.
''That clearly gives them scope to cut the cash rate if activity disappoints and that continues to be a key message from the bank.''
Ms Ong says key economic data releases to look out for will be the wage prices index for the December quarter on February 20 and capital expenditure (capex) figures, due out on February 28. They should give clues to the RBA's next move.
''In capex in particular we'll get the first part of the spending plans for 2013 and 2014,'' she says.
''This idea is that the investment pipeline is still strong at the moment but is likely to peak, we'll get a better feel of that from the capex numbers."
Aussie stocks are touching fresh highs for the day. The ASX200 is 0.4 per cent higher after weakening a little after the release of the RBA's statement on monetary policy.
Australia's dollar, however, extended its fourth weekly decline, the longest stretch since June, after the Reserve Bank cut its economic growth and inflation forecasts, fanning expectations it will lower interest rates.
The Aussie fell 0.2 per cent to $US1.0264 after earlier touching $US1.0256, the lowest since October 23. It has lost 1.4 per cent this week.
OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the local bourse had ignored a negative lead from US markets and was being carried forward on the back of some reasonable company earnings so far in the Australian reporting season.
''It (the market) has been quite resilient throughout the morning session,'' he said.
''We had some negative leads to work off, and obviously some negativity out of the euro zone. But the market has just continued onward and upward.''
Mr Le Brun said investors would be keeping an eye out for the latest economic growth data from China later today.
At midday, stocks are up about 0.2 per cent, having trimmed the morning's gain on the RBA's slightly weaker outlook for 2013.
The dollar has also voted with its feet, so to speak, bumping along at a fresh intraday low. It fell from above $US1.029 to $US1.0262 on the RBA's statement.
The Reserve Bank of Australia reduced its economic growth and inflation forecasts as investment outside the mining industry remains elusive, the labor market softens and a high local currency contains prices.
''The soft outlook over the next year or so reflects a number of factors,'' the RBA said in its quarterly monetary policy statement released in Sydney today.
''Mining investment is expected to peak, both fiscal consolidation and the persistently high level of the Australian dollar will weigh on growth, and there is little sign of a near-term pick-up in non- mining business investment.''
Here's CommSec's Craig James on the RBA statement of monetary policy, released about 15 minutes ago. Looks like there are a few differing views emerging:
No surprises as yet from early read of RBA Statement on Monetary Policy. Low inflation gives scope to cut rates if needed.
— Craig James (@craigjamesOZ) February 8, 2013
The banks are all comfortably in positive territory:
- CBA is 0.12% higher to $64.775
- ANZ is 0.76% higher to $27.72
- NAB is 0.75% higher to $28.85
- Westpac is 0.57% higher to $28.12
Looking at how some of the blue chips are travelling, starting with the big miners:
- BHP is 0.03% higher to $37.66
- Rio is 0.83% higher to $69.25
- Fortescue is 0.62% higher to $4.90
Earlier in the week, we highlighted the leverage of listed fund managers to an upswing in the equity market by pointing to the big profit lift at K2 Asset Management.
More proof has emerged this morning with microcap fund manager Contango Microcap disclosing a $5.6 million net profit for the seven months to the end of January, after posting a net profit of $0.65 million for the December half.
It has decided to spread the joy by hiking its interim dividend to 3.8c from 3.2c proposed earlier, which will be 20 per cent franked.
Its shares were down down 0.5c at $1.12.5c after rallying from around $1 at the end of last year.
Shares in iron ore explorer Sundance Resources have plunged more than 14 per cent after another delay in its drawn-out takeover process.
China's Hanlong Group has proposed a $1.4 billion takeover of Sundance, but is awaiting approval for its bid by Chinese regulators.
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in China on Thursday extended its provisional approval for Hanlong's acquisition by six months to July 30. Hanlong still needs to find a financial partner for its takeover to proceed, in order to fund the development of Sundance's Mbalam-Nabeba project in Cameroon.
Funding in the order of $5 billion is needed to develop the mine and associate port and rail infrastructure.
Telling comparison:
Vodafone Australia lost 64k customers between Oct-Dec last year. Telstra $TLS added 607k new mobile customers between July & Dec 2012. ^SD
— CommSec (@CommSec) February 7, 2013
RBS Morgans senior equities adviser Tony Russell said Australian investors were sitting on the sidelines in anticipation of next week's first half results from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and other market heavyweights.
''It's been an absolute star performer in the last four months and the market will be very keen to see its result,'' he said.
Australia's insurers are continuing to tally the cost of this summer's floods and fires, with the insured losses now exceeding $550 million in Queensland alone.
So far some 53,711 claims have been lodged in Queensland for $553 million, the Insurance Council of Australia said
NSW, which copped less of a deluge and had better flood protection in place in many towns, has seen about 8000 claims lodged for $20 million in losses, the council said.
Earlier this week, Brisbane-based Suncorp said floods in the two states would cost it between $200 million and $220 million in claims – taking up a large chunk of the $520 million the insurer had set as a provision for natural disaster claims for the current financial year. Suncorp's first-half claims were $147 million.
Kiwi insurer Tower's self-liquidation continues, with the sale of its investment arm now in the frame, according to a New Zealand report today, BusinessDay's Brian Robins notes.
The Dominion Post reports there are three potential buyers for the division, which has about $NZ4.2 billion in funds under management.
Late last year, Tower sold its health insurance unit to NIB for $80 million following a review of its operations. It had earlier sold off its Australian arm, with its life insurance division ending up with Japanese owners.
The Dominion Post reckons the three bidders include a consortium involving Fisher Funds and TSB Bank, a boutique Australian funds manager and a large Australian financial institution.
One potential complication is Tower's role as a default provider for the national KiwiSaver retirement savings plan, where Tower has around $NZ900 million of deposits.
The complication is the fact that the government needs to obtain government approval before a transaction can proceed.
The federal opposition says Treasurer Wayne Swan has been stalling for time by not releasing the revenue amounts raised by the government's mining tax.
The Senate this week ordered the tax commissioner to reveal how much money, if any, has flowed into Treasury coffers from the minerals resource rent tax (MRRT) since its introduction on July 1, 2012.
Despite repeated calls to reveal the amounts, the Labor government has insisted the commissioner can't divulge what mining companies have paid due to legal reasons.
But this morning, Mr Swan said the government believes MRRT revenue data should be published, if the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) decides it can.
''If the ATO assesses it can provide information specifically about MRRT revenue from the second quarter to the government, then we will ensure it is made public,'' he said in a statement.
Shadow assistant treasurer Mathias Cormann said if Mr Swan really wanted to release the figures he would have done it long ago. He described Mr Swan's statements as ''breathtaking in their insincerity''.
The early gainers on the ASX200 include:
- Newcrest: +3.47%
- Iluka: +2.56%
- News Corp-CDI: +2.33%
- Fairfax: +1.98%
- Seven West Media: +1.29%
Now for the worst-performed stocks on the ASX200 in opening trade:
- Sundance: -11.76%
- Mesoblast: -4.67%
- Northern Star: -3.79%
- FKP Property: -3.25
- Westfield Retail: -3.13%
- Westfield Group: -2.3
- Ten: -1.72%
Sector by sector now on the ASX200:
- Health: +0.82%
- Consumer disc: +0.4%
- Materials: +0.31%
- Industrials: flat
- Consumer staples: -0.42%
- Telecoms: -0.31%
- Info tech: -0.15%
The Australian share market has opened flat.
At 1010 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.3 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,931.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down also 4.3 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,951.5.
On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was down seven points at 4,887, with 5,140 contracts traded.
Quick note from reader Another Grump on the tipping comp which runs in the comments section:
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Motley Fool has a good yarn up this morning about gold miner Endeavour Mining possibly paying dividends in ... gold. Mike King writes that:
Endeavour's Mr Woodyer, has told The Australian "We can't pay a dividend while we're borrowing money, but when we do, we will pay it in gold. People will love it. They could take it in cash if they wanted to, but we produce gold and that should be our currency."
What do you think? Would you take your dividend in gold?
Evan Lucas at IG Markets is expecting the market to slip 0.22 per cent in early trade as local stocks "take a breather". In a note this morning he writes:
The pullback today will most likely see the ASX finishing the week even. We are expecting to see BHP coming off slightly today, with its ADR pointing to a 0.14% drop to $37.60. However we do note that iron ore is holding above the $150 level at $155.1 per tonne.
The pullback we saw this week was needed as the market has been on a tear for such a long time. The pause will give the market time to reassess its next big move as we head into a major part of the local reporting season. With it being Friday, watch for the afternoon 'reassessment' period as traders look to close out positions before the weekend to start afresh on Monday.
Gold miner Newcrest Mining's first half profit has dropped by 51 per cent due to weaker production and sales.
But the company expects a stronger performance in the second half of the 2012/13 financial year, as new projects begin production and existing assets improve their performance.
Newcrest made a net profit of $320 million in the six months to December 31, down from $659 million in the previous corresponding period.
Gold sales volumes were down 22 per cent on the same period in the previous year, and copper sales were seven per cent weaker.Newcrest also said the strength of the Australian dollar, and currencies in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia were also increasing margin pressure on its operations.
AGL Energy has suspended an expansion of its coal seam gas operations in southwest Sydney due to community concerns.
AGL has requested the NSW Departments of Planning and Infrastructure to suspend its assessment of the company's proposed expansion of Camden gas project.
''AGL understands that there are some members of the community who are concerned about the current proposal and we believe that this suspension will allow us to consider those community concerns,'' AGL's general manager of upstream gas Mike Moraza said in a statement on Friday.
A public hearing on the expansion due to be held on February 25 has also been suspended.
A small number of analyst rating changes for today:
- APA group cut to udnerperform at RBC Capital
- Australand Property Group cut to hold at Deutsche Bank
- Myer cut to hold at Deutsche Bank
- Rex Minerals cut to underweight at underweight at JPMorgan
In local economics news today, we're expecting the RBA's quarterly statement on monetary policy. This will give us a bit more of an insight into the central bank's thinking and projections on growth, inflation and, reading between the lines, interest rates.
It lands at 11.30am.
We're expecting a quietish day on the earnings front, with just Newcrest Mining Aquarius Platinum due to report.
Call it the calm before the storm. On Tuesday next week, for example, we have Ansell, Boral, Commonwealth Bank, Computershare, Carsales.com, CSL, Domino's, Pizza, Leighton Holdings, Oz Minerals, Stockland and WorleyParsons.
Then on Wednesday Downer EDI, Dexus Property Group, GPT Group, Mirvac Group, Padalin Energy, Rio Tinto and Wesfarmers report.
For a comprehensive look at this morning's business news, check today's need2know. Here are this morning's key markets numbers:
- SPI futures are 8 points lower at 4886
- The $A is lower at $US1.0284
- In New York, the S&P500 was 0.2% lower at 1509.22
- In London, the FTSE100 fell 1.063% to 6228.42
- China iron ore was flat at $US155.10 a metric tonne
- Gold rose 40 cents to $US1671.65 an ounce
- WTI crude oil fell 86 cents to $US95.76 a barrel
- Reuters/Jefferies CRB index fell 0.67% to 301.04
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These examples are built Qt SDK released on March 1st 2011, i.e. they are tested with Qt Mobility 1.1.1 and Qt 4.7.2, as well as examples tested only with the SDK's simulator and N8 device. The work is under more enhancement for the given examples. Some examples may not work due to the bugs. You may look into the bug report for the available fix.
Anyway, with some of the examples, do also note the bug QTMOBILITY-841 that prevents selecting map items on some zoom levels.
Also for some reason I did not get gestures working, thus no fancy zooming available yet.
Similar examples for QtQuick QtQuick Maps Examples wiki article, and examples examples for Windown phone using Bing maps can be found from Maps Examples for Windows phone wiki article
Maps Examples for Ovi Maps API wiki article also has same use cases implemented with Ovi Maps API.
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This is a simple map without any additional code. It simply showing a map without interaction possibilities.
The example is available at HelloMap.zip
Simple map
Hello world map example which has simple panning included in it.
The example available at SimpleMap.zip
Simple map 2
This is a simple map example added with kinetic panning
The example is available at SimpleMap2.zip
This example shows how to zoom the map, changing map type, moving to coordinates and getting current coordinate from the map.
The example is available at MapInteraction.zip
This example shows adding & removing markers, polyline & polygon. Toggling visibility, using z-ordering and zooming to map objects
Please note that zooming works well on simulator but not on Symbian target device. There is a bug reported at QTMOBILITY-876.
The example is available at SimpleMapContent.zip
This example shows how to handle circle, rectangle & text map objects with the map.
Please note that zooming works well on simulator but not on Symbian target device. There is a bug reported at QTMOBILITY-876.
The example is available at MoreMapContent.zip
This example shows different ways on using and loading images to the QGeoMapPixmapObject as well as general marker handlings.
The example is available at MapMarkers.zip
This is an example showing how you can make simple rectangle & circle area selectors. These selectors are used with Geo coding & search examples.
This is example is available at MapAreaSelector.zip
This example shows dynamic polyline handling via touch events. Polyline points can be added by clicking on the map and removed by clicking on the marker showing the polyline points already added.
The example is available at DynamicPolyline.zip
This is example of Geo coding that shows how you can find positions for address. This example also shows how a rectangle area selector could be used inside a dialog.
Geocoding without any area will not work on device. The bug report can be found from QTMOBILITY-1371
The example is available at GeoCodeMap.zip
This is an example of simple reverse geo coding which shows how you can get address details of a geo position.
The example is available at ReverceGeoCode.zip
This example shows how you can use the search. It also shows how to use a circle area selector with the search.
Currently the API appears not to give any results, and there is a bug report for this at QTMOBILITY-1372.
The example is available at MapSearch.zip
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This example shows how to get and monitor location of the device and show it on a map, as well as shows usage of the QGeoAreaMonitor. It also uses circle area selector with the area monitor.
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quote: enjoyed the hell out of that game. Mrs. Baloo was ready to stab someone when the Pens kicked in a goal. Paraphrasing her, "HOW CAN HE CELEBRATE LIKE THAT?! HE KNOWS HE KICKED IT IN! HE'S A DIRTY F'N CHEATER! CHEATER! CHEATER!" Have I mentioned how much I love my wife? She then spent 10 minutes unfavorably comparing Sidney Crosby to a tampon. Her other good quote was after Simmonds scored his second goal, "See, Jarome Iginla? THAT'S a black guy."
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Onerous estate state taxes only apply to the rich. The burden of property taxes is carried disproportionally by the wealthy. Current capital gains tax is 15% but only 0% for the bottom tiers. Same is true for dividend taxes. There are a bunch of luxury taxes that are paid by the rich - for example the class warriors implements a yacht tax that just made boat owner buy and dock there boats overseas, while the local boat building industries were destroyed, but they "got the rich".
On top of all that they use fewer services. They don't get pell grants and subsidized student loans. The don't ride public transportation. They wont get Medicare. They probably don't even send their kids to public schools. "Fair share" is all relative.
Dude you live in the twilight zone. Most of those items they tax are produced without creating many jobs, because they are produced off shore and dont pay Americans.
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Bouchon Bakery first opened to bake bread for chef Thomas Keller's award-winning restaurants, and it soon expanded to include all sorts of memorable treats. Today, our exclusive gluten-free muffin mixes make it easy to enjoy a taste of this award-winning bakery at home. Our classic treats get their wholesome flavor and texture from the best all-natural ingredients – including Chef Keller's signature Cup4Cup flour. Your home-baked muffins will be so light and tender, you won't believe they're 100% gluten-free!
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1. | (intr) to move along or travel on foot at a moderate rate; advance in such a manner that at least one foot is always on the ground |
2. | (tr) to pass through, on, or over on foot, esp habitually |
3. | (tr) to cause, assist, or force to move along at a moderate rate: to walk a dog |
4. | (tr) to escort or conduct by walking: to walk someone home |
5. | (intr) (of ghosts, spirits, etc) to appear or move about in visible form |
6. | (of inanimate objects) to move or cause to move in a manner that resembles walking |
7. | (intr) to follow a certain course or way of life: to walk in misery |
8. | (tr) to bring into a certain condition by walking: I walked my shoes to shreds |
9. | (tr) to measure, survey, or examine by walking |
10. | (tr) baseball to allow a batter to go to first base without batting by throwing four balls outside of the strike zone |
11. | (intr) basketball Also: travel to take more than two steps without passing or dribbling the ball |
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13. | slang chiefly (US) (intr) (in a court of law) to be acquitted or given a noncustodial sentence |
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21. | the distance or extent walked |
22. | a manner of walking; gait |
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Republican criticism of Rice following the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya that left four Americans dead has complicated the possibility President Barack Obama might nominate her to replace Clinton as secretary of state. At issue are talking points Rice conveyed on the Sunday public affairs television shows following the attack which did not label the assault a deliberate act by terrorists. Critics have said she knowingly misled the public while Rice and the White House maintain she made clear the information provided was based on the best intelligence available at the time.
Clinton praised Rice as a capable leader and insisted "she made very clear in her appearances that the information was subject to change as more facts were gathered and analyzed by the intelligence community" in a press conference after a speech at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) conference in Dublin Thursday.
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When Turk Wendell walked into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday afternoon, he wasn't chewing licorice or brushing his teeth.
Wendell refrained from the superstitions that he practiced throughout his time as a relief pitcher in the big leagues. The 11-year big league veteran made the trip from Colorado to Cooperstown with his family to watch his kids play at a local baseball camp and added a visit to the Hall of Fame to the agenda.
Wendell and his family were given a tour of the Giamatti Research Center, where staff members brought out his personal file. While his family was treated to archived pictures and articles, Wendell reminisced about his playing days and talked about his unconventional style.
The stare-down was an art Wendell said he lived to perfect when he was on the hill.
"I tell my kids, you've got to be tough, aggressive and mean on the mound," Wendell said. "You can laugh and go out to dinner with a guy after the game. But when you're on that mound, it should be nothing but business."
Before Wendell developed that stare-down, he grew up in Massachusetts, where he was a die-hard Boston Red Sox fan. Wendell then made his Major League debut with the Chicago Cubs.
"I had the worst of both worlds," Wendell joked. "I rooted for the Red Sox and played for the Cubs."
Wendell's in-game ritual gained notoriety early on with the Cubs. It involved throwing the rosin bag as hard has he could at the mound, chewing four pieces of Brach's black licorice, hurtling over the baselines at the end of an inning and rigorously brushing his teeth on the bench.
So would he ever consider donating one of his artifacts to the Hall of Fame?
Wendell cracked a smile when talking about the idea and admitted the old tooth brushes were probably still at the one place where everything is saved – his mom's house.
Connor O'Gara is the 2012 public relations intern in the Hall of Fame's Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development


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Our Anderson Nightstand is built to last with solid wood framing, a white painted finish and rounded finials that give it a substantial, classic presence. Its simple silhouette has a warm, welcoming style.
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- Nightstand has a wide top drawer and a cabinet below.
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- Rigorously tested to meet or exceed the highest industry safety standards.
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This rustic looking salami is made in San Francisco in the crespone style which is a traditional salami from the Brianza region of Northern Italy. It is made with a coarse grind of pork seasoned with pepper, garlic and wine all encased in a natural casing. Each whole salami weighs about 1 pound. Sometimes a bit under, sometimes a bit over.


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Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) is a protein produced by the liver and yolk sac of a developing baby during pregnancy. AFP levels go down soon after birth. It is likely that AFP has no normal function in adults.
A test can be done to measure the amount of AFP in your blood.
Fetal alpha globulin; AFP
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Friday, July 22, 2011
This little Piggy needs a Quilt
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50 comments:
- asnipofgoodness said...
L.O.V.E. so very pretty!
- July 22, 2011 at 6:05 AM
- Mona said...
Ohhh, what a beautiful quilt for Piggy. Wonderful colors of the fabrics. Hugs from Norway.
- July 22, 2011 at 6:06 AM
- Stray Stitches said...
How cute! I'm sure the little quilt will receive lots and lots of love :)
- July 22, 2011 at 6:17 AM
- Elizabeth said...
It is an adorable quilt for a well-loved pig.
- July 22, 2011 at 6:32 AM
- Teresa said...
My Daughter loves peppa pig too! It is a half an hour that I know I can relax, So of course I love it too!
- July 22, 2011 at 6:40 AM
- Lisa Stramecki said...
Love this little quilt! Gets me excited for gifts soon. Adorable! I realized I've been watching your blog for some time now but just as a lurker...great blog...one of my morning coffee blogs before breakfast for three boys three and under. :)
- July 22, 2011 at 6:40 AM
- kristastitched said...
So cute! Love the fabric and the house design, and the size! My mom made me a doll quilt when I was younger and majorly obsessed with clowns. LOL, ya, clowns! I'd forgotten all about it until now, and will have to go try and find it, hehe :D
- July 22, 2011 at 6:44 AM
- notes of sincerity said...
*soo cute*
What a darling little quilt for her beloved piggy! :o) - July 22, 2011 at 6:56 AM
- Happy Cottage Quilter said...
Very very cute!
- July 22, 2011 at 7:05 AM
- The Whelan Family said...
My daughter has had a pig named Piggy since she was born. She LOVES him and he looks as loved as your niece's Piggy! Our Piggy may need a quilt to...so cute...thanks for sharing!
- July 22, 2011 at 7:35 AM
- Angie said...
It's adorable! I want to make one too. :)
- July 22, 2011 at 7:44 AM
- Anita said...
Cute! We love Peppa in our house too!
- July 22, 2011 at 7:53 AM
- Michele said...
So cute! Love the little piggy houses.
- July 22, 2011 at 7:59 AM
- Shelly said...
LOVE it! So cute!
- July 22, 2011 at 8:28 AM
- Sara Wright said...
Is that a pig peeking out of the window on the top right house? This would be a fun quilt to do with my daughter. She's 5 and loves to play with all my scraps. She'd have great fun picking out the fabrics for the houses and roofs. It might be fun to do a "my" and a "her" version. Hmmm. Thanks for the continued inspiration!
- July 22, 2011 at 8:34 AM
- Erin @ Why Not Sew? Quilts said...
that is super sweet!
- July 22, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- Kerri said...
what a cute little quilt!! i LOVE it!!
- July 22, 2011 at 9:21 AM
- Our Busy Little Bunch said...
Oh, what a sweet little quilt! Don't you love how fast doll-size ones come together?!
- July 22, 2011 at 9:28 AM
- angela said...
All those houses - little pig little pig let me in :) - July 22, 2011 at 10:22 AM
- Blue Is Bleu said...
So insanely cute!!! Love this so much :)
- July 22, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- Spontaneous Threads said...
You are so nice to make a quilt for a special friend. Lucky piggy.
- July 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM
- tracy_a said...
- July 22, 2011 at 10:36 AM
- Mitzi said...
too cute!
- July 22, 2011 at 10:41 AM
- LynCC said...
Awww :) Happy piggy now.
- July 22, 2011 at 11:17 AM
- Sarah Craig said...
Absolutely adorable! I know a Bear around here that needs one of these...... guess I'd better get busy!
- July 22, 2011 at 11:36 AM
So cute! My nieces are not into dolls, but dogs instead. Piggy reminds me of their puppy "lovies." I am new to quilting and have been wanting to make them quilts for their beds, but you have inspired me to start with puppy quilts.
Thanks for all your great ideas. --Becky C. - July 22, 2011 at 11:53 AM
- Deb said...
What a wonderful doll quilt or rather piggy quilt! I have all boys, so no dolls around my house when they were growing up. However, my oldest had a favorite stuffed raccoon, named Rocky. I made a little doll quilt for Rocky--but it was not nearly as sweet as this!!
Deb - July 22, 2011 at 12:12 PM
- Shari @For the Little Doll In Your Life said...
This is very sweet. It's also a guilty reminder that I need to post the doll quilt my mom made on my blog. So much to do - so little time!
- July 22, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- bethanndodd said...
Such a very special gift...those piggys are precious! Smiles~Beth
- July 22, 2011 at 1:41 PM
- toots2u said...
adorable!! i love the colors and piggies. Your niece is a lucky girl! i am sure the big bad wolf won't be able to blow all those houses down!
- July 22, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Des said...
oh, could i please live in that town! pink houses!!
- July 22, 2011 at 4:18 PM
- Linda said...
What a lucky little niece! The colors in that quilt are wonderful and I love the little piggies!!!
- July 22, 2011 at 5:17 PM
- Miss Nancy said...
As cute as can be!
Have a super great sewing and stitching day. - July 22, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- amy said...
adorable, Amy! I love the binding, the whole thing! xo amy
- July 22, 2011 at 10:10 PM
- Tami said...
I love the little quilt. Peppa Pig is my daughters favorite show and she is watching it right now while eating her lunch, giving me a few moments to slip away onto the computer.
- July 23, 2011 at 11:38 AM
- a little bit biased said...
Well gosh. How cute is that. Love everything about it. Love the sweet little piggy too.
I've been wondering what color to add with my red and aquas to make a quilt and I think you've just solidified it for me - pink. So cute. Thanks for the inspiration!
Amber - July 23, 2011 at 11:48 PM
- Karen said...
Its gorgeous Amy!
- July 24, 2011 at 12:02 AM
- Elisa Black said...
Adorable! And I see it is getting use already! What a sweet gift!
- July 24, 2011 at 7:47 AM
- Yvonne said...
Great choice of colors!
- July 24, 2011 at 12:48 PM
- ANudge said...
How cute!
- July 24, 2011 at 1:26 PM
- Libby said...
Too cute!
- July 25, 2011 at 7:53 AM
- Nanette Merrill and daughters said...
Sew perfect. I love it.
- July 25, 2011 at 11:34 AM
- Charlotte said...
Oh that's gorgeous!
- July 26, 2011 at 2:53 AM
- susan said...
Very cute. Piggy looks extremely pleased with it!
- July 27, 2011 at 12:32 AM
- Dayna said...
Love! Love! Love!
- July 30, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- pinksuedeshoe said...
ah, that binding makes me so happy. You know, also happy that all the little pigs have a house that the big bad wolf can't blow away. What a sweet present.
- July 30, 2011 at 4:45 PM
- Nicky said...
If you like the Britishness of Peppa pig you'll have to come over here! Peppa is cute and so is this litle quilt - by the hair of my chinny,chin,chin!
- July 31, 2011 at 9:37 AM
- Quiltstory said...
This is sooo cute Amy!!! I have to feature it tomorrow, love it :)
- August 1, 2011 at 9:48 PM
- Amy said...
It's very sweet. Thanks for linking to my blog. It's a great gift.
- August 2, 2011 at 5:00 AM
- Amy said...
That is one very happy looking pig.
- August 16, 2011 at 2:25 PM


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Like an animal in the wild, search engine marketing practices must adapt or they will face certain extinction. Link building is a perfect example and thankfully it doesn't need to succumb to the same fate as the Saber-toothed tiger or dodo.
Companies that have not updated their linking strategies — or that have hired agencies that have not updated their linking strategies — are likely finding themselves in hot water with Google. But don't let that discourage you. In this guide, we are going to cover the importance of links, how to gain them in 2014, and ways to stay out of trouble where Google is concerned.
Why Links Still Matter
In a Google Webmaster's video from February 2014, Matt Cutts, head of the webspam team at Google, said that the quality of Google search results without backlinks would be much worse: "It turns out backlinks, even though there's some noise and certainly a lot of spam, for the most part are still a really, really big win in terms of quality for search results."
Google's Steps to a Google-friendly site talks about the things you can do to ensure that your website is in step with Google search. "Links help our crawlers find your site and can give your site greater visibility in our search results," said Cutts. "When returning results for a search, Google uses sophisticated text-matching techniques to display pages that are both important and relevant to each search. Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote by page A for page B. Votes cast by pages that are themselves 'important' weigh more heavily and help to make other pages 'important.' "
This should tell you that Google does not have plans to remove backlinks entirely from its algorithm anytime in the near future, which means you should not plan to remove link building from your search engine marketing strategy either.
Links are also important for more than just search engine optimization purposes. Visit your web analytics software and take a look at the referral traffic to your website. Chances are, there are a lot of websites sending you traffic besides search engines. Those visitors coming to your website are a result of links from external sites to yours. Hence, even if backlinks had zero value for search engines, they would still have a lot of value when it comes to connecting people to your website.
Before we dive into the way to build links in 2014, let's take a moment to look at the history of link building tactics.
A Brief History of Link Building
In 2009, Rand Fishkin of Moz summarized the history of link building in a succinct timetable.
2000 – 2002: Link exchanges, email link requests, direct link buys
2003 – 2004: Link networks, blog commenting, paid text links
2005 – 2007: Linkbait, quizbait, social media links
2008 – 2009: Content licensing, UGC incentivized links, editorial content for links
After this point, we saw the rise of a number of additional link-building strategies, including guest blogging and infographics.
In 2012, Google started cracking down on excessive and blatant gaming of their link algorithm in the form of:
- Brands like JCPenny and Overstock being penalized for bad link-building strategies.
- The rise of Google Penguin, the algorithm update focused on decreasing search engine rankings for websites that violated Google's Webmaster Guidelines, including using black-hat techniques for link building. Excessive use of keywords in anchor text was one particular target.
- Manual action link penalty warnings in Google Webmaster Tools.
- Penalties against link networks and guest blogging networks.
It's easy to see that Google has been waging the war against those who participate (or enable participation) in link schemes, link buying, and other manipulative link building strategies. So if you or your agency hasn't changed your approach to link building in the last couple of years, it's long overdue.
On-Site Content: Best Way to Build Links in 2014
Google's own Webmaster Guidelines states the following when it comes to quality link building: "The best way to get other sites to create high-quality, relevant links to yours is to create unique, relevant content that can naturally gain popularity in the Internet community. Creating good content pays off: Links are usually editorial votes given by choice, and the more useful content you have, the greater the chances someone else will find that content valuable to their readers and link to it."
This is why content marketing is such a hot topic. Creating valuable content on your website is the top online marketing strategy that is going to help you build links to your website. To do content right, you have to approach it in three phases: research, content development and content promotion.
1) Research
Research is the first component in a successful onsite content strategy. While you will want to experiment to find out what types of content will attract the most links and social shares, other brands have already done a lot of the legwork for you. All you have to do is look toward other brand publishers in your industry to find the content that attracts the most links.
In the above image produced by CognitiveSEO, you can see a visual representation of a website's link profile. The larger dots indicate higher authority backlinks. To the left, you can see the number of links pointing to the homepage. To the right, you can see the link clusters pointing to specific pieces of content on the website. By hovering over the larger clusters, you will see the content that has received the most high authority backlinks.
Tools like Open Site Explorer will also show you the top pages on any website based on the number of backlinks and linking root domains. You can export this list and sort it by pages with the top Domain Authority, most backlinks, and most linking root domains. This can also help you discover the top linked content from your competitors.
These are great places to start your research on topic ideas for onsite content with the goal of link attraction. You should also start subscribing to and reading the latest from top publications in your industry, many of which can be found on sites like Alltop. When you subscribe to these publications using tools like Feedly, you'll be able to easily scan headlines and see what topics are the most popular using the social share rating next to each headline. Trending topics tend to get more shares and thus, more links.
2) Content Development
Once you know the types of topics that do well in your industry, your next step is to combine those topics with content types that are sure to be popular. The following are content types that have been proven to be successful at generating links and social shares. With each type, you will see an example with the number of links and social shares they generated.
Lists such as the Heartbleed Hit List, are the easiest pieces of content to create, and people love them because they know that they will likely find what they are looking for in a quick-to-consume format. An even better approach is to include the number of items in a list. For simplicity, 10 is great , but 100 will definitely get eyes to your content.
Alternatively, naming your list epic, such as the Epic Guide to Online Privacy Tools can get a lot of buzz too.
In-Depth Guides
When you have in-depth knowledge about a topic, be sure to share it as an in-depth guide. Aside from establishing yourself as an expert in your industry, you are likely to gain a lot of shares and links from those who praise your efforts. One example is Moz's Beginner's Guide to SEO.
Pillar Pages
Pillar pages are pages on your website where you list resources about a particular topic. For example, if you have a lot of posts about social media marketing, you could have one pillar page that is called Getting Started with Social Media Marketing. Not only is it a great page to share when someone asks about social media that will help people navigate your content, but it will also earn you some shares and links.
Industry Reports
If you can collect data that people in your industry would be interested in, then industry reports are a great way to attract links. You can collect this data using your own tools, or using survey tools such as Survey Monkey. Then, you can publish reports such as the 2013 Social Media Marketing Industry Report.
When creating industry reports, be sure to not only ask specific questions about your industry, but also get demographic information about survey takers so that readers will know where the data was collected.
People love to be recognized. Egobait is a content type where you recognize people's expertise in a way that makes them want to promote your content simply for being featured. There are different ways to approach egobait.
For starters, you can ask experts in your industry to answer a question. In addition to being egobait, you have the makings of a great list, such as 16 Top Tips from Blogging Experts for Beginners.
You can create an industry award, such as the Top 10 Social Media Blogs of 2013. To boost engagement potential, you can invite your readers to vote for their top picks and then create a final list of the top 10. To boost link potential, you can include an award badge that people can add to their website, linking back to your list.
You can create an annual list, such as the Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers. Just be sure to explain the metrics that went into your decision.
The reason egobait works so well is pretty simple. People want to brag about the fact that they were invited to participate in something or that they were recognized for a particular achievement. In most cases, so long as the people on your list have blogs, they will inevitably share those recognitions in their latest post or on a page that lists the times they have been recognized.
You might have heard that infographics are on Google's hit list for spammy content in exchange for links. Regardless, a recent study published on Huffington Post revealed that infographics get the most shares over lists, how-to articles, and other content types.
Plus, you can't deny the linkability of infographics, such as this one on Page Load Time.
Google doesn't necessarily hate all infographics; they just hate these things:
- Infographics that are unsourced or use bad data
- Low quality designs (e.g., infographics that are screenshots of a spreadsheet)
- Using infographics to build links to other websites (e.g., embed this infographic and link to this random domain).
All you have to do to be safe is make sure the data you use is sound, the design of your infographic is awesome, and the link you ask people to attribute the infographic to is the URL of the page the infographic is published upon.
3) Content Promotion
Once you have created an amazing piece of content, you might feel like the brunt of the work is over, but that is not the case. Promoting your piece of content may make the difference between attracting a lot of links and wondering where you went wrong.
When it comes to a piece of content that you have created for link attraction, you will want to go beyond just sharing it on your social media networks and through your email marketing list. There are several additional methods that can help ensure that your piece of content reaches the popularity level needed to attract more shares and more links.
- Influencer Outreach. Reach out to other people in your industry who share similar pieces of content to see if they would be interested in sharing yours. If you created egobait, for example, make sure that you reach out to each person that was included to let them know about your piece of content and encourage them to share it with their followers.
- Social Advertising. Help spread the word about your piece of content beyond your own audience through targeted social media advertising with Facebook Promoted Posts, Twitter Promoted Tweets, and LinkedIn Sponsored Updates. Social media audiences in particular are very interested in valuable pieces of content.
- Content Amplification. Content syndication networks such as Outbrain, Zemanta, and Taboola allow you to purchase ad space on popular publications dedicated to content promotion. You've likely seen these spaces at the end of articles on Huffington Post, CNN, and similar large publications under the heading of "You May Like" or "From Around the Web." This can help you reach even larger audiences with your content.
Additional Link Building Strategies
Aside from creating content on your own website for link attraction, the following — when done correctly — are still legitimate ways to build quality backlinks to your website.
Guest Blogging
Guest blogging, contrary to popular belief, is not off-limits. It just needs to be approached the right way; Google does not have a problem with subject authorities contributing quality content to authoritative publications. But gone are the days where you would find a blog based on a matching keyword, check the blog's PageRank, and submit an article written for $10 as a guest post.
In order to do guest blogging the right way in 2014 — and simultaneously build great backlinks — you will want to do the following:
- Find the top publications in your industry. They will be the ones that receive a large volume of traffic, social shares for each post, and are known to only publish high quality content.
- Approach the publication not as a guest blogger, but as a regular contributor.
- Submit high quality, unique content on a regular basis.
- Connect your content to your Google+ profile to build your authorship.
- Promote the content you contribute to other publications and maintain engagement in the comments.
As you contribute content regularly to authoritative publications in your industry, your author authority will grow. This will boost your reputation as an industry expert and separate you from the average guest blogger.
Journalists are always in need of credible sources for their stories. Something as simple as providing a quote, report, or interesting finding in your industry can help you earn valuable links on reputable online publications, all the way up to the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and other major media networks.
Competitive Research
Researching the backlinks of your competitors can reveal many additional opportunities for building links to your website. Once you identify the highest authority backlinks for your competitors, you can look at what it will take to attain them. It may be something as simple as a personalized outreach request or creation of a great resource to link to.
Broken Link Building
Broken link building is the art of finding amazing backlinks to websites that no longer exist. This can happen because a website changed to a new domain without redirecting properly, or because a competitor has gone out of business. This is why it never hurts to monitor your competitors — the moment they are not around, you can swoop in to offer webmasters an alternative link for their visitors.
Sponsoring events and charities is not only a good way to get your name in front of a large audience, but it is also a way to gain high-quality backlinks. Research events and charities that are well-known in your industry, popular with your customers, and sponsored by your competitors — these will be great for your link profile.
Link Reclamation
If you have ever moved a page on your website without properly redirecting it, you may have lost valuable links. With proper research and outreach, these lost backlinks can be identified and restored back to your website for both search engine value and traffic generation.
Don't Dig That Grave Yet…
As you can see, there's no need to dig a premature grave for long-standing search engine marketing practices like link-building and guest blogging. By bringing their implementation up-to-date you can resurrect these staples and even earn Google's respect. Don't overlook useful resources like Google Webmaster Guidelines, particularly the sections on link schemes and hidden links. And don't fall for shortcuts like buying bulk link building. Any package or service that says they can build you thousands of links is likely using low-quality techniques that will eventually cause Google to penalize your website. With a focus on building links that are relevant to your business, you'll drive quality visitors to your website.
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