HOW TO MAKE
FAKE NEWS FOR LINKS
Oliver Brett // Screaming Frog //
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So it started
in the pub…
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Dan has a
problem…
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…Dan’s
quite shy…
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Dan has a plan.
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Now Dan isn’t so shy.
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Then
we got
on the
Today
Show…
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Pee Cape=Links
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Links=Ranks
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Ranks=Traffic
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Traffic=£££
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Pee Cape = £ £ £
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@LordOfTheSERPs
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Back to
pee capes…
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Linkbait
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What’s
linkbait,
precious?
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“…content designed to attract attention
and encourage those viewing to create
hyperlinks to the site…”
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“At first, he tried creating linkbait to get
his site noticed.”
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They’re
onto
us…
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News
Jacking
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“…taking advantage of current events or
news stories …to promote or advertise
one’s product or brand.”
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PR Stunts
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Fake News
Fake
News?
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Sorry for
clickbaiting
you all <3
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Super-Scientific
My
Graph
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1. Will it give me a
penalty?
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2. How mad will
people be
if it flops?
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Old
School
Tactics
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Directory
Links
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Blogger
Outreach
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WTF are you doing?
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Buying
50,000 links
for £5
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Private Blog
Networks
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Public Relations
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Unlinked
Mentions
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Press
Requests
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Press
Releases
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Surveys
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Egobait
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Con tent Marketing
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Infographics
PR
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Infographics
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INFOGRAPHICS
2011-2016
RIP
PR
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Data-Driven
Pieces
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Interactives
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getrevue.co/profile/content/
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What about
linkbait?
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Linkbait
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How to Linkbait
Ideas
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• Fake product
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609 LRD!!!
Writing
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Remember to be
funny
Never promise anything
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Never
promise
anything
Mark as ‘out of stock’
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Don’t be too obvious though
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Don’t be
too
obvious
Graphics
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Photoshops
have to be
realistic
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Fake
branding
adds
authenticity
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Outreach
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Stealth
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Case Study 1
Attack of the poorly
made clones
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Picture of Metro
print coverage
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Main lesson:
Make it funny
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Case Study 2
LED World Cup
T-shirt
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(Mitch Zachi
is a lie)
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Daily Star
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Radio coverage
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Main lesson:
Go for live blogs
Case Study 3
Edit My Ex
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Timing with Valentines Day
Good images
Seemingly legit
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Main lesson:
Timing
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Case Study 4
Royal Baby
princess plates
So
royal baby
mania is
at an all
time high…
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Main lesson:
Continue the
Opportunities
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Case Study 5
7,000 lance
armstrong dvds
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So Lance
Armstrong
admits to
cheating…
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Main lesson
It’s super easy
to do!
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Pros of Linkbait
Linkbait
is quick
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Linkbait
is cheap
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Linkbait
can win
big links!
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Cons of Linkbait
you need
the right
client
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you need
client
trust
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you need
to move
quickly
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Don’t do
it too
much
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It is good fun…
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“If you get away with
something on this scale,
for God's sake don't tell
anyone.”
Jane Copland, 2008
End screen
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Thanks for
listening!

How to make fake news for links (SearchLeeds 2019 Extended Edition)