Google Caffeine and Backlinks

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Yeah... So I've read a lot about Google Caffeine and backlinks but couldn't find a straight answer, so I'd like to ask here, no beating around the proverbial bush: Does backlinking and using packets still the most effective method of getting on the front page of Google, or are we doomed to having Amazon and other "established" websites dominate the top spot for low competition keywords? An expert opinion would be much appreciated, thanks!
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  • Onsite SEO and offpage (from what I hear) is critical.
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    • Thanks for the very fast answer, could you please elaborate? I assume you mean internal backlinks when you say onsite SEO, but I don't know what you mean by offpage.
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  • The anchor text of your backlinks matters much more than onsite SEO. Want proof? Apple and adobe flash are in the top 3 for 'click here', even though it's only on the page once (or not at all!).

    Just make sure that your BLs use the keywords that you're trying to rank for, I've never needed to use packets outside of my own BL creation (articles, press releases, etc.)
  • Offpage is when you link, from other bigger sites, to your main site. For example: forum signatures (like mine) or blog comments. The link would be the keyword. That's where the SEO comes in.

    Internal linking and titles have a lot to do with onpage SEO. Make sure the titles all include the keyword(s) you are targeting as well as the articles on your page.
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    • Hmm, it sounds like nothing has changed. I use the keyword in the anchor text and in my title tag for a keyword that has about 250k results in quotes 7 mil without but after 2 days of backlinking no luck getting ranked so far. My site is indexed and its a wordpress blog with 5 pages but the backlink points directly to the product page. Is searching in quotes not doable anymore or something?
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  • Another good tip about caffeine is to keep your blog, or website updated at least a couple times a week. Google is ranking sites higher with newer, fresher content.
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    • After reading a lot of info on caffeine it sure sounds like social networking sites are in and long tail keywords are given more favor to authority sites like Amazon.

      When you say article directories in search results my mind goes to crazy competitive CB cause everybody is more than likely looking for those keyword results as well. So my assumption is is that its going to take a mix of social networking, articles, and backlinks to show Google that the site is legit for niche keywords.

      Hopefully G still ranks sites fast with niche keywords, but it looks like the only way to find out is to try. Anyways I've ran myself ragged mentally over this situation cause I hate waiting to see if this website ranks and it being 3:30am isn't helping either. So I'm gonna get some shuteye so I gan think of more questions to ask while I wait for google to update the changes I've made since google indexed my site, if the changes take place and I still don't rank I think I'm gonna go temporarily insane lol
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    Google Caffeine and Backlinks

    Yeah... So I've read a lot about Google Caffeine and backlinks but couldn't find a straight answer, so I'd like to ask here, no beating around the proverbial bush: Does backlinking and using packets still the most effective method of getting on the front page of Google, or are we doomed to having Amazon and other "established" websites dominate the top spot for low competition keywords? An expert opinion would be much appreciated, thanks!