LAST EDITED ON Aug-10-09 AT 06:50 AM (PST)
 
>Kurt
>
>For my main gold site I have about 60 different brand
>manufacturers
>of products all aimed at a very similar market i.e. they are
>all
>specific beauty products.
>
>About 10-15 brands are the main ones.
>
>Q? What should be my strategy?
>1). Build network for home page
>2). Build network for each of the 10-15 main brands
>3). Both of the above?

Hi Steve,

Here's what I'd do:

I'd do keyword research and be sure your 10-15 keywords are really your best.

I'd consider the 15 my "main" keywords, with a page for each on the gold site. I'd send 30-40% of the links to the homepage, then 60-70% to your "main" pages.

On your site: I'd take the bottom 50 keywords and build pages for each keyword, bleinding in your main keywords into the content. I'd use the Backerz Tuel to link all these pages, so each has two links.

All pages will include links to your home page, as well as the 10-15 main pages.

However, your main pages will only link to each other and NOT to the 50 other pages. (except see next sentence)

Use the Randomz Tuel to put 1-3 links to the other pages on all pages.

This will focus your own site's PR on your main pages.

Now, take each main page/keyword and set up a Social 2.0 "linkwheel" with each wheel pointing to a specific main page.

For example, set up a Hubpage, Squidoo, Blogger, etc and point all of them to a single main page on your site.

Repeat for each of your 10-15 main pages/keywords, creating a link wheel for each.

Next, go get a couple of links from misc. resources to point to your "other" pages. Try to get about half of your other pages a couple of links.

Also, do the same for your 2.0 sites, getting them a link or two...

If your keywords aren't too competitive, you should be in pretty good shape with this strategy.