Below are a couple of posts I made on the WSO thread...I'll repost them here:
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Here's a little SEO secret the marketers don't tell you...All they preach is "authority site!", "authority site!".
You know what? There's another type of site Google really loves, and it's called a "hub site".
What's a hub site? It's a site with a lot of links to other, high quality sites.
Do a search for things like "graphics software" or "free fonts". I haven't checked these exact searches, but many similar searches are filled with hub sites, sites that simply link to tons and tons of relevant resources.
This is what FatBomb does better than any other program...It will let you create great hub sites and niche directories/search engines.
It takes some work, but you can create fantastic sites for niche after niche.
Go ahead and google "hub site" and see for yourself what some SEO experts say about hub sites...Then get back to me, assuming this offer is still available.
Or, are you worried about your PLR or other articles being doops? Slap some Fatty results on these pages to not only help you dedoop, but also add real value for your readers...And it's as easy as adding an SSI tag. We'll show you how.
And do you want to know the best way to really learn SEO? I mean REALLY LEARN SEO! Start your own search engine and try getting the best, highest quality results to appear at the top.
You know the old saying, "walk a mile in his shoes"? And it's especially true with SEO. Learn SEO from the search engine's point of view and you'll have a different outlook on SEO for the rest of your career.
This is what Fatty can do for you, and more. And right now it's only a dollar. $25 if you want version 2.
Post 2
Mary...
And you're correct, in some ways hub sites are like authority sites, and in reality a hub site can become an authority.
For those that don't know the difference:
Authority site - A site with a lot of content, few links pointing out and a lot of links pointing in.
Hub site - Has a lot of links pointing out to high quality sources and a lot of links pointing in.
Both sites have a lot of links pointing in.
A key to hub sites is that many SEOers and IMers are afraid to have a lot of links out, fearing they will lose traffic.
However, sites that link out to quality resources GET BOOKMARKED.
They also gain some of the reputation and relevancy of the sites they link to.
If we accept the theory that linking to "bad neighborhoods" is bad, then we need to assume the opposite, that linking to good neighborhoods is good.
To create these sites using Fatty, we can build our own databases of high quality links. This take time, but for those that like to research and explore the web instead of writing tons of content, this is another option.
And because of the way Fatty can scrape and rank multiple resources, we can find and use the sites that rank high in different search engines. These are the true hub and authority sites, the sites the rank highly across the board.
And it's these sites that are most beneficial to link to, creating hub sites of your own.
Remember, authority sites are just part of the equation. Let the masses tackle them, while hub sites remain relatively unkown.
PS...To all of you that posted kind words...Thanks, and the check is in the email. Don't spend it all in one place.