Joshua Hardwick's guest appearances

Joshua Hardwick

SEO Podcast The Unknown Secrets of Internet Marketing

Mastermind.fm

brightonSEO's podcast

Branded Search (and Beyond) with Jason Barnard

Aleyda Solis

Ross Tavendale

Lukasz Zelezny

Chris Liversidge

Dixon Jones

Carrie Rose

Fili Wiese

James Murray

Craig Campbell

Geraldine DeRuiter

Chris Lema

John Mueller

Jerry West

Melanie Deziel

Dennis Yu

OwlTail

Using Ahrefs' tools to find high-quality link opportunities quickly and efficiently.

Using Ahrefs' tools to find high-quality link opportunities quickly and efficiently.

Joshua Hardwick - How to find link building opportunities using Ahrefs

Joshua Hardwick with Jason Barnard at Digital Olympus 2019Joshua Hardwick talks with Jason Barnard (The Brand SER Guy) about link building and outreach.Starts by gamely answering a question about Javascript. Then suggests how we can get guest blogging opportunities (starting in Bali, of all places!). Network a lot (in real life, not just online), be honest, be frank, be yourself… then once you get the guestblogging flywheel going, you’ll be all set. But, despite networking in person and trying too hard to be way too charming, I completely fail to get a link from Joshua… there is a lesson there somewhere (if only I can find it). Are mentions worth chasing without links? Not if you want to rank for anything worthwhile, it seems. Hrefs did a study last year – almost a billion pages – and found a straight correlation between links and ranking. Joshua hopes to rerun the study to see if that correlation is less strong a year on. I end with a very stupid question : what is your favourite topic for blog posting.

Joshua Hardwick with Jason Barnard at Digital Olympus 2019 Joshua Hardwick talks with Jason Barnard (The Brand SER Guy) about link building and outreach. Starts by gamely answering a question about Javascript. Then suggests how we can get guest blogging opportunities (starting in Bali, of all places!). Network a lot (in real life, not just online), be honest, be frank, be yourself… then once you get the guestblogging flywheel going, you’ll be all set. But, despite networking in person and trying too hard to be way too charming, I completely fail to get a link from Joshua… there is a lesson there somewhere (if only I can find it). Are mentions worth chasing without links? Not if you want to rank for anything worthwhile, it seems. Hrefs did a study last year – almost a billion pages – and found a straight correlation between links and ranking. Joshua hopes to rerun the study to see if that correlation is less strong a year on. I end with a very stupid question : what is your favourite topic for blog posting.

Link Building and Outreach (Joshua Hardwick with Jason Barnard)

The episode is sponsored by Plesk and Freemius. SEO research may sound daunting to some, but there are some basic methods and tools that everyone should be using. The Ahrefs team recently got in touch with me when I published this article on WP Mayor discussing WordPress’ performance in comparison to other CMS options. That led to discussions around Ahrefs, and eventually, this episode. I’m joined by Joshua Hardwick, the Head of Content at Ahrefs, to discuss SEO research techniques using tools from Google, Ahrefs, and others. We delve into a number of areas that every site owner should be aware of and a few technical ones for those who already know the basics. Among the topics we discussed are:  What is SEO? What is keyword research and what tools can we use for it? What are backlinks and how can we build more? How to understand what type of content you should focus on to bring in more visitors? Analyzing your competition through tools such as Ahrefs. Finding competing domains that you weren’t aware of. Does social outreach have an impact on SEO?  We went a little deeper in certain areas so it’s certainly worth listening to the entire episode. Whether you’re just getting started with SEO research or you’re looking for some new ideas, Joshua’s got you covered. Links:  Ahrefs Free SEO tools recommended by Ahrefs Google’s SEO Starter Guide Twitter: @ahrefs Twitter: @JoshuaCHardwick Youtube: Ahrefs Channel

The episode is sponsored by <a href="https://www.plesk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plesk</a> and <a href="https://freemius.com/?utm_source=mastermind&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=fees_waiver_1mo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freemius</a>. SEO research may sound daunting to some, but there are some basic methods and tools that everyone should be using. The <a href="https://ahrefs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ahrefs</a> team recently got in touch with me when I published <a href="https://wpmayor.com/wordpress-performance-compare-other-cms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this article on WP Mayor</a> discussing WordPress’ performance in comparison to other CMS options. That led to discussions around Ahrefs, and eventually, this episode. I’m joined by Joshua Hardwick, the Head of Content at Ahrefs, to discuss SEO research techniques using tools from Google, Ahrefs, and others. We delve into a number of areas that every site owner should be aware of and a few technical ones for those who already know the basics. Among the topics we discussed are: <ul> <li>What is SEO?</li> <li>What is keyword research and what tools can we use for it?</li> <li>What are backlinks and how can we build more?</li> <li>How to understand what type of content you should focus on to bring in more visitors?</li> <li>Analyzing your competition through tools such as Ahrefs.</li> <li>Finding competing domains that you weren’t aware of.</li> <li>Does social outreach have an impact on SEO?</li> </ul> We went a little deeper in certain areas so it’s certainly worth listening to the entire episode. Whether you’re just getting started with SEO research or you’re looking for some new ideas, Joshua’s got you covered. <h2>Links:</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://ahrefs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ahrefs</a></li> <li><a href="https://ahrefs.com/blog/free-seo-tools/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free SEO tools recommended by Ahrefs</a></li> <li><a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7451184?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google’s SEO Starter Guide</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ahrefs?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ahrefs</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/joshuachardwick?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@JoshuaCHardwick</a></li> <li>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWquNQV8Y0_defMKnGKrFOQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ahrefs Channel</a></li></ul>

Episode 105 – SEO Research with Joshua Hardwick from Ahrefs