Internet Marketing Watch 12 September 2008

Today’s round up includes why search engine rankings are worthless, why the majority of link exchange requests end in failure and whether producing content purely to bait links is easy to achieve.

Eduard Blacquiere proclaims search engine rankings are worthless. [Yoast]

Ann Smarty discusses whether baiting for links is easy or not. [Hobo Web]

Wiep Knol explains why more than 90% of all link exchange requests end in failure [Wiep]

Richard Kershaw lists 44 ways to discover the identity of any webmaster. [Quality Nonsense]

Rae Hoffman explains how affiliate marketing works. [Copy Blogger]

Daniel Scocco wonders whether mini niche websites are a dying breed. [Daily Blog Tips]

Alysson, aka SEOAly, considers removing the “no follow” element from her blog comments. [SEOAly]

Paul Teitelman charts the history of paid search directories. [Search Engine People]

Jim Whalen demands you use SEO terms correctly. [Search Engine Land]

Something funny to finish off on Friday, the SEO Squares. [Ranked Hard]