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ClarityVentures Subscriber last edited by

Hi Mozzers!

I'm trying to streamline my company's link building process, and I've noticed we don't have a great way of tracking /measuring our inbound links yet. Obviously methods like Open Site Explorer are great for getting a big-picture view of inbound links, but do you guys use other methods for measuring your link building campaign? What are they?

Thanks!
Meg
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ClarityVentures Subscriber @kbloemendaal last edited by

What an amazing resource! Thank you.
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kbloemendaal last edited by

I would start here:
http://www.seomoz.org/ugc/updated-tool-seomoz-api-data-for-google-docs

That should help with tracking....
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