The SEO and online marketing world has evolved beyond recognition. The practices that once took websites to the top of search engines are now making them being blacklisted by the same search engines. This is mainly because of the shift in focus of the search engines. Google doesn’t really care how many hours in a day you spend to get back links for your website. They cater to people who are looking for specific information. If you are capable to give them valuable information while complying with their guidelines, you need not worry.
The latest war has been between the traditional SEO techniques and content and apparently content is emerging as the clear winner. This however does not mean that SEO is entirely wiped out. It still exists and it still does work for a number of websites. Nevertheless, depending on your goals for your website, content weighs strong against link building, in terms of long-term benefits for the traffic to your website.
Here are a few reasons why content is the new king-
It hits where it affects the most- Good content reaches the audience directly. Whereas. In link building, you insert your link even where it won’t be very welcome. With content, you get to publish your link in the most natural way. In addition, if your content or blog is shared on social networking sites, the people are sharing it willingly.