Eric Ward

Current

• Columnist at Search Engine Land
• Contributing writer at Search Marketing Standard
• President at EricWard.com - Content Publicty and Link Building Strategies

• Publisher at URLwire.com

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Past

• Marketing Director at Whittle Communications / Time Inc.

Education

• University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Recommended

4 people have recommended Eric

Connections

151 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• My RSS feed

Eric Ward’s Summary

Eric Ward founded the Web's first link building and web promotion services, called NetPOST and URLwire, in 1994. Today Eric is regarded by many as one of the top link building experts in world. Eric offers services including content publicity and link building training, along with private consulting, to help companies learn how to generate links, publicity and online buzz for their Web content.

Eric has developed content linking strategies for PBS.org, WarnerBros, The Discovery Channel, National Geographic, The New York Times, TVGuide.com, and Weather.com.

Eric is one of the 25 online mareting experts featured in the 2008 book Online Marketing Heroes. Eric received the 1995 Tenagra Award For Internet Marketing Excellence, and in 1997 was named one of the Web's 100 most influential people by Websight magazine. Eric also writes the LinkWeek column for search industry news site SearchEngineLand.com, and has written for Web Marketing Today, ClickZ, MarketingProfs, and Ad Age Magazine. Depending on the month, Eric resides in Knoxville, Tennessee or Seagrove Beach Florida.

Eric Ward’s Specialties:

What I do explained in sixty seconds...For web sites offering outstanding content or experience, I create online publicity and linking strategies designed to attract and obtain impactful and relevant trusted inbound links (citations), and online publicity. I then execute those strategies by conducting a linking and publicity campaign. 2). For people interested in learning my specific techniques and process, I provide link building coaching/training and teach them.

Eric Ward’s Experience

• Columnist

  Search Engine Land

  (Internet industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  I write the Link Week column twice a month for Internet industry
  site Search Engine Land.

• Contributing writer

  Search Marketing Standard

  (Internet industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  Contributer to Internet industry print magazine Search Marketing Standard.

• President

  EricWard.com - Content Publicty and Link Building Strategies

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  November 1994 — Present (15 years 1 month)

  Etiologic Content Linking Strategies. Experienced, ethical and effective link building services, linking strategy, and training.

• Publisher

  URLwire.com

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  November 1994 — Present (15 years 1 month)

• Marketing Director

  Whittle Communications / Time Inc.

  (Publishing industry)

  1989 — 1991 (2 years )

  Fun while it lasted...I still have a complete set of every Special Reports magazine ever produced.

Eric Ward’s Education

• University of Tennessee-Knoxville

  B.S. + MS/Doctoral coursework , Information Science , 1991 — 1996

  It was here at grad school, in 1992, where I first discovered the Internet. This was before the web was known, and GOPHER was the way you "surfed" the net. No search engines existed yet, just WAIS, Archie, Veronica, and USENET. All on dial up.

Additional Information

Eric Ward’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• My RSS feed

Eric Ward’s Interests:

Content publicity and link building strategies

Eric Ward’s Honors:

Most recent...

2008 - Eric was one of 25 people profiled in the book Online Marketing Heroes, from Wiley & Sons, Inc. Written by Michael Miller, the book focuses on today's most successful online marketers, with up-to-date information and advice on current online marketing trends. ISBN: 978-0-470-24204-9 | Hardcover | 319 pages| learn more at http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470242043.html

From the museum...
In April 1997 Eric was named one of the Web's 100 most influential people by the print magazine "Websight". Eric was even listed ahead of Thomas "She Blinded Me With Science" Dolby...Alas, like most things from the web back then, the magazine is long gone. Here's an old cover shot: http://www.ericward.com/cover8.jpg

Eric Ward’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests