What 3 types of sites offer the most link value for search rank? (assume sites are indexed by search engines and none link to spam sites)

• Sites close to trusted seed sites

• Pages with a high page rank

• Sites that are old

• Sites within your industry

• Sites in your geo location

• Pages that receive lots of organic search traffic

• Page content relevant to your keywords

• Sites with many backlinks from other sites

• .org, .edu or .gov sites

• Sites that continue to evolve by developing new content

• Sites run by your biggest/best competitor

• Relevant blogs with a large following

• Well-known brand sites

• News outlet sites (local newspaper/radio/tv)

• Online press release sites

• Niche directories

• Professional association sites

• With Google devaluing so many links now, does it really matter?

• Other: