Eric Ward

Eric Ward founded the Web's first service to help introduce web content (we called them URIs) to the online world, back in 1994. Then lightning struck when Jeff Bezos asked Eric to announce and publicize Amazon.com's debut launch. Eric subsequently won the 1995 Award For Internet Marketing Excellence (our industry's "Oscar" back then). Eric creates... and has executed content linking strategies for PBS.org, WarnerBros, The Discovery Channel, National Geographic, The New York Times, TVGuide.com, Paramount, and Weather.com. Today, Eric continues to offer link building training, workshops, strategies and M/A counsel, and publishes the content linking strategy newsletter LinkMoses Private. Eric and his methods continue to be written about in numerous publications and featured in college curriculae. Eric publishes has presented at over 160 industry conferences and symposiums. In 2015, Eric contributed to the book Success Secrets of the Online Marketing Superstars, and in 2013 Eric authored the book The Ultimate Guide to Link Building for Entrepreneur Press, now in its 3rd printing. Going back further, In 2008 Eric was one of 25 people profiled in the book Online Marketing Heroes, from Wiley & Sons, Inc., written by Michael Miller, and in 2000 contributed to the book E-Volve-or-Die.com: Thriving in the Internet Age Through E-Commerce Management. Back in the Dark Ages (1997) Eric was named one of the Web's 100 most influential people by Websight magazine. Eric also contributes to the LinkWeek column for search industry news site SearchEngineLand.com and has also contributes to SearchEngineWatch, Web Marketing Today, ClickZ, MarketingProfs, and print magazines Search Marketing Standard and Ad Age. Eric, his wife and three children live in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains in Eastern Tennessee. Eric works alone by design and prefer to take a hands-on approach with his clients. You can learn more about his link building training, workshops,strategies and other services here.Read More