WebLink SEO Version 2.5

We are pleased to announce the latest release of WebLink SEO. This version has a variety of new features and tools which hopefully you will find extremely useful.

If you have any suggestions for new tools you would like to see in future versions then please send an email to
feature-request@weblinkseo.com - we are always looking for suggestions on how we can make the software even better. If you have any suggestions then we are listening!

Upgrade WebLink SEO Version 2.5 (do this if you have already installed WebLink SEO)
Simply run the executable file once you have downloaded it and your system will be automatically updated

Download WebLink SEO Version 2.5 (do this if you haven't already installed WebLink SEO)

Below is a list (in no particular order) of new features contained in the version 2.5 upgrade: -

Banned Website Checking Tool

One of the problems that can arise as a result of linking to other websites is if the website you are linking to is banned or penalized by Google. If this happens then Google may actually penalize your own website for being associated with this website and providing a link to it, which could mean your own rankings suffer simply because you are linking to a banned website.

The Site Banned Checking Tool will crawl your entire website and check all your outgoing links do not point to any banned websites to ensure you don't inadvertently jeopardize your own rankings.

Overture Keyword Research Tool

The latest addition to WebLink SEO's Site Analysis arsenal is an Overture Keyword Research tool. Overture is operated by Yahoo! and enables you to see the number of times a certain search term has been searched for in the previous month.

The Keyword Research tool in WebLink SEO enables you to enter a word or phrase and view other similar terms that people search for, also the number of times these searches have been performed. The tool will also analyze how many competitor websites there are for each keyword suggestion. This enables you to search for niche keywords that do not have high levels of competition, making them easy to rank for and may bring increased traffic to your website.

Better Email Functionality

With the latest version of WebLink SEO you can now send 'normal' emails, i.e. emails that are not template-based but are entirely hand-written. This means that when you try to contact a webmaster to setup a link partnership you can choose whether to use a template or a write a normal/standard email. You can also receive emails that are 'normal' emails.

To summarize , WebLink SEO now acts like a normal email client (such as Outlook Express), but also enables you to send and receive template-based emails - making it a very powerful and adaptable tool for link building.

To support this change WebLink SEO 2.5 now has a dedicated "Email" section, which is composed of four sections: -

Inbox - Displays standard/plain text emails that are sent to the email account that WebLink SEO uses.
Link Replies - Displays the replies from emails you have sent using an email template.
Outbox - Displays all of the template-based emails and standard emails that are awaiting sending.
Sent Items - Allows you to keep track of all of the emails you have sent in the past.

Ability to create an unlimited number of email templates

One of the most frequent requests we received was that WebLink SEO should allow you to create additional email templates to the five templates that were available (Initial Contact, Repeat Contact, Query Contact, Link Added, Custom Template). WebLink SEO 2.5 allows you to create an unlimited number of email templates that you can use throughout the program.

Better help documentation accessibility

We aim to make our software as easy to use as possible, and we pride ourselves in providing outstanding resources to help our users learn and understand how each of the tools operates. In addition to our current help documentation and video tutorial series we have added a "Help Sidebar" to the software, which displays a description and operational guide for the currently selected tool, meaning you can now obtain help directly from within the tool itself.

Specify HTML or a File For Link Pages Templates

When generating your link pages you need to specify a file on your computer that is used as the template so that your link pages match the design of the rest of your website. In WebLink SEO 2.5 you now have the option of specifying the HTML code directly from within the software rather than specifying a file.

This makes editing your link pages much quicker and simpler as you no longer need to open and edit external files, but can instead make your changes directly from within WebLink SEO.

Easier New Profile Creation

In WebLink SEO 2.5 you can now create a new profile without needing to specify all of your settings, instead you simply provide a name for your new profile and if you attempt to use tool that requires additional settings you will be promoted to enter the required information. The reason for making these changes is to make the new profile setup process as quick and simple as possible.

Display The Number of Link In Each Link Page Category

The new version of WebLink SEO will display the number of links contains in each link page category, this is displayed inside brackets next to the category name.

Pending Links Tool Removed

We have taken the decision to remove the "Pending Links" tool from the software. Our decision for this was because it added an additional level of complexity when creating a new outgoing link which wasn't necessary. Instead you can use the the "New Outgoing Link" window which enables you to create a new outgoing link, generate the link page for that link and also upload it to your website - all in one easy step! The Pending Links tool pre-dated the "New Outgoing Link" tool, and did not offer the same level of functionality and was therefore removed.

Auto Complete Facility In 'New Outgoing Link' Window

We have added a new feature to the "New Outgoing Link" window which enables you to auto-complete the Anchor Text and Description fields for the website you are linking to. It does this by using the the webpage title and meta description tags from the page you are linking to.

It will also perform a 'Whois' database lookup in an attempt to find a contact email address to send your link exchange email to. If multiple email addresses are found it will display the various email addresses in a drop down list so that you can choose the most appropriate email address to use.

This feature now makes the process of creating a new outgoing link much quicker, and also more effective as you are sending the email to a known email address not just guessing at a "webmaster@@xyz.com" address.

Google / Yahoo! API Support

You can now specify a Google and Yahoo API key to use for when WebLink SEO performs an automated query. Using an API key makes the query process much quicker, and also means you are getting more accurate results directly from the search engine database.

Quick and Easier To Create New Profiles

We had several reports from our users that they found creating a new profiles rather difficult to understand, particularly if they hadn't used the software before. For this reason all you need to enter now is the name of the new profile you want to create, and WebLink SEO will prompt you for the settings as and when they are needed.