Posted on May 21st, 2007

heartThis post is of personal importance to me. While my prognosis for a normal life expectancy is now excellent, this August marks the two year anniversary of my diagnosis of cancer (stage 3B lymphoma). Because of the amazing folks at Mayo Clinic, I’m OK. Many others are not so lucky. It took me 7 months of chemo, 3 weeks of radiation, and loving help from many, especially my family and charitable organizations who offered support and information when truly needed.

Online Marketing Blogs Give the Gift of Links
In a blog “meme” among top ranking online marketing blogs, SEM firms are lending their link authority to charities. Links from top ranked websites are valuable assets for any website because incoming “link love” is a crucial attribute search engines use to evaluate a site’s relevance. High quality inbound links are important to achieve top rankings in organic SERPs. Therefore the result of these online marketing blogs banding together, for charity outbound linking, is truly the giving of gifts.

Our online marketing blog is relatively new. Still the AIMCLEAR search marketing blog homepage has achieved viability in some circles including links from well known trade blogs. We’re totally honored to share our fledgling link juice by adding some sites to the “charity meme” started by Skitzzo over at SEO Refuge. The power is in posting the whole list on as many websites as possible. First I’ll share some new charity links for the list. At the end of the post we’re putting up all the links we’ve found so far from online marketing blogs participating in the meme.

Non Profits that Helped Save My Life
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education, and patient services. The Society’s mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) is the nation’s largest lymphoma-focused voluntary health organization devoted exclusively to funding lymphoma research and providing patients and health care professionals with critical information on the disease. LRF’s mission is to eradicate lymphoma and serve those touched by this disease.

These are links so far from participating SEM firms including those from SEO Refugee Blog, Search Marketing Standard, anonomous donors, and Top Rank.

Service International – Disaster Relief

Pujols Family Foundation – Children with Down Syndrome

National Alliance to End Homelessness – Homelessness

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research – Parkinson’s Research

Ecotrust – environmental conservation efforts.

Humane Society of Canada – protecting animals and the Earth.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund – searching for a cure for a deadly disease.

Room to Read – helping build schools and libraries.

Sick Kids – hospital for sick children (Canada).

The National Arbor Day Foundation

Compassion International

World Wildlife Fund

The Humane Society

Global Refuge International

The Challenged Athletes Foundation

Aids Research Alliance – Aids Research

Wildlife Conservation Society – Wildlife Protection

Cancer Research Institute – Cancer Research

Second Harvest – End Hunger

AARP Foundation – Helping Senior Citizens

Doctors Without Borders – Humanitarian Relief

American Red Cross – Emergency Preparedness

AMREF – African Medical & Research Foundation – African Health Development

DOROT – Programs for Elderly

Feed the Children – Protect Children

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Doctors without borders

Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust

National Enviromental Trust

SOS Children’s Villages

American Red Cross – disaster relief

Raleigh Rescue Mission – homeless raleigh

SOS Children’s Villages – sponsor a child

Samaritan’s Purse – emergency relief programs

St. Jude Children’s Hospital – cancer research

Medical assistance on disaster / war – Mercy

HIV/AIDS education – PT Foundation

Liver Foundation – MLF

Orphanage – Darul Izzah

Disabled asscociation – Mobiliti

Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Program – Child Healthcare

Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders – Humanitarian Relief

American Red Cross – Emergency Preparedness

AMREF – African Medical & Research Foundation – African Health Development

DOROT – Programs for Elderly

Feed the Children – Protect Children

Time to tag others to keep this going:

Cartoon Barry Blog

Search Matters Search Marketing Blog

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Cornwall SEO

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  • Skitzzo

    Marty, thanks so much for sharing your story and participating in the meme. Your post is a perfect example of what this meme is for. You’re an inspiration to us all.

  • Marty Weintraub

    Thank you Skitzzo. I appreciate your kind words. I’ll check back to your blog post and update our list of links in a couple of seeks so we have all of them.
    Marty

  • SEO Best Practices

    Marty thanks for sharing your story. I have joined the crowd, I believe that we should use our online presence to help spread the word and effort of millions of people helping others.

  • Marty Weintraub

    Link love is something we can give. Thanks for participating.
    Marty