Originally Posted by baddog

man, I was really torn about whether to come here for SES or go to pubcon. How is it?

oh... I'm not there, I'm commenting on his blog in hopes that he will answer some of the questions I post.

I have some questions to ask him:

What is his opinion on A-B trades as opposed to A-B-C trades?

This question was already asked in regards to SEO in general, so no need to ask again. Great question though.

Has the nofollow tag eliminated the usefulness of trackbacks?

I think I can answer this one: for direct SEO benefit, yes.. unless the CMS is not one that uses a link condom for trackbacks. For traffic, and link baiting (as a courtesy)... NO, trackbacks are still useful and should be used for the simple matter that trackbacks attract trackbacks as well as traffic.

What about blogs that trade links based on the fact that they are adult related rather than sticking with niche specific trades?

I will ask this