Charity Link Love

Posted in: Link Building by Richard Hearne on June 23, 2007

When I started this site I made a semi-conscious decision not to be overtly commercial. Sure I have a link on each page to my sales ‘pitch’ page, but generally most of my work comes through word of mouth.

There is one thing on my sales page however that maybe flies a little too low on the radar. It has been there on that page since it was first published, and it is this:

If you are a registered charity and would like some advice or assistance I am very happy to donate a few hours when available in return for a simple thank you :).

There are so many things I need or would like to change on my site. Making that offer far more prominent is on that list.

To date only two charities have approached me. Today good ole’ Grandad tagged me for the charity link meme which arrived on Irish shores via Gavin’s blog.

The Charity Links

These are the links I’m adding

Oxfam Ireland – Oxfam Ireland Shop – buy gifts, help charity
Rescue A Kid – Helping orphaned and disadvantaged kids in the Third World
Headline – Irish Mental Health and Suicide

to the current list:

Bubblegum Club – Children In Crisis
Autism NI – Autism Northern Ireland
Adoption Ireland – Irish Adoption Charity
Ireland Funds – Peace and Reconciliation In Ireland
Dublin Simon Community – Combating Homelessness in Dublin
The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity – Polish Charity
CPR For Schools Across Poland – CPR Training
Program of Insulin Pumps in Diabetic Children Therapy – Insulin Pumps For Children
Non-invasive Neonatal Breathing Support – Infant Flow
Program of Universal Neonatal Hearing Screenings – Neonatal Hearing
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
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
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
Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Program – Child Healthcare
Aids Research Alliance – Aids Research
Wildlife Conservation Society – Wildlife Protection
Cancer Research Institute – Cancer Research
Second Harvest – End Hunger
AARP Foundation – Helping Senior Citizens
Jack & Jill Childern’s Foundation – Jack & Jill Childern’s Foundation
Irish Guide Dogs Association – Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind
Simon Community Cork – Sign Up for Simon
Trócaire – Irish Charity & Development Agency
Cancer.ie – Irish Cancer Society
Royal National Lifeboat Institution – RNLI
Barretstown Castle -Barretstown Castle [Hole in the Wall] Camp

Here’s the text file.

And I’m passing this on to some other SEOs:

Mr. Davis
Mr. Roe
Mr. McDermott
Mr. Stanley
and lastly, because he needs some extra link love himself Mr. Mulley

And lastly

If you are involved in a charity and would like some of my time for free please fly me a mail. I can’t guarantee any set time frames, but I will help out as and when my schedule allows.

PS – @Grandad – if you ever want some help with Jack and Jill give me a shout

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Comments (9)

Richard, great choice on charities. There was a reason why I didnt tag you first. I knew that tag would come round to you sooner or later, I just wanted to see how fast it would take and from where. Thanks to the Granda fella!

I also like the fact you provide free SEO for charities, just a pity more of them are not aware of it.

Comment by Gavin — June 23, 2007 @ 11:05 pm

I am so glad Gavin eventually picked this up, it is amazing the difference it is makinging the SERPs.

My Polish charity has jumped from the bottom of the second page to the top spot, helping Google provide more relevant results than a news item of Polish charity workers going to the UK.

It looks like some aspects of Google’s algorithms are still working, I wonder if there is a penalty for too many links.

Comment by Andy Beard — June 24, 2007 @ 11:17 am

@Gavin – I feel just SO unloved

@Andy – It’s a really good meme. For a few of us to give some decent links to good causes is something we should be doing every day regardless. Small step, but perhaps it might make life a little better for those less fortunate.

Comment by Richard Hearne — June 24, 2007 @ 12:43 pm

Thanks for the tag Richard, I certainly have a couple of charities I want to add.

Cheers,
Alastair.

Comment by Alastair McDermott — June 25, 2007 @ 1:58 am

Great – the more people pick this up and link out the better.

Rgds
Richard

Comment by Richard Hearne — June 25, 2007 @ 8:11 am

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Dear Sirs,

I am interested in the section of your website that deals with chariities. Could you please forward information to me at your convenience. GROW in Ireland is a mental health organisation which deals with people people who are suffering from mental health difficulties. We support and enable people to recovery and participate fully within their communities.

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