According to Humming bird algorithm nothing is change in SEO and link building.
You should focus on the following .
1-publish high quality content.
2-offer a good experience for your visitors.
Keywords are not nearly as relevant as they once were because of schemes like keyword stuffing. For meta-keywords don't even bother, Google ignores them.
off page search engine optimization is a most important part of the seo.It is helpful for increasing the backlink of the website.
1.Bookmarking sites
2.Forum posting
3.Blog posting
4.Directory sites
They generally describe the all over purpose of your website. In SEO meta tags tell search engine about your site information. Meta tags includes tags like Title of your website, description of your website.
The directory submission, I think, is still white hat, though google doesnt consider this as important now or even if it does, the weightage is lesser than it used to be specially after the Panda and Penguin
Are your sites currently ranking well? Are you doing well traffic-wise? In my case, all my sites aren't doing well. I've been hit back in February and I still haven't fully recovered. I've done quite a lot since that time,
I'm not quite sure what you are trying to ask. Are you asking how many times you should use a targeted keyword(s) in a single blog post? I wouldn't use it more than two or three times personally,
Ya their is no new techniques, but today we have to follow the google guidelines, when we use these techniques. Like add unique and fresh content in website, Add unique meta tags.
We know that social bookmarking can be beneficial for link development, I'm curious what your bookmarking strategies are. What are your best social bookmarking tips?