Linking Strategies Myth busted
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Linking Strategies: Debunking the Myths
Summary:
Since Google's Jagger update in 2005, the internet has been flooded with advice about potential penalties for using established SEO techniques. Much of this guidance is based on myths rather than facts.
Keywords:
links, linking, link strategy, link strategies
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Since Google's Jagger update in 2005, there's been a surge of advice online warning about potential penalties from Google for using traditional SEO strategies. However, much of this advice is grounded in myth, not reality.
Let's debunk these myths and explore the truths behind them.
Myth 1: Linking from Link Farms Leads to Penalties
This is FALSE. While links from link farms may not benefit your site, Google does not penalize for them. If they did, competitors could harm your site by linking it to link farms. Google is not likely to punish a site for actions beyond its control.
Myth 2: Reciprocal Link Trading Gets You Penalized
Again, FALSE. Websites often have legitimate reasons to exchange links. While reciprocal links may carry less weight now, they do not harm your site and still provide some value. Google has diminished their importance, but they are far from detrimental.
Myth 3: Links from Bad Neighborhoods Cause Penalties
This is also FALSE. Webmasters have no control over external sites linking to theirs. Penalizing a site for external actions would be unethical. The penalty applies only if you link TO a bad neighborhood, as it associates you with those sites.
Clarifying Bad Neighborhoods
Bad neighborhoods are sites penalized or banned by Google. Linking to them can harm your site. To identify these, use the Google toolbar?"which shows the PageRank (PR) of a website. If a site shows a greyed-out PR, avoid linking to it as it indicates a bad neighborhood.
General Considerations
While links from link farms don't incur penalties, they offer no value. Reciprocal links, though downgraded, still hold some value?"especially when linking to relevant sites. The significance of the linking site matters more, so choose wisely.
Ensure the sites you link to remain legitimate by avoiding those with greyed-out PR indicators. The best practice is to generate one-way links, which are the most valuable. Their importance depends on the linking site's PR, the effective use of anchor text, and the relevance of the content.
Stay tuned for more insights on this topic in future articles.
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