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Hi allan,
Very glad that u are getting better. I dont expect u to answer this,Im sure there are plentry of others that can and will

the links page of Cheap-computers-guide.com has links to some very high profile sites such as Toms hardware Guide, Xbit Laboratories etc, those sites in turn dont have links back to Cheap-computers-guide.com.

So

1) Is there an advantage in linking to high profile sites, if they dont link in return? if i link to amazon.com will i get better search engine rankings ad results?

2) Cheap-computers-guide.com maintains number 1 consistently under the search term" cheap computers" in google, and doesnt have many links to external sites, so do links make any difference when it comes to search engine rankings?

3) How does Cheap-computers-guide.com hold onto its top spot in google so consistently ?

Fred

Sean Burns · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 10:40 pm Post subject:

Hi Fred

Rupert · **Joined**: 20 Jul 2003 **Posts**: 38

No one outside the research labs at Google can really say for certain what does and what does not affect their rating for your site.

I have a feeling that Google would appreciate seeing links to useful sites when they spider. That's why I always link to the authorities on the topic my site is on.

You're providing a good resource for your visitors and it helps your relevancy if you link to highly rated sites with a similar theme.

It may not help your rankings but is there any good reason not to link other good sites?
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Mike Long · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 9:06 pm Post subject:

Hi Sean,

Since you mention having your primary keyword as anchor text for your incoming link (and you talked about it in your book), I had a quick question regarding this.

Does the link need to include *only* the anchor text, or can the link include my company name AND the anchor text.

For example:

If I had a dog site called All-Dogs.com and my anchor text (keyphrase) was "dog training", would I be penalized for asking the other site to link me as "All-Dogs.com - Dog Training", or would I specifically ask them to link only to the term "Dog Training"?

I would greatly appreciate any insight you or anyone else might have on this.

Thanks very much!

~Mike
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HorseMan · **Joined**: 01 Nov 2003 **Posts**: 29

Mike,

From the little I know it is better to get "Dog Training" than "Dog Training - All-Dogs.com" if your main focus is on that keyword alone.

This is the same as with the Tittle. The more % that is your Keyprhase the more google will love you.

HorseMan

Mike Long · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 10:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks Horseman!

I had a hunch that was the case! Smile

I'm curious though how people ask specifically for the link to be in their anchor text, when I see lots of links page that simply list the company name or website in the link, in alphabetical order like this:

Precision Resumes - Electronic Resume Service

Even though what I would want linked is "electronic resume service".

Incoming links are one of the last pieces of the puzzle for me. Once I can wrap my pea-brain around this, I'll be in really good shape. Smile

~Mike
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HorseMan · **Joined**: 01 Nov 2003 **Posts**: 29

I have to admit gettting links is not really my specialty (actually nothing really is, I am just a horseman Wink

).

I usually make few sites around the subject I am focusing on, and that way have more control over the whole situation.

Now it is also an issue that many webmasters and directories try to steal our PR by hiding the links in Javascript or Frames, so we wont benefit from them.

However, when I ask for a link I usually provide the whole HTML code i.e.

<A http://www.cnn.com title="News to day">News To Day</A> <br>description

Many webmasters are glad not having to edit this them self. And this increases the posibility of the right keywords.

When sumitting for Open Directory, or other good directories. Try to have the summision that good that the editors won't change a thing. Because a little change can f++k everything up.

But like I sayd, building few good sites around my main site has worked pretty good for me. Most of my sites have less than ten outsiders link to them.

HorseMan

AllanGardyne · Last edited by AllanGardyne on Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:55 am; edited 1 time in total

First, I want to say that I'm NOT an expert on search engines, although I do get most of my traffic from search engines. If you want to discover what the experts think, I recommend Stephen Mahaney's Planet Ocean company - they're real specialists at this stuff - http://www.searchenginehelp.com . I recommend both the book and the monthly newsletter.

The most important thing is results, not often-repeated theories.

With that in mind, here's my thinking...

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HorseMan · **Joined**: 01 Nov 2003 **Posts**: 29

This does not really make any sence

If you are targeting "Dog Training" and your site is about dogs. Then it would be really normal to use "Dog Training" for all the internal links to that catagory.

I do not think Google will bann you for that.

In your external links it is also normal to have similar or same ancor text in most of your links. Most people who ask for a link will provide the Title text.

This is edpecially true if this is also the Title of your site.

BTW Allan , good to see you up and running on the board again. Now we all have to strech our fingers, because you will be outwriting us all in no time. Wink

Thanks for a great issue of your Newsletter.

HorseMan