Comments on: Natural SEO FAQ – Linking In And Out

By: tc writes

tc writes — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:37:01 +0000

Thanks. SEO and “natural” are a refreshing combination. Can’t forget the user/usability. I always find it annoying as a reader to sift through all the “here” links to figure out where i might be going.

By: Scotts2Cents

Scotts2Cents — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:58:01 +0000

Directories come in many shapes and sizes, when used correctly they absolutely can help.

By: Australian Business Directory

Australian Business Directory — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:57:09 +0000

We don’t actually sell links for the purpose of link building. The website is about generating relevant content for our search engine and directory, and in the end providing relative content to users. Question is; because people have to pay to be in the business directory, would they get penalized for listing in it? – http://www.clickfind.com.au

By: Ann Smarty

Ann Smarty — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:40:26 +0000

@Mendyo as long as the links pages are relevant – that’s ok.
And I wouldn’t worry to much about you toolbar PR as long is doesn’t influence your rankings.

By: Jacques - Web Marketing

Jacques - Web Marketing — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:31:12 +0000

Thanks for your insights, Ann….diversifying link anchor text and actually making sure they get clicked is quite important. We are after all trying to get both human and googlebot interaction, aren’t we?

By: John

John — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:12:03 +0000

V. Interesting thanks. I was wondering about links out when the newsletter popped into my inbox.

Thanks

By: Mendyo

Mendyo — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:02:15 +0000

Your feedback on “my favorite way – stick to niche directories ” was interesting and but I’d like to know your view on “links” pages. For my glass jewelry website, I have submitted to niche directories which has driven quality traffic to my site, but I’ve also submitted to relevant websites to be included on their “links” pages. A natural link within a page is always best, but what are your thoughts on “links’ pages? Are they worth pursuing? The reason I ask is that I’m still trying to figure out how to regain my old page rank. My site was one of the many that took a hit from the last Google page rank algorithm and we went from a 5 to a 4. Interestingly, it had no impact on my natural search rankings – we are still the top ranked website for almost all my keywords.

By: Paul Burani, Clicksharp Marketing

Paul Burani, Clicksharp Marketing — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:35:18 +0000

SoloSEO’s Link Search tool can be useful for this:
http://www.soloseo.com/tools/linkSearch.html

By: Internet Marketing Joy

Internet Marketing Joy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:57:36 +0000

I agree with the benefits of directory submission…it is a really useful tool as long as you don’t over do it..I think just about anything..always keep it moderately..^^

By: Daan Jansonius

Daan Jansonius — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:46:41 +0000

I don’t necessarily agree with your second point. You have to keep in mind that not every surfer is a blogger/internet poweruser. What may look ‘natural’ to us, may be completely overlooked by the average user.

I’m admin on a football related forum, most people use link text such as ‘look here’ and ‘click this’. To them it makes sense and everyone understands what they are required to do.

Definately agree with your final point though. My dad’s business went from not ranking at all to the number one spot for keywords which combined the business name with the place where its located, after I submitted it to various niche directories.