{"id":102,"date":"2011-02-12T10:18:15","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T10:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codeblam.com\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2024-12-28T19:43:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T19:43:24","slug":"seo-scoring-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codeblam.com\/blog\/seo\/seo-scoring-links\/","title":{"rendered":"SEO Scoring: Links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Text of inbound link <\/strong>(+3)<\/span>
As discussed in the Keywords<\/a> article, these are among the most important aspects of SEO.<\/p>

Origin of  inbound links<\/strong>(+3)<\/span>
Links are more valuable if they come from similar sites as your own. It is also important to have inbound from sites with a higher Page Rank.<\/p>

Number of backlinks<\/strong>(+3)<\/span>
Generally, the more the better but the reputation, of the site linking to you, is more important.<\/p>

Links from .edu and .gov sites<\/strong>(+3)<\/span>
These links are golden because these domains are far mor reputable that .com, .info etc. But they are also harder to get.<\/p>

Internal links<\/strong>(+2)<\/span>
Links within your site do count, but not as much as inbound links.<\/p>

Age  of inbounds links<\/strong>(+2)<\/span>
The older the links are, the better. Too many new links suggests buying them.<\/p>

Links from directories<\/strong>(+2)<\/span>
These are great if you use reputable sites such as Yahoo or DMOZ, but having thousands of links from PR0 sites is useless.<\/p>

Outgoing links <\/strong>(+1)<\/span>
The fewer the better. Search engines use algorithms that calculate inbound vs outbound links. Also, you site will see more important. Too many will have a negative affect on you rank.<\/p>

Link farms<\/strong>(0)<\/span>
Inbound links from link farms are useless, provided the links are not reciprocal.<\/p>

Outbound links to suspicious sites<\/strong>(-1)<\/span>
Links from your site to bad neighbors can hit your site hard.<\/p>

Single pixel links <\/strong>(-3)<\/span>
Such links that are invisible to human are clearly there to manipulate search engines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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