A question about Backlinks

12 years ago

It's because links within an article are more valuable than a blog comment.

For example most wordpress blogs by default make links no-follow in the comment section whereas links from an actual article on the site will be do-follow.

The links embedded in an article is much more valuable than one from a blog comment.

It is more for SEO purposes rather than say advertising, though of course links can drive traffic as well.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by GyuMan82

It's because links within an article are more valuable than a blog comment.

For example most wordpress blogs by default make links no-follow in the comment section whereas links from an actual article on the site will be do-follow.

The links embedded in an article is much more valuable than one from a blog comment.

It is more for SEO purposes rather than say advertising, though of course links can drive traffic as well.

Thanks, that blows my theory out of the water about it being to make the link stand out more.

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Carl Brown 12 years ago

Why would anyone accept an "offer" to allow them to post on your blog for free? If you allow them, it is you doing them a favor. They should pay you.
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- Cricket Betting Blog 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Carl Brown
  
  Why would anyone accept an "offer" to allow them to post on your blog for free? If you allow them, it is you doing them a favor. They should pay you.
  
  I haven't accepted any. I was just curious as to why they ask to do a post rather than just using the comments section to place their link.
  
  I have asked for examples of the work from a couple of the people who contacted me, and in a lot of the examples I have seen the links look out of context with the articles.
  
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jaggyjay

12 years ago

All things being equal, a link surrounded by relevant content carries much more seo weight. This has been my observation based on my experience, research, and testing. So, I'm guessing your guest posters may know this and are willing to provide you with content.

2nd thing -- a guest article trumps a comment link any day and appears "authoritative". Now, depending on the quality of the content, I'd welcome guest posts. This is also something you have a lot control over. You can require "X" number of words and even links.

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12 years ago

Originally Posted by jaggyjay

All things being equal, a link surrounded by relevant content carries much more seo weight. This has been my observation based on my experience, research, and testing. So, I'm guessing your guest posters may know this and are willing to provide you with content.

2nd thing -- a guest article trumps a comment link any day and appears "authoritative". Now, depending on the quality of the content, I'd welcome guest posts. This is also something you have a lot control over. You can require "X" number of words and even links.

Where you say "a link surrounded by relevant content carries much more seo weight."

I take it you mean (what I would call) a natural looking link (ie, a weight loss link in a weight loss article), as opposed to awkward looking ones that look artificial and sometimes aren't really related to the article at all?

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kimseo

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Cricket Betting Blog

I get contacted from time to time by people offering to write guest posts for free, in exchange for placing a link in the posting.

There is a comments section on my website where you can leave your back link, so my question is why don't they just leave a back link there?

Is it because they can make their link stand out more if it is in the body of the article/guest post. So it is basically an advertisement that they are looking for?

Yes, Sole aim on internet marketing (doesn't matter whether paid or organic) is advertisement and then conversion. There are few reasons why people prefer to have links within content body instead of comments

1. Link within relevant content is much more powerful than standalone link (in comment box)
2. Most of the blogs offer Nofollow links in comment box.

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iglweb

12 years ago

A link in an article on your blog is worth 100x more then one in your comment section.. A while back comments links were worth a lot more but like everything once people figure out it works it gets spammed to death!

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aizaku

12 years ago

guestblogging is the only form of link building deemed somewhat appropriate by google if done correctly, here is Matt Cutts from google talking about the issue: