Comments on: What signals do self-promotional links tell the search engines? http://www.forumdr.com/what-signals-do-self-promotional-links-tell-the-search-engines/1090/ Practical Advice for Running an Online Forum Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:16:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Admin http://www.forumdr.com/what-signals-do-self-promotional-links-tell-the-search-engines/1090/comment-page-1/#comment-3037 Admin Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:52:28 +0000 http://www.forumdr.com/?p=1090#comment-3037 You have to ask yourself, is there a pattern to the link profile that those links have that looks un-natural? How good do you think that Google will be in the long term at recognising those "patterns" or "profiles"? What does that say about the qaulity fo the site? The way I look at it, the easier the link is to get, then assume the less value that search engines will place on it in the long term. The links from the companies you ask about are of the 'self-promotional' type. They will help. But as I said above, what does this tell the search engines if all your links come from the types of sources that these companies offer. You need to balance it with the editorially gained links and put less emphasis on the self-promotional in the longer term. Keep pretending you are a search engine and critically ask yourself what would you do if you were a search engine? You have to ask yourself, is there a pattern to the link profile that those links have that looks un-natural? How good do you think that Google will be in the long term at recognising those “patterns” or “profiles”? What does that say about the qaulity fo the site? The way I look at it, the easier the link is to get, then assume the less value that search engines will place on it in the long term.

The links from the companies you ask about are of the ‘self-promotional’ type. They will help. But as I said above, what does this tell the search engines if all your links come from the types of sources that these companies offer. You need to balance it with the editorially gained links and put less emphasis on the self-promotional in the longer term.

Keep pretending you are a search engine and critically ask yourself what would you do if you were a search engine?

]]> By: Joe http://www.forumdr.com/what-signals-do-self-promotional-links-tell-the-search-engines/1090/comment-page-1/#comment-3014 Joe Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:08:04 +0000 http://www.forumdr.com/?p=1090#comment-3014 I would like to know what happens if I buy some backlinks packs from internet like from seo4u or aladygma-marketing …what is that? Thank you. Joe  I would like to know what happens if I buy some backlinks packs from internet like from seo4u or aladygma-marketing …what is that? Thank you. Joe 

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