Changing DP signature link anchor text......what effect?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by DJMC, Mar 4, 2009.

  1. #1
    As an experiment, I just changed my DP signature for the first time since I came here (one year ago).

    Since I've hit the glass ceiling at "Sacramento Weddings" (#2 non-sponsored), I've decided to use the KW "Karaoke" and "DJs" instead.

    Don't worry, I still have several thousand other links that still say "Sacramento Weddings" on all the other boards & portal profiles.

    Just wondering what this will do to my other KW's.

    DP accounts for about 380 of my 5,611 links (about 8-10% overall)
     
    DJMC, Mar 4, 2009 IP
  2. one9host

    one9host Well-Known Member

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    WOW - I would love hear to how anything is effected.
     
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  3. mauik

    mauik Peon

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    As would I. Testing is what drives SEO and I've always been curious to know what the value of DP and other forum links has. Sounds like a perfect little experiment, please keep us posted.
     
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  4. Romanorc

    Romanorc Active Member

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    It's actually 6.7%... I can't imagine that it would be a huge difference as that is just a part of what gives you that solid ranking. Also, remember that the 6.7% is from essentially the same web site so there is going to be even less of an effect.

    Of course, that's just conjecture.
     
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  5. vansterdam

    vansterdam Notable Member

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    Yeah I don't think it would have much effect. I don't notice much effect from my DP signature links.
     
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  6. Ricardo-san

    Ricardo-san Active Member

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    Very nice.
    I doubt there will be too much of a drop in PR though, as DP couldn't have affected your site that much. Google also looks at content, and DP doesn't have much about weddings.
     
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  7. hmansfield

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    I change my DP links all the time and I have never seen a site drop after removing the link from here after ample time....I have seen sites index and rank a little faster with the DP an other forum links.
     
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  8. Spacefruit

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    I don't think it will make much difference. Google cannot give that much weight to hundreds of links coming from the same source.
     
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  9. Random Guy

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    They do sometimes. However, most of his links are probably on old posts, which wouldn't have much if any PR
     
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    DP backlinks counts but now days any of the page in dP will have more then 50 outbound links.so, it reduces the quality of the page.
     
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