Are outbound links necessary??

I know the importance of inbound links in the SEO point of view, but my doubt is :
Are outbound links necessary for a website????
i've heard that those links makes you share your PR with those sites-- is there any truth in this


pls leave a reply....

 

Its not necessary to have outbound links on your page, thats what I think, I am not sure what google thinks about it. May be google attaches relevance to see if you have linked to the right on-topic context-worthy websites in your same niche. By linking to these other sites, you do add value to that other site.

 

Traffic-Bug said everything already, have nothing to add.

 

No they are not necessary at all, in fact if you have 0 then all is good in the land of SEO. If you do have outbound links though, using rel="nofollow" prevents your juice (or PR) from distributing among the linked sites.

 

Matt Cutts plus many many others have already explained this and while the hard and fast rule is that it's not necessary, if you ever want to break out of a PR3 then you need to learn about why it's important to link out.

No I'm not giving lessons on it...that's what the google blog is for.

 

Google doesn't like those websites which have many outbound links. They are considered to be a spammy and not reliable websites.

 

not it is not important at all ...outbound links don't help in SEO

 

We're not talking about thousands of link though are we. So what you said in relation to a non spammy site is total crap. Once again review what Matt Cutts has said about this as well as the more prominent SEO blogs.

In the words of Penn and Teller - BULLSHIT!

Outbound links can in fact have a great effect on your SEO because Google LOVES site that provide value. By linking out you not only show that your content provides value on its own but also by linking to other RELEVANT sites and content.

 

thnx for the tips incomeinternational...
so should i guess that outbound links should be given importance after the site had gained some priority???

 

Hello friend,

Yes, out bound link is very necessary for our website.

 

Not exactly. If you think about my last comment you should see that linking out to relevant content, that supports or adds value to your own content will be seen as a plus.

It doesn't mean that outbound links are enough to get you ranking. It does mean that Google will like you more because you add value to the web and to Google users as a whole.

When Google sees a site that has 0 outbound links, or when every link is nofollow they will not like your site so much.

Don't go out of your way to link to every site you come across. Rather link to sites and particularly content that adds value to your own content, or vice versa if you add value to their site. And no, I am not talking about link exchanges. They are mostly useless and in some very bad cases cases can get a site banned.

So in summary, if you're writing content about SEO, and you know of an article somewhere that provides a more detailed explanation of a concept that you only discuss briefly - add a link to that content. In all likelihood, if you content is good, and your site is high quality, you might just get a link back and maybe even some fresh traffic.

 

Outbound links is a part of SEO. Not linking to external sites won't affect anything but it's a good practice.

 

What is that supposed to mean? Do you really believe that?

Google doesn't really care how many times you link out... They care about WHO you link out TO. Your site can be considered spammy with a few to moderate number of outbound links if you're linking to other spam sites, bad neighborhoods, totally unrelated sites, etc.

You can link out as often as you want as long as you're linking out to well trusted, authoritative sites.

To the OP, linking out is not necessary, however linking out "can" add to your site's domain trust IF you link out to trusted sites. It can also take away from your domain trust if you link out to spammy sites, bad neighborhood sites, and other sites that have a negative "trust" rating. SEOmoz did a whiteboard Friday video on Domain Trust and Authority a while back that was really good.

Linking out to other sites can also get them to link back to you. This is especially true for blogs who have trackbacks enabled. People are generally vain. When they find out that you are linking to them, they will often link back to your site to tell their friends others are linking to them.

 

Outbound links are not necessary.If you create more outbound links,you will loss the traffic.

 

I will suggest that it is not at all necessary. Even SEO Experts say the same. It is sometimes considered as spammy.

 

I don't think that it is considered necessary or a primary SEO method. On the other hand, if you think about it, if you are talking about outbound links that are relevant and valuable to your content, then Google may see it as a way of increasing the value of your content so it may prove to be good for you.

 

Which experts are they? Could you name one? Even better could you point me to a reference? I ask because the last 2 dozen experts I've listened to say the exact opposite to you.

 

It's not necessary. The less outbound link for a site, the better.

 

You are so wrong it's almost funny - but it's sad for the people who actually listen to you.

Try reading what the REAL experts have to say about it.

http://www.seomoz.org/article/search-ranking-factors
http://www.seobook.com/value-linking-out-56m-year-0
http://seo2.0.onreact.com/matt-cutt...inking-out-as-ranking-factor-nofollow-is-dead
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/natural-seo-faq-linking-in-and-out/6508/

Need any more references? Or are you still convinced you know more than these PROVEN experts?

 

Absolutely, 100% true! Outbound links to relevant, quality websites are essential for a great page rank