RSS Feeds Counting as backlinks?!!

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by misch.chief, Jun 27, 2008.

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    Hello,

    I was recently told that if you have an rss feed on your website from another website, it counts as an in-bound link from that site?!

    I wasn't aware of this, but example that was used was the BBC's free news feed (PR7), if put on yoour site would count as a link from it?

    Is there any truth in this?

    Misch
     
    misch.chief, Jun 27, 2008 IP
  2. webcosmo

    webcosmo Notable Member

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    Now most RSS feed is not public. A subscriber have to make it public, otherwise bots would not be able to see that because of the login requirements.

    If its public then it would count as backlink. I have developed the RSS feed thinking of getting some backlinks. Didn't help me at all honestly.
     
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    Bompa Active Member

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    No.

    In order to have an incoming link, someone has to link to you.

    There is no magic.
     
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    delhidon Banned

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    Yes link inside rss feed also considered as back link.
     
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    If your rss feed is on another website then the links credit your site. Adding a rss feed on your site will not bive you backlinks. It gives the other site backlinks.
     
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  6. misch.chief

    misch.chief Active Member

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    Alright guys,

    Thanks for gteting back to me...it was a large digital marketing agency (UK) who told me about this "BBC backlink". After doing some more research it would appear they may have well been "trackbacks" that they were referring to, which up until recently have counted as a backlink, but there are standards that have been put in place recently to make this trackbacks a no-follow link.

    Personally, I had never heard of this, but apparently it has worked in the past.

    Mischa
     
    misch.chief, Jun 30, 2008 IP