Quick easy question for all you SEO experts: Which is the better back link..? A) Image with [ ALT="XYZ" ] B) Stand alone text link [ "XYZ" ] C) Contextual text link [Relavant sentance with "XYZ" in the middle] Does a text only link get weighed heavier than an image link..? Does an image link get spidered as easily..? How about as an internal site link, and difference..? Like a HOME button/link.
I'd sat C, but only because it would look more natrual. I've also heard that Google can take into account the relevancy of the text close to the links. Not sure if this is true at the moment but there's no harm in future proofing.