Getting .edu Backlinks

From what I hear, getting backlinks on .edu domains is very beneficial to SEO. I'm confused on how to do this though since most of them are static content pages?

Has anyone successfully done this? Also how did you go about it? Thanks in advance

 

One way is to search for .edu blogs, then register to them giving your website along with your name. Usually blogs show comments with your name as text link and your website as a link. So if you want to build a good link, you should give a name somewhat related to the keywords you are trying to rank for without sounding spammy. Example:
username: The dog training gal
web site : <your website>
Then post a comment or two, trying to say something useful (avoid "Great post!" only comments).
If the blog owner like your comments, or if he does not check them, your comment will be displayed with a link to your site.
To search for new edu blogs, sometimes I go to google and enter the following search string:

"This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging" site:.edu

G will show you brand new (=hungry for comments) or unguarded (=comment anything you want) .edu blogs.
(Man I could have sold this for 15$ or more... I feel good today).

Good luck.

 

Thanks for the info! makes perfect sense

 

Yes, That's right. .EDU and .GOV links have more attention in seo or search engine.

 

EDU backlinks are the holy grail of all backlinks. Google gives extra emphasis to these backlinks so building just a few can dramatically improve your site's performance. For example, if youa re able to build just 5 .edu backlinks, you can see a small leap in SERP within 72 hours and larger leaps over time. Now, this topic is highly debated and while Google often says it does not give extra weight to .edu sites, Matt Cutts and others have often tipped their hand at conferences alluding to the greater trust placed in .edu sites. The article below by SEOCrimson quotes Matt himself inadvertantly mentioning the importance of .edu links.

 

Thanks. But anybody let me know are there comments enabled on the .edu websites? (for getting the backlink)

 

If you have sufficient budget, you can also acquire a grandfathered EDU domain as they don't have any accreditation or usage restrictions.

 

Google really love .EDU and .GOV site but it really hard to find it

 

Universities have societies, blogs, university teachers and lecturers have their own blogs etc - look beyond the actual .edu .gov and see who they are linking to. Getting a link from someone who has a link from an .edu .gov is just as good, you have the association.
HTH

 

You may web searche method manualy.

 

Add this to Google : site:.edu inurl:blog "post a comment" -"you must be logged in"-"comments closed" " your keyword"