How important is the linking text in a link for SEO?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by fluid, Feb 28, 2007.

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  1. #1
    Just wondering, if i have a website PR7 and the reason it is PR7 is because there are lots of backlinks like
    <a href="www.mysite.com">something</a>

    Will i see better ranking for any search term other than 'something' if i have the related content on my site?

    To make things clearer, is both PR of a site and the linking text needed to get better results in search engines or is the PR more favoured than the linking text?
     
    fluid, Feb 28, 2007 IP
  2. ROAR

    ROAR Well-Known Member Affiliate Manager

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    the linking text aka "anchor text" is unbelievably important for the term you want to rank for. dont worry about PR so much. read a few hundred posts in the forum that describe this
     
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  3. dam_sid

    dam_sid Banned

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    #3
    "anchor text" is very important to get the ranking.
    and if you have good pr, is also good but it does not metter alot to get ranking.
     
    dam_sid, Feb 28, 2007 IP
  4. seo_expert

    seo_expert Well-Known Member

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    PR has no bearing on the rankings of the website. It is the degree of optimization for keyword(s) that counts.
     
    seo_expert, Feb 28, 2007 IP
  5. PoohBear88

    PoohBear88 Active Member

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    The answer to your question, in short, is yes. More backlinks mean more authority.

    The more back links you have (usually reflected by your PR, but not always) the more authority you have over ALL keywords related on your site.
     
    PoohBear88, Feb 28, 2007 IP
  6. MattKNC

    MattKNC Peon

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    SERPs rule. A good page rank is helpful, especially for selling links, but the higher your site places in the SERPs, the better overall for you.

    Yes, your anchor link information is critical as indicated previously.
     
    MattKNC, Feb 28, 2007 IP
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    zokiii Peon

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    Yes anchor text is critical, but I think you can have rankings without based on anchors.

    You only must have very authoritive site with strong link profile, and then you can get away without big number anchors.
     
    zokiii, Feb 28, 2007 IP
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    Janna122003 Banned

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    #8
    Using your targeted keywords as anchor text can help improved your ranking.
     
    Janna122003, Mar 1, 2007 IP
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    Archor Text is taking into account including the words around the anchor text, more and more weight is being put on the words around it because it is so easy to buy links.
     
    addedtraffic, Mar 11, 2007 IP
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    coreyt1111 Peon

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    so basically if you leave a comment in a PR7 blog with a anchor link that is your keywords you are targeting then that would help?
     
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    coreyt1111 Peon

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    so then I should say something along these lines if my keyword phrase im targeting is "how to train a dog". I would type something like " Hey everyone this is a great site, im really interested in how to train a dog but do not know where to start. I found a great site on how to train a dog at how to train a dog "
     
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    Looks spammy to me. Dont have how to train a dog quite as much. Think of it as an "in text citation" like in high school/college.
     
    addedtraffic, Mar 11, 2007 IP