How many links to the same site should be place in an article author resource box?

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by john269, Sep 4, 2007.

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    I am writing and distributing articles for someone and I want to know how many links is best to be placed in the same article for the same site. The links will be all linking to different pages, but I need it to look like they are natural links so that I can try and avoid the sandbox or for ranking terms in the future.

    Should I just have one link or could I have 3 links pointing to different pages of the same site.

    I just think it would look rather strange to Google if there are over 1000 extermal pages/sites on the web that has many different articles, but they all have 3 links on each articles page that link to different pages of the same site.

    What do you think is the best. One link or 3 links pointing to different pages of the same site.

    The quicker I get answers to better as I currently have my stuff open to write the bio line for the article.

    Thanks!
     
    john269, Sep 4, 2007 IP
  2. mightyb

    mightyb Banned

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    I guess its the matter of complying with article website rules. As far as i know some articles sites/directories will only allow you to have one.
     
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  3. john269

    john269 Notable Member

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    I've now decided to go on the one route as it is likely to get picked up more with just having the one link.

    Thanks!
     
    john269, Sep 5, 2007 IP
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    i think 3 links to the same web site is acceptable for one article
     
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    If you are looking for a PR boost, three links should be more effective.
     
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    People must think that Google's sent me paranoid. lol.

    When someone links to a site naturally they normally mainly just put one link. So having 1,000 articles with 3 links in each one may look rather odd like as if I have put the links on their sites.

    Anyway, saying that if you had a games site or something, then people are likely to link to more than one game, so paranoia has now gone and 3 links it is.
     
    john269, Sep 7, 2007 IP
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    I personaly would do 3 links, one to the homepgae of the site and the other 2 make deep links :)
     
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    Yep, 2 internal links and the homepage looks good. The only problem is that the directory that I'm submitting to allows 3 links, but then they distribute these articles for me. What about if some of the sites don't want to use the articles just because it has 3 links instead of 1. Also is there more chance of the article getting published on more, larger and higher traffic sites if I just use the one link as using one link will make the article look more professional than having 3. I always see new's sources using articles that only have one link in the author bio.

    I will decide what to do when I do the article submissions next week.
     
    john269, Sep 7, 2007 IP