For example if I make a new blog and just have one posting on it which has a link to google.com and another to an unknown site, so does that means that my blog has a total of 2 OBLs (assuming there are no more links anywhere on the page)? I would also like to know how are OBLs for a website calculated? If a site have them spread-ed in 100s of pages, then does OBLs will be a total of all of them ? And are they really harmful ? Most of the pages of Wikipedia will have over 50 OBLs, I dont think it will reduce its evaluation in eyes of google or any other search engine. What do you say ? Pls discuss this topic Thanks.
Do not make outbound link to any bad site(as in porn, betting and other such sites), Google will catch you up if you are having a relation or neighbourhood with bad site, so be careful about this. generally, having several outbound links from your site, is natural and make your site look natural and this Google is going to love it!
Yes you are right 2 outbound links (as long as your navigation, blog rol and sidebar has none). And no, they doesn´t harm your ranking if : They are pointing to quality content/sites They are no affiliate links You have not to many of them (try to keep it below 30 -50, on your entire page) They even can help you rank better. Here is a little tip : Search for high authority sites, related to your content (You can use alexa to find those sites, or you can choose wikipedia) and link to a related article from your content. This shows Google that you try to provide value to your visitor. (And the most crappy affilaite sites won´t do this at all) Hope This helps!
Out bound links are not harmful if you get those from good PR sites. It will give you good PR. All most all of Wikipedia OBL are from good quality site that gives it an extra edge.
This was my question too.. but i got a new question in my mind now.. does outbound links also helps keyword ranking?
Outbound links play a critical role in your overall linking strategy. The first thing that needs to happen is that you have to have the authoritative mindset. As outlined above, this means that you embark on a deliberate campaign to achieve a status of being an authority in your field, and demonstrating that authority in what you publish.
Outbound linking is basically the SEO process that involves linking to a website other than your own. The Disadvantages of outbound link building is the fact that you have no control of other websites and their owners. Those websites can be closed down, rebranded or reformatted anytime. The website owner might choose to change his niche as well. It would be a loss on your part as your efforts go in vain.