http://seoly.com/blog/2009/03/04/footer-links-overrated/ Using experience and data to gain seo insight Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:09:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://seoly.com/blog/2009/03/04/footer-links-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Stephen Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:52:03 +0000 http://www.slxls.com/blog/?p=67#comment-143 I'm not saying that footer links are useless, simply devalued compared to in text or sidebar links. Websites that offer free templates will obviously see some benefits by their link existing on hundreds or thousands of websites because of the shear quantity of links; however, if their link were to be on the sidebar, they would see even a larger benefit regarding serps. For example, take website A that is only linked to by a single other website B through a sidebar link; website A currently ranks 10th for a long tail phase. If Website B changes the link of Website A to a footer link instead, Website A will see a change in their serp for this long tail phase; website A might rank 13th-17th now as a result of this change. Link placement on a page definitely plays a role in seo; search engines recognize the difference between in text, sidebar, and footer links, so as a result they give each of them a different weight. In text links are worth more than sidebar links which are worth more than footer links. I encourage you to adjust link placement on a page, so that you can see the effects it has on seo. I’m not saying that footer links are useless, simply devalued compared to in text or sidebar links. Websites that offer free templates will obviously see some benefits by their link existing on hundreds or thousands of websites because of the shear quantity of links; however, if their link were to be on the sidebar, they would see even a larger benefit regarding serps. For example, take website A that is only linked to by a single other website B through a sidebar link; website A currently ranks 10th for a long tail phase. If Website B changes the link of Website A to a footer link instead, Website A will see a change in their serp for this long tail phase; website A might rank 13th-17th now as a result of this change. Link placement on a page definitely plays a role in seo; search engines recognize the difference between in text, sidebar, and footer links, so as a result they give each of them a different weight. In text links are worth more than sidebar links which are worth more than footer links. I encourage you to adjust link placement on a page, so that you can see the effects it has on seo.

]]> http://seoly.com/blog/2009/03/04/footer-links-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Natasha Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:12:00 +0000 http://www.slxls.com/blog/?p=67#comment-142 Errr … I’d not agree with you on this point. First, there’s no real evidence that footer links are devalued by search engines, and second because I’ve seen so many web designing websites boosting in SERP just because they offer some free wordpress themes with their links in footer. Errr … I’d not agree with you on this point. First, there’s no real evidence that footer links are devalued by search engines, and second because I’ve seen so many web designing websites boosting in SERP just because they offer some free wordpress themes with their links in footer.

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