Comments on: The Power of the Passive Link http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:11:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ollie http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/comment-page-1/#comment-4753040 Ollie Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:43:49 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/#comment-4753040 Varying the anchor text in backlinks is a vital thing to do, making the text fit in in as natural a way as is humanely possible. I often see people using unnatural anchor text in their links and it would stick out like a sore thumb to Google et al in my opinion. The text has to be in context and read naturally to humans. Varying the anchor text in backlinks is a vital thing to do, making the text fit in in as natural a way as is humanely possible. I often see people using unnatural anchor text in their links and it would stick out like a sore thumb to Google et al in my opinion. The text has to be in context and read naturally to humans.

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]]> By: Andy http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/comment-page-1/#comment-8355 Andy Tue, 03 May 2005 22:39:19 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/#comment-8355 Heh I did wonder why the comment I once left with a link to an article I'd written (which was relevant IMO :) ) didn't appear for a while. I don't do it often anyway. Heh I did wonder why the comment I once left with a link to an article I’d written (which was relevant IMO :) ) didn’t appear for a while. I don’t do it often anyway.

]]> By: Jon http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/comment-page-1/#comment-8342 Jon Tue, 03 May 2005 14:15:26 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/#comment-8342 I think the "passive linking" was the original idea behind such things as pagerank. It would work if all links on the web was placed there as a vote. But a lot of links are placed by the people that actually runs the page, and then it is no objective vote. Yeah, reciprocal links sucks. I think the “passive linking” was the original idea behind such things as pagerank. It would work if all links on the web was placed there as a vote. But a lot of links are placed by the people that actually runs the page, and then it is no objective vote. Yeah, reciprocal links sucks.

]]> By: Darren http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/comment-page-1/#comment-8338 Darren Tue, 03 May 2005 11:45:06 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/#comment-8338 Andy - I'm not big on posting links to your own links in other people's comments - I think it can be cheeky. I don't delete them if they are relevant though. I guess for me it depends on if the person just leaves the link or if they genuinely engage with my post in comments as well and then links to their own as an example of what they are saying. My spam protector almost always moderates these comments anyway. Duncan - I'm not sure mate. I tend to agree with Randy a little - whilst I don't know for sure I suspect (as do many of the SEO experts I know) that its not beyond Google to track reciprocal links. Can't prove it. I agree with you though that its relevant links that are best. I guess relevant AND passive links are the ideal ones.... Andy – I’m not big on posting links to your own links in other people’s comments – I think it can be cheeky. I don’t delete them if they are relevant though. I guess for me it depends on if the person just leaves the link or if they genuinely engage with my post in comments as well and then links to their own as an example of what they are saying. My spam protector almost always moderates these comments anyway.

Duncan – I’m not sure mate. I tend to agree with Randy a little – whilst I don’t know for sure I suspect (as do many of the SEO experts I know) that its not beyond Google to track reciprocal links. Can’t prove it.

I agree with you though that its relevant links that are best. I guess relevant AND passive links are the ideal ones….

]]> By: Randy http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/comment-page-1/#comment-8337 Randy Tue, 03 May 2005 11:30:28 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/#comment-8337 I disagree Duncan. I think that its well within Google's power to analyse that two sites put links up to one another and even to notice that they both do it within a day of each other. I disagree Duncan. I think that its well within Google’s power to analyse that two sites put links up to one another and even to notice that they both do it within a day of each other.

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/comment-page-1/#comment-8336 Duncan Riley Tue, 03 May 2005 10:56:45 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/#comment-8336 In terms of search engines I think the proposition takes a very long bow on this one, I'd be surprised to learn that Google and others could differentiate between a passive and reciprical link, what I think more is more likely advantageous is a contextual link, for example a link from here to the Blog Herald will be worth more than say an inward link from a car sales site. We know the search engines can understand the words to some extent, but I doubt very much if they could work out whether the link was given passively or otherwise. In terms of search engines I think the proposition takes a very long bow on this one, I’d be surprised to learn that Google and others could differentiate between a passive and reciprical link, what I think more is more likely advantageous is a contextual link, for example a link from here to the Blog Herald will be worth more than say an inward link from a car sales site. We know the search engines can understand the words to some extent, but I doubt very much if they could work out whether the link was given passively or otherwise.

]]> By: Andy http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/comment-page-1/#comment-8335 Andy Tue, 03 May 2005 10:51:19 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/05/03/the-power-of-the-passive-link/#comment-8335 Partly linked (oops, no pun intended) - though certainly not pasive - what is your take on posting links to your own material on other people's blog comment areas? If it's relevant, is it acceptable? I know I have done it from time to time (once here) where I thought that something I wrote was of relevance to the post, but I sometimes feel it's a bit cheeky. Trackbacks peform a similar function. Comment links do seem to generate a moderate amount of traffic. Partly linked (oops, no pun intended) – though certainly not pasive – what is your take on posting links to your own material on other people’s blog comment areas? If it’s relevant, is it acceptable? I know I have done it from time to time (once here) where I thought that something I wrote was of relevance to the post, but I sometimes feel it’s a bit cheeky. Trackbacks peform a similar function. Comment links do seem to generate a moderate amount of traffic.

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