Comments on: Why to Optimize Your Link Text, and Not Only Here http://ariwriter.com/why-to-optimize-your-link-text-and-not-only-here/ Strategies and tips on social media and online marketing Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:40:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ari Herzog http://ariwriter.com/why-to-optimize-your-link-text-and-not-only-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 Ari Herzog Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:33:53 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=843#comment-1299 @Craig: I'm not focusing on search engine optimization, remember. That's part of it. The other part is for people. In both cases, link text saying "here" tells the person and the search robot that the link is about "here," and not, say, "green eggs and ham." @Craig: I’m not focusing on search engine optimization, remember. That’s part of it. The other part is for people. In both cases, link text saying “here” tells the person and the search robot that the link is about “here,” and not, say, “green eggs and ham.”

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://ariwriter.com/why-to-optimize-your-link-text-and-not-only-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1293 Kim Woodbridge Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:04:33 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=843#comment-1293 Hi Ari - That's a great idea. I really want to know what I'm clicking on when I visit a link and the keyword phrase is a lot more useful than here and here. I'll have to watch out for this on my own site. Thanks! <abbr><em>Kim Woodbridge´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/anti-social-lists-11208/" rel="nofollow">(Anti) Social-Lists 11/2/08</a></abbr></em> Hi Ari – That’s a great idea. I really want to know what I’m clicking on when I visit a link and the keyword phrase is a lot more useful than here and here. I’ll have to watch out for this on my own site.

Thanks!

Kim Woodbridge´s last blog post..(Anti) Social-Lists 11/2/08

]]> By: Craig http://ariwriter.com/why-to-optimize-your-link-text-and-not-only-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 Craig Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:00:06 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=843#comment-1291 Good SEO tip. I don't understand though when bloggers uses full sentences to link outside to other blogs. I guess you can say they are taking the time to help someone else so it doesn't really matter. But from an SEO point of view it doesn't necessarily help as much as it could with a solid keyword. I guess there is more direction when a mutual link exchange is involved so you can further target the text to the link better. Good SEO tip. I don’t understand though when bloggers uses full sentences to link outside to other blogs. I guess you can say they are taking the time to help someone else so it doesn’t really matter. But from an SEO point of view it doesn’t necessarily help as much as it could with a solid keyword. I guess there is more direction when a mutual link exchange is involved so you can further target the text to the link better.

]]> By: Michelle Lawson http://ariwriter.com/why-to-optimize-your-link-text-and-not-only-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 Michelle Lawson Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:36:37 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=843#comment-1275 We can never have enough reminders about this. You've given a great example of contextual linking--something that I'll refer to as I seek to improve my use of that tool. Thanks! We can never have enough reminders about this. You’ve given a great example of contextual linking–something that I’ll refer to as I seek to improve my use of that tool. Thanks!

]]> By: Lizz Harmon http://ariwriter.com/why-to-optimize-your-link-text-and-not-only-here/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 Lizz Harmon Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:38:46 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=843#comment-1273 This is great, Ari. Thanks for sharing. It's something I didn't discover for years, and I am sure many will benefit from this post. Terrific info. This is great, Ari. Thanks for sharing. It’s something I didn’t discover for years, and I am sure many will benefit from this post. Terrific info.

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