The worth of a link

Jump to Last Post 1-4 of 4 discussions (5 posts)
  1. WryLilt profile image73
    WryLiltposted 14 years ago

    I know that "google love" is distributed in complicated ways, but how much better would a page that has only inwards backlinks (but no outward bound links) rank compared to one with maybe 15-20 outward links. Would the the difference be negligible?

    I've seen some people claim that "outward" links can actually either not effect or effect your site for the better, if the site linked to is an authority site.

    1. Marisa Wright profile image87
      Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You've probably seen Darkside, Sunforged and Nelle Hoxie say they don't "give away" outgoing links in the main body of their Hubs or websites.

      Since I've always found those three Hubbers to give good advice, I follow that rule.

      However, you'll find plenty of places around the net which claim that Google likes to see outgoing links, so I try to include them somewhere that Google will see them but where they won't entice my reader.   On HP that's at the end below the comments, on my website it's on a "links" page and a "news" page.

      I don't think that's doing the reader out of anything - if they really want to know the source or find further information, they'll find the links. I'm just not shoving them under their noses.

      Remember no one really knows what Google wants, everyone's just guessing!  So it doesn't hurt to cover all bases just in case.

  2. lrohner profile image69
    lrohnerposted 14 years ago

    I don't think you'll find any one answer to this question. I believe in them because I believe in providing a quality experience for my readers. Am I worried about losing readers to those sites? No. Can it help my search engine rankings? I really don't know. Google has hundreds of pieces of criteria that it uses to determine rankings, and it's possible that outbound links are a small part of that--as long as they are relevant, point to authority sites and have the right anchor text. As a matter of fact, my 2nd best performing hub as 11 outbound links in it--all to different sites.

    I have heard that too many outbound links with the DoFollow attribute are not good. I think they can dilute PageRank or something like that? I'm sure Darkside or SunForged have a much better answer.

    Here's an article from ProBlogger that might be worth the read.

  3. Dame Scribe profile image55
    Dame Scribeposted 14 years ago

    I agree with that Problogger article big_smile I try to use links that are related and helpful for the reader. I think links that are internal is good for HP and other authors, overall, and external links can also be useful but will depend upon on the reasons of the author. To what purpose is this link to serve? wink

  4. thisisoli profile image77
    thisisoliposted 14 years ago

    Outgoing links have an effect on your page rank.

    Too many outgoing links can also get your site classed as spam, along with things like duplicate content. That will of course require a large amount of outgoing backlinks though.

    You can reduce problems with things such as these by adding no-follow tags when you don't want to pass PR juice.

 
working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)