Is major blogger right about SERPS?

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   shanmarieposted 7 years ago

   It does seem counter-intuitive, but the reason many bloggers and other web content writers do this is because of the way Google sees it. I suppose that,  in a way,  it is like the niche sites gaining more traffic. You can hate a link to someone else's work on the same subject by placing the link as further suggested reading or as a source citing. But Google tends to punish for things considered Sammy,  which is why HP is so strict about spammy elements. So outbound links should be related to your website niche or to the page subject.
   
   At least, that is how I was taught.

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   Marisa Wrightposted 7 years ago

   I think he's exaggerating slightly, but he does have a point. 
   
   It very much depends how you use the social networks.  Most people just post the link on their Facebook or Pinterest page and think that counts for something - it doesn't. 
   
   If you are able to post a link on social networks in a way that gets readers, then that's a different story.  But they need to be in significant numbers, and they need to be readers who are genuinely interested in your topic and therefore likely to like or share your article, or become a follower (if it's on a blog) or otherwise promote your existence.
   
   It is achievable, especially if you have a specialist subject which enables you to have a specialist Facebook page or group, but it's hard work to achieve readership in large enough numbers to make a difference.   You have to put as much effort into curating your social network pages as you do writing the stuff you're trying to promote.

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   Ice cold princessposted 7 years ago

   Grouping together with other bloggers as described could be advantageous in that it offers you a chance to reach a wider audience - though, like you say, it can be difficult for us as authors to go asking bloggers to please consider linking to our work.
   
   Personally speaking, I don't really invest the required time into promoting my works unless I can find something that I find my work would enhance since it detracts from my writing time.
   
   With that said, I'm always thankful if anyone finds my work so helpful to them that they've shared it with others.

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   cleoaddamsposted 7 years ago

   Social media links are very important. Like others have said, Google looks at these type of things. The more back-links the better. That being said, I wouldn't spam a site with the article over and over again as this can have a negative impact, but if you post the link on Facebook and people read it and repost then it's a win-win.

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