Getting Backlinks From Bio Profiles - Does it Really Work?

[Richelle123]

I recently joined a backlink building service to help my articles rank better on the search engines. I posted some articles to a few article directories, and I want them to reach the front page of Google and stay there.

I've already posted some anchor links to some of the websites listed in the package from the link building service, but I've ran across 2 websites so far that are restricting this activity, and it says something like this:

"Those who have purchased a link building service should know that posting to profiles and comments will not help your ranking in search engines because Google doesn't spider our profile pages and comments."

Does anyone know what this mean, and have you had any experience with link building using mainly bio profiles and signatures on high ranked sites?

[Tom Goodwin]

Yes, bio profiles with backlinks does certainly help, provided that the bio links (i) publicly viewable (to those not logged in), (ii) are indexable, and (ii) are do-follow (rather than no-follow) links.

The first one is easy enough to figure out by logging out, and the second and third are easy enough to figure if you use firefox addons like SEO Quake (I have it set so I see a line through links that are no-follow).

I know exactly what you are talking about below, as I have seen it with certain sites from Angela's packet as well.

My recommendation is just to move on to other sites. As Angela states in her packets, a few will likely cut down on their access or ability to post the links, so in a pack of 30 links assume that the number might end up being like 25-27 links.

It is very possible that the webmaster in question below changed their robots.txt file or are otherwise limiting or preventing the backlink in question. On the other hand, the webmaster might just be trying to prevent those of us from joining for the purpose of the backlinks (while not actually changing anything in their system).

In any event, just move on. There is no reason to battle webmasters who voiceup over this, as there are thousands of other sites.

Originally Posted by Richelle123

I recently joined a backlink building service to help my articles rank better on the search engines. I posted some articles to a few article directories, and I want them to reach the front page of Google and stay there.

I've already posted some anchor links to some of the websites listed in the package from the link building service, but I've ran across 2 websites so far that are restricting this activity, and it says something like this:

"Those who have purchased a link building service should know that posting to profiles and comments will not help your ranking in search engines because Google doesn't spider our profile pages and comments."

Does anyone know what this mean, and have you had any experience with link building using mainly bio profiles and signatures on high ranked sites?

[Richelle123]

Okay thanks for the info. I was just trying to find out if building these type of backlinks really helped, so I wouldn't spend a lot of time working this method only to find out later that it's useless.

I will keep moving on to sites that will accept the links.

[The Expert]

This is another reason why it's a race to the finish once the monthly packets are posted.

If you get your links on the profile pages and get them indexed fast enough, then it won't make much of a difference if the site owner disallows indexing of profile pages...yours will already be in the index. I dunno if Google will drop it later or not...I'm guessing not. The pages in the profile directory already indexed would be there in the index, but it wouldn't be able to return to the index and check and see if the page was still there or not.

If they do a SiteWide change to NoFollow or block access to profile pages except for logged in members, then your links will be nuked.

Again, the goal is to put your links up and not worry about the ones that get taken down.

[webdaisy]

thanks for this great info....i am looking for backlink service

[ciewy]

I've been using Angela's backlinks since July, and I'm getting good results

[HCLee]

I have been using Angela's backlink building service since Aug and I can say that it works, no make it "it rocks". Coincidentally just two days ago my niche website previously on page 1 # 5 moved up to #1. It was because I used a PR8 backlink in her packet and yes from the profile page but yes it must be publicly viewable.

[Kael41]

You could always take it one step further and play the google game and look for other sites that allow profile submissions yourself and utilize those sites. I've found a bunch that aren't being offered through either service here and have added them to my list of backlinking sites. Don't always follow the herd.

[jollyjcb]

Bio Profiles works better

[AJsVRE]

Originally Posted by Richelle123

Getting Backlinks From Bio Profiles - Does it Really Work?

Yes, it does work. I've used them and seen positive results in as early as 8 hours. Did them before I went to sleep, woke up and saw results! I had a particular new website that got indexed by google before I had managed to put an index.html page up. When I used the "site:mydomain.com" search in google, my site would come up, but only with a "Index of / ... apache webserver, blah blah" stuff. It wasn't showing my actual index, or any of the other pages I had put up. I had already gotten a few links from articles, pinged my pages and the articles, nothing.

Ran through a packet of Angela's links before I went to bed, woke up and the site was indexed properly, along with all the other pages I put up. So yes, they work.

I've seen my site move up in the serps as well, but the above is my most recent, concrete positive result.

[disi]

Originally Posted by The Expert

If you get your links on the profile pages and get them indexed fast enough, then it won't make much of a difference if the site owner disallows indexing of profile pages...yours will already be in the index. I dunno if Google will drop it later or not...I'm guessing not.

I am not expert on SEO but logic says YES-Google drops them. Why google should index you 'once for all' and never check again how much backlinks you currently have? If your links are gone number of links should go down too.

Funny observation...I had some old links from Angela...recently I added links from February/March edition...you would not believe how different some websites look now, after few months(and addink links or comments does not work now in many cases). I assume that those guys who add links imediatelly do not have clear picture of how many backlinks they really have after few months

[InternetMarketingIQ]

Everybody wants to be on the front page.

When you reach a point of about 1,000 (or you pick a number close to this) real active competitors you quickly realize that ranking is now more than just linking.

With low competition linking will push you up. As competition increases you see that domain age, time on site, and other factors come into play.

Look at what Google is measuring and giving to you for free on Google Analytics. They don't collect that information for the hell of it. They use it.

Any link that is crawled and indexed from a respected site as the ability to count as a vote for your site.

[disi]

On the separate note...

Do you know if when I create two profiles on Angela websites(wesbites given by her..or any other) Google will count it as two backlinks or one? What if I created many profiles on high PR website?

Do you do that or do you only add one for each site?

[JustReviews]

I regularly trawl the net for similar football sites to leave comments on. When i'm doing it i have a firefox tool called NoDoFollow, which lets me know if post links are Follow or not.
Very useful, it can save you adding lots of comments when there is no purpose.
As i go to football blogs, i generally find a lot that have not been kept up, so this tool is invaluable to know if you are wasting your time or not.

[disi]

Originally Posted by JustReviews

I regularly trawl the net for similar football sites to leave comments on. When i'm doing it i have a firefox tool called NoDoFollow, which lets me know if post links are Follow or not.
Very useful, it can save you adding lots of comments when there is no purpose.
As i go to football blogs, i generally find a lot that have not been kept up, so this tool is invaluable to know if you are wasting your time or not.

I have NoDoFollow too...when it is DoFollow? When there is pink or violet color?

[AJsVRE]

Originally Posted by disi

I have NoDoFollow too...when it is DoFollow? When there is pink or violet color?

The "NoDoFollow" firefox plugin.. pink is NOfollow.. purple is dofollow

[jasonmorgan]

Do you know if when I create two profiles on Angela websites(wesbites given by her..or any other) Google will count it as two backlinks or one? What if I created many profiles on high PR website?

Do you do that or do you only add one for each site?

Angela does this... follow her lead.

[Jeff Scott]

I've been using ONLY profile links on a few of my domains as a test, and they do indeed work (newer domains, keyword in domain, ranking increases in Google)