Does Google count keywords that are links?

KevinWaldo · 11-01-2009, 06:39 AM

If an article keyword, say "dog walking", is included in LINKS in the article content, does Google (and Yahoo and Microsoft) count it just like any other words? Or give it more or less significance?

So say you're an affiliate of a dog walking service, and you want to drive traffic to them by having the phrase "dog walking" be a hypertext link to their landing page. So you create a few articles on your site, and every time they use the keyword "dog walking", you make it link to their landing page.

On your article site, would Google treat this phrase just like any other text for purposes of search? Or does it weight it more because it's a link? Less?

Bruce Hearder · 11-01-2009, 09:48 AM

Hi Kevin

The links will counts, but they will have less value than link shosted on other websites.

They are devalued, becuase they are on the same IP address as the landing page.

The more diverse your range of IP address that hold your links, the better they will help you rank.

Hope this helps

Bruce

kkchoon · 11-01-2009, 12:12 PM

Diversify IP and Domains will give you more link juice, as well as the page rank and domain page rank!

jazbo · 11-01-2009, 02:37 PM

I think the OP's question was actually nothing to do with IP diversity? I read it as he wants to know of link anchor text carries more weight?

It does not weight text or links as such. It deteremines onpage topic relevance from the overall text on the page, links and all. Links with relevant anchor text, on pages with relevant content, that link to relevant content, contain higher relevancy - and will obviously help you to rank higher.

I would suggest a good old read through a google search for "on page optimization".

dburk · 11-01-2009, 10:38 PM

Hi KevinWaldo,

The simple answer is yes, the anchor text of outbound links is one of the important on-page factors that help search engines determine the relevance of your web page to a particular keyword.

jasonmorgan · 11-01-2009, 10:48 PM

good question.

I've often wondered about that myself.

Now, what about the 'title' attribute of anchor text?

sanjid112 · 11-01-2009, 10:59 PM

Adding something (using character calculator tools):

Google counted 8 words in the anchor text link out of a possible 50.
After the 8th word, it seemed to be ignored.
8 words x 6 chars = 48 chars + 7 spaces = 55 Chars.

But, I don't know yet if it precise and accurate. Just try to figure something.

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KevinWaldo Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Does Google count keywords that are links? If an article keyword, say "dog walking", is included in LINKS in the article content, does Google (and Yahoo and Microsoft) count it just like any other words? Or give it more or less significance? So say you're an affiliate of a dog walking service, and you want to drive traffic to them by having the phrase "dog walking" be a hypertext link to their landing page. So you create a few articles on your site, and every time they use the keyword "dog walking", you make it link to their landing page. On your article site, would Google treat this phrase just like any other text for purposes of search? Or does it weight it more because it's a link? Less?

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Bruce Hearder HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perth, Australia. Posts: 406 Thanks: 2 Thanked 63 Times in 55 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Does Google count keywords that are links? Hi Kevin The links will counts, but they will have less value than link shosted on other websites. They are devalued, becuase they are on the same IP address as the landing page. The more diverse your range of IP address that hold your links, the better they will help you rank. Hope this helps Bruce
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sanjid112 Malik War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 222 Thanks: 7 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Does Google count keywords that are links? Adding something (using character calculator tools): Google counted 8 words in the anchor text link out of a possible 50. After the 8th word, it seemed to be ignored. 8 words x 6 chars = 48 chars + 7 spaces = 55 Chars. But, I don't know yet if it precise and accurate. Just try to figure something.