Cross Linking Question

noobjackson · 09-09-2010, 01:50 PM

Ok so Cross-linking occurs when site A links to site B, site B links to site C and site C links back to site A.

So if my squidoo article is linked to my homepage and my homepage has a link to my facebook page that has a link to my squidoo article, I can be penalized?

Im just making sure I understand..

How do you avoid this?
So if im working for a company its best to maybe make a few different pen names and create the accounts from different i.p.'s?

Fraggler · 09-09-2010, 03:43 PM

Just make sure that each page is related. The easiest way to tell is ask yourself - does the page I am linking to help my reader? Don't make a habit of it, either.

I would personally link squidoo to home, facebook to home, and facebook to squidoo. It now makes the homepage the central property.

createdevelop · 09-09-2010, 04:53 PM

You are never going to be penalised for creating links, you just have to look at what your best use of time is.

Facebook is great on the outer rim of your link hub because it doesn't accumulate relevancy for keywords, but it can drive traffic. Squidoo and hubpages are better on the second level because they can build pagerank and they need traffic to get more traffic.

paulgl · 09-09-2010, 06:11 PM

They don't have to be related. You can do a little link washing back
and forth. That's why people kill to get their links in sigs here.

I don't know why the biggest secret in linking seems to be to link to
and from your own sites.

I don't think facebook is even seen as a link. How come no mention
of twitter? At least that is seen as a real "link."

Paul

noble · 09-09-2010, 06:40 PM

No worries here, that is an obscure 3 way link, it will have full link value it is nowhere near a recipricol link (site A links to site B and site B links back to site A)

09-09-2010, 01:50 PM	#1
noobjackson Active Warrior Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 75 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Cross Linking Question Ok so Cross-linking occurs when site A links to site B, site B links to site C and site C links back to site A. So if my squidoo article is linked to my homepage and my homepage has a link to my facebook page that has a link to my squidoo article, I can be penalized? Im just making sure I understand.. How do you avoid this? So if im working for a company its best to maybe make a few different pen names and create the accounts from different i.p.'s?

09-09-2010, 03:43 PM	#2
Fraggler Troy Steele War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 1,763 Thanks: 723 Thanked 499 Times in 319 Posts Social Networking	Re: Cross Linking Question Just make sure that each page is related. The easiest way to tell is ask yourself - does the page I am linking to help my reader? Don't make a habit of it, either. I would personally link squidoo to home, facebook to home, and facebook to squidoo. It now makes the homepage the central property.
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09-09-2010, 04:53 PM	#3
createdevelop Less talk, more work Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Cross Linking Question You are never going to be penalised for creating links, you just have to look at what your best use of time is. Facebook is great on the outer rim of your link hub because it doesn't accumulate relevancy for keywords, but it can drive traffic. Squidoo and hubpages are better on the second level because they can build pagerank and they need traffic to get more traffic.
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09-09-2010, 06:11 PM	#4
paulgl Plundering the Web War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 4,849 Thanks: 804 Thanked 1,199 Times in 886 Posts	Re: Cross Linking Question They don't have to be related. You can do a little link washing back and forth. That's why people kill to get their links in sigs here. I don't know why the biggest secret in linking seems to be to link to and from your own sites. I don't think facebook is even seen as a link. How come no mention of twitter? At least that is seen as a real "link." Paul
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09-09-2010, 06:40 PM	#5
noble Backlink Builder War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: IM Service Solutions Posts: 1,003 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 302 Thanked 111 Times in 89 Posts Social Networking	Re: Cross Linking Question No worries here, that is an obscure 3 way link, it will have full link value it is nowhere near a recipricol link (site A links to site B and site B links back to site A)
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