.EDU and .GOV Backlinks Relevant?

smkoking · 08-20-2011, 06:56 PM

Do .edu and .gov backlinks have to be relevant to be considered a "quality" backlink?

For instance, I'm in the sports industry and if I post an educated comment in a health related .gov website regarding that health topic/issue, would this still be relevant or more spammy than an asset?

Josh MacDonald · 08-20-2011, 07:57 PM

There is no certain answer just guesses based on personal experiences. Why don't you do a case study yourself then you know the correct answer?

YasirYar · 08-20-2011, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh MacDonald

There is no certain answer just guesses based on personal experiences. Why don't you do a case study yourself then you know the correct answer?

I really think "related" links do not provide much of an additional benefit. The proof? My site is ranking near the top for very competitive keywords without a single relevant link.

Just saying..

smkoking · 08-20-2011, 09:08 PM

Thanks for the input everyone.

There's no way this could hurt though, right?

RevSEO · 08-20-2011, 10:55 PM

No - don't worry about it. You aren't gonna find relevant EDU and GOV links anyways that allow for links.

Sure maybe you could find one or two, but thats not gonna put a dent in your rankings.

And no, you can't hurt your site by building these links.

timpears · 08-20-2011, 11:41 PM

I agree with Yasir and RevSEO. The relevance issue is over stated. A link is a link as far as I can tell.

While he wasn't talking about that particularly, I saw Matt Cutts tell us that they give no more relevance to .gov and .edu links as they do to any others. But people continue to believe that they do.

StewieG · 08-21-2011, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RevSEO

No - don't worry about it. You aren't gonna find relevant EDU and GOV links anyways that allow for links.

Sure maybe you could find one or two, but thats not gonna put a dent in your rankings.

And no, you can't hurt your site by building these links.

Yo RevSEO when you gonna make some high PR links, cause you haven't yet..

canhdongz · 08-21-2011, 11:40 PM

I think all edu and gov backlinks are great

aliva · 08-22-2011, 02:15 AM

You will get different answers regarding this because i am getting quick rise ranking from links from different niches.

chiragparnami · 08-22-2011, 03:37 AM

As You Mentioned , That You are From Sports industory .. so The Backlinks from .EDU & .GOV sites , will be considered as SPam ..

so if You get Backlnks from the websites which is basically from Sports / entertainment Niche .. so it will Give you much benifit ..

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