Why do people still buy high OBL .edu links?

kirakirafuwafuwa · 02-10-2012, 10:45 AM

It is practically common knowledge by now that a link on a page with high OBL is worthless for two reasons: it rolls off the page, and PR is shared so it will barely get any when it's sharing with thousands of other links.

Now the question is, why is the high OBL .edu links market still lucrative? Are people still getting SERP improvements from cheap, poor quality .edu links often sold in small quantities?

nik0 · 02-10-2012, 11:28 AM

People that buy these gigs probably have no clue about factors like OBL, they just see edu links and read some time that edu links are more valuable then other links.

yukon · 02-10-2012, 11:29 AM

My guess is, it's the low bidders on outsourced SEO projects, & their clients have no idea about SEO.

bnetwork · 02-10-2012, 11:52 AM

Because of all the guides, ebooks, WSOs and sales pages that rave about the benefits of getting EDU backlinks.

strategic seo services · 02-10-2012, 11:52 AM

There is still SERP improvements from those .edu domains, especially if they are dofollow and have a high PR.

bnetwork · 02-10-2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by strategic seo services

There is still SERP improvements from those .edu domains, especially if they are dofollow and have a high PR.

Just like any other link from any other page that meets that criteria. EDU has nothing to do with it.

MikeFriedman · 02-10-2012, 11:58 AM

Simple answer. Most people are dumb.

I do not mean dumb in that the are stupid. I mean they lack the knowledge to know that .edu links have no extra value than any other links.

Anyone that says otherwise is either dumb or selling .edu links.

strategic seo services · 02-10-2012, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bnetwork

Just like any other link from any other page that meets that criteria. EDU has nothing to do with it.

EDU domains carry more weight & authority because they are not commercial in nature and not considered "spammy".

bnetwork · 02-10-2012, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by strategic seo services

EDU domains carry more weight & authority because they are not commercial in nature and not considered "spammy".

No they don't.

glock28 · 02-10-2012, 12:50 PM

because they do know how to get backlinks on their own

nik0 · 02-10-2012, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by strategic seo services

EDU domains carry more weight & authority because they are not commercial in nature and not considered "spammy".

Someone aboved me proved it right, you are an EDU links seller LOL

kirakirafuwafuwa · 02-10-2012, 09:25 PM

Even if they are dumb, surely they would notice that the spam edu links aren't doing them good, right?

Black Hat Cat · 02-10-2012, 11:24 PM

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Anyone that says otherwise is either dumb or selling .edu links.

Case in point, lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by strategic seo services

EDU domains carry more weight & authority because they are not commercial in nature and not considered "spammy".

habibj · 02-17-2012, 01:14 PM

What does the O stand for in OBLS?

bnetwork · 02-17-2012, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by habibj

What does the O stand for in OBLS?

Outbound, outgoing, etc...

mrclean78 · 02-17-2012, 02:59 PM

I've noticed gains using .edu links even with high OBL's. Obviously you will get more 'bang' out of ones with less obl's or higher pagerank, but my strategy has always been diversity.

patco · 02-17-2012, 03:58 PM

If they buy .edu links with 25+ OBL, then probably they have no idea what OBL is

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kirakirafuwafuwa HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 299 Thanks: 4 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	Why do people still buy high OBL .edu links? It is practically common knowledge by now that a link on a page with high OBL is worthless for two reasons: it rolls off the page, and PR is shared so it will barely get any when it's sharing with thousands of other links. Now the question is, why is the high OBL .edu links market still lucrative? Are people still getting SERP improvements from cheap, poor quality .edu links often sold in small quantities?

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