Are profile backlinks any good?

50 replies
  • SEO
  • |
Hi,

I've been seeing a lot about getting backlinks from profile pages.

Are they any good? Anyone has experience on this?

What I understand is, profile backlinks don't use anchor text. Well, most of them anyway.

If that's the case, it doesn't really add weight to the keywords you want to rank for, does it?

Will you still go ahead?

Thanks in advance!

Sean
#backlinks #good #profile
  • Profile picture of the author woodymcgrath
    Most profile backlinks use anchor texts

    Use it as a part of your backlinking strategy along with social bookmarking, article submissions and more.

    It will add juice to your link networks
    Signature
    Make an easy *$45* commission per sale... Promote a $67 product with 22% conversions!

    BIG $$$ with TedsWoodworking.com - *16,000* Woodworking Plans - Click For Affiliate Tools

    Other products: Ideas4Landscaping Landscaping Ideas - Landscaping Design
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2680553].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author D Baker
    You are actually wrong as Profile Backlinks do use anchor text and they are very good links. This is why you see all of those profile links packets out there.

    It is another good link building strategy you should use along with a few other methods.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2680743].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author thedigitalshopper
      Profile pages are GREAT for increasing ranks for geographic keyword phrases. If you're targeting a specific town or county then add them to the 'Location' field. For example if you're a plumber in Manchester, then add the word 'Manchester' to the location field. These are ALL visible within your public profile.

      Thanks
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2680817].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author babypar
    Profile links are useful, if you can you should post some posts aswell, this will create links for the posts to your profile page, making it more powerful
    Signature

    Double Links SEO Link Building Service. High TF, CF
    Backlink Case Study

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2680841].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author thebitbotdotcom
    I have no evidence, but being that profile backlinks are somewhat of a gray-hat technique, I expect that in time, SEA's will eventually ignore them. For now they are useful, but I am betting that they will be useless in the future.
    Signature
    Do Your Copywriting Skills Suck?

    Let Us Help You Develop Your Writing Skills!

    Submit Guest Posts With [ TheBitBot.Com ]
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2680880].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author usedcardealers
    Banned
    [DELETED]
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2680933].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author bpachica
      [DELETED]
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2680965].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author jitterbug978
        I definitely agree that High Page Rank Profile backlinks are an excellent and readily available source of links that can be built in large quantities. We actually offer a "High PR Profile Service" on our website and it is one of our most popular types of links. We have probably built over 20,000 of these profiles and have been very successful getting a lot of #1 rankings for competitive search terms.
        Signature
        Tired of purchasing Articles full of spelling and grammatical errors?
        American Article Writer || $.02 per Word || Well Researched - 100% Unique Articles
        All Articles will be delivered "Ready To Post"
        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2681057].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author bitdozecom
    Every dofollow backlink to your site is good
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2681069].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author TheRetiredBuilder
    Profile links are widely regarded as garbage amongst experienced SEO's

    there are far better ways to not only get more links, but higher quality links and at the same time you aren't spamming

    anyone saying profile links are "excellent" or something similar obviously doesn't have much experience in SEO and link building and simply doesn't know any better
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2681567].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author adamv
      Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

      Profile links are widely regarded as garbage amongst experienced SEO's

      there are far better ways to not only get more links, but higher quality links and at the same time you aren't spamming

      anyone saying profile links are "excellent" or something similar obviously doesn't have much experience in SEO and link building and simply doesn't know any better
      I'm looking forward to some of the responses we're likely to see from this post. There are quite a few people with many pages ranking very well that would disagree with your view of profile links.

      I shall grab my popcorn and wait patiently for the show to start.
      Signature

      Get a professional voice over for your next audio or video project at an affordable price -- I will record 150 words of text for just $5.

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2681702].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author Tom Goodwin
        Originally Posted by adamv View Post

        I'm looking forward to some of the responses we're likely to see from this post. There are quite a few people with many pages ranking very well that would disagree with your view of profile links.

        I shall grab my popcorn and wait patiently for the show to start.
        Of course...many of those more experienced SEO'ers left WF in droves several months back when WF went on their WSO witchhunt. What has been left is a minefield where every 5th post is "why did I get banned from Google"
        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2681917].message }}
        • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
          Originally Posted by Tom Goodwin View Post

          Of course...many of those more experienced SEO'ers left WF in droves several months back when WF went on their WSO witchhunt.
          Let it go my man. Let it go. Besides not entirely true is it? We both are still here (now and again ).

          On the other hand I don't even know how to handle these threads now.
          Signature

          {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682206].message }}
          • Profile picture of the author Tom Goodwin
            Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

            Let it go my man. Let it go. Besides not entirely true is it? We both are still here (now and again ).

            On the other hand I don't even know how to handle these threads now.
            It is entirely true though. I said many, not all Of those that remain, many have cut down their participation way down.

            These threads should all just be locked into one master thread, or at least a monthly thread. We can have an October profiles thread if you want
            {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682227].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author bgmacaw
      Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

      anyone saying profile links are "excellent" or something similar obviously doesn't have much experience in SEO and link building and simply doesn't know any better
      Or they're selling link packets.

      My take is that they can be helpful in the short term but, in most cases, aren't that effective for the long term. This is because they're rather spammy in nature. So, either a target site is unmoderated and gets devalued due to excessive links to bad neighborhood sites or the total outgoing links or, forum moderators delete new accounts that leave a link in a profile, do IP blocks of public proxies and known spamming profiles or simply turn off the ability to leave links in profiles and sigs.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2681825].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author Tom Goodwin
      Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

      Profile links are widely regarded as garbage amongst experienced SEO's

      there are far better ways to not only get more links, but higher quality links and at the same time you aren't spamming

      anyone saying profile links are "excellent" or something similar obviously doesn't have much experience in SEO and link building and simply doesn't know any better
      I hate competition in Google (and of course I must not have much experience in SEO ...lmao), so...

      Yea, they do suck. Never use them. Stick to really cool stuff like submitting articles to EZA and Digging your site.

      :-)

      In any event, don't people on WF know how do use the damn search function? There are only >1000 threads here on the topic. ..or are they just too lazy.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2681897].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author TheRetiredBuilder
        Originally Posted by Tom Goodwin View Post

        I hate competition in Google (and of course I must not have much experience in SEO ...lmao), so...

        Yea, they do suck. Never use them. Stick to really cool stuff like submitting articles to EZA and Digging your site.
        Who said anything about ezine articles as a better alternative? Not me

        When you own one the most highly visted poker sites (like me) you realize that garbage profile links will not help at all, that's why me and the other sites ranking for terms such as "online poker" don't waste time with such lame methods

        Maybe you should try and learn some better link bulding methods yourself rather than hanging around on the warrior forum with your head up your rear end every day
        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682043].message }}
        • Profile picture of the author Tom Goodwin
          Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

          Who said anything about ezine articles as a better alternative? Not me

          When you own one the most highly visted poker sites (like me)
          I bow down in the presence of a master.

          Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

          you realize that garbage profile links will not help at all, that's why me and the other sites ranking for terms such as "online poker" don't waste time with such lame methods
          Let me take a look at the top 10 sites for online poker:

          - We have the 5 of largest online poker rooms. Surprise here? Not really, considering the amount of $$$$ they invest in advertising, their name rep, how long they have been in the business, etc. I would expect them to rank on page one without any extra effort in fact. Do you happen to own Pokerstars

          -- Wikipedia article for Online Poker. The article itself has over 11k links to it, so this ranking should be a given. Perhaps you own Wikipedia and this is your site

          -- TWO exact match (keyword) domains (.net and .org) variety, each with pretty hefty link amounts. No surprise here with the exact match keyword domain.

          -- The Word Series of Poker. Real surprise here. It's hard to find a time between 8pm and 2am when some episode of the WSOP is not airing on a variety of ESPN.

          --and oh yea, the #1 listing, pokerlistings.com, which has over 313k domain backlinks,and 100k links to just the root domain.

          So, let me guess, you own FullTiltPoker...AMIRIGHT?:confused: Any way I could score a higher rakeback offer by chance?


          Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

          Maybe you should try and learn some better link bulding methods yourself rather than hanging around on the warrior forum with your head up your rear end every day
          Either you own own Wikipedia, own one of the 5 biggest poker rooms on the net, own the World Series of Poker, either lucked out or paid big $$$ for an exact keyword match for the keyword, or own pokerlistings.com. I'm going with none of the above.

          Perhaps you should stop trolling and get back to running Wikipedia.

          Have a nice day.

          Tom
          {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682157].message }}
          • Profile picture of the author TheRetiredBuilder
            Originally Posted by Tom Goodwin View Post

            I bow down in the presence of a master.



            Let me take a look at the top 10 sites for online poker:

            - We have the 5 of largest online poker rooms. Surprise here? Not really, considering the amount of $$$$ they invest in advertising, their name rep, how long they have been in the business, etc. I would expect them to rank on page one without any extra effort in fact. Do you happen to own Pokerstars

            -- Wikipedia article for Online Poker. The article itself has over 11k links to it, so this ranking should be a given. Perhaps you own Wikipedia and this is your site

            -- TWO exact match (keyword) domains (.net and .org) variety, each with pretty hefty link amounts. No surprise here with the exact match keyword domain.

            -- The Word Series of Poker. Real surprise here. It's hard to find a time between 8pm and 2am when some episode of the WSOP is not airing on a variety of ESPN.

            --and oh yea, the #1 listing, pokerlistings.com, which has over 313k domain backlinks,and 100k links to just the root domain.

            So, let me guess, you own FullTiltPoker...AMIRIGHT?:confused: Any way I could score a higher rakeback offer by chance?




            Either you own own Wikipedia, own one of the 5 biggest poker rooms on the net, own the World Series of Poker, either lucked out or paid big $$$ for an exact keyword match for the keyword, or own pokerlistings.com. I'm going with none of the above.

            Perhaps you should stop trolling and get back to running Wikipedia.

            Have a nice day.

            Tom
            What a mature response

            If you search on google.co.uk (where I am targeting) the results are very different.

            I'm on page 2 for online poker but I'm on the first page for other terms that get just as much traffic as well as countless brand name searches

            You stick to your profile links, you're better suited to it
            {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682249].message }}
            • Profile picture of the author Tom Goodwin
              Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

              If you search on google.co.uk (where I am targeting) the results are very different.

              I'm on page 2 for online poker but I'm on the first page for other terms that get just as much traffic as well as countless brand name searches
              Yea, very different results I get 9 poker rooms this time, plus pokerlistings The biggest shakeup as poor Wikipedia has been knocked back to page 2.

              I'm not sure why one would name drop "online poker" when they aren't even on page 1 for it in UK, but whatever. I mean, name drop something you actually rank for.

              Have a nice day.

              Tom
              {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682265].message }}
              • Profile picture of the author TheRetiredBuilder
                Originally Posted by Tom Goodwin View Post

                Yea, very different results I get 9 poker rooms this time, plus pokerlistings The biggest shakeup as poor Wikipedia has been knocked back to page 2.

                I'm not sure why one would name drop "online poker" when they aren't even on page 1 for it in UK, but whatever. I mean, name drop something you actually rank for.

                Have a nice day.

                Tom
                search any of the brand names, you will see me, because you have too much time on your hands I'm sure you will take the time to search

                plus ranking on page 2 for "play poker" and "online poker" plus several others still sends hundreds of visits daily

                then there's the fact that I'm in my early twenties working alone, competing with these large corporations and that's down to the fact that I know of far better link building methods than profile links
                {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682297].message }}
              • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
                Originally Posted by Tom Goodwin View Post

                but whatever. I mean, name drop something you actually rank for.
                You might be barking up the wrong tree tom. He actually said

                for terms such as "online poker"

                Which doesn't mean he was giving you his actual money keywords. Don't know if he's bluffing but I can tell you gambling sites are VERY competitive in their SEO and they do employ tactics well beyond profile backlinking.

                They also make some serious cash and drop thousands of dollars per month without a blink of a eye on some of those tactics.
                Signature

                {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682419].message }}
                • Profile picture of the author Tom Goodwin
                  Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

                  You might be barking up the wrong tree tom. He actually said

                  for terms such as "online poker"

                  Which doesn't mean he was giving you his actual money keywords.
                  ..but actually it does

                  "such as" is different than saying "like" or "similar to", although this idiom is of course often misused.

                  The use of "such as" in the English language introduces a specific example of the subject.

                  If I say, "I eat meats, such as pork and lamb", I am not saying that I eat meats similar to pork and lamb, I am saying that I specifically eat pork and lamb.

                  P.S. I do understand how tough the poker market is, and I also understand the types of $$$ budgets they typically employ. It ranks right up there with the dough being spent to rank for Viagra.
                  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682461].message }}
                  • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
                    Originally Posted by Tom Goodwin View Post

                    ..but actually it does

                    "such as" is different that saying "like" or "similar to", although this idiom is of course often misused.

                    What I meant to say was that It gives you one of the terms it doesn't give you all of the terms. there are several he hasn't given and there are tons of them in that niche that give solid traffic. He's already clarified that as well.
                    Signature

                    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682479].message }}
                    • Profile picture of the author Tom Goodwin
                      Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

                      What I meant to say was that It gives you one of the terms it doesn't give you all of the terms. there are several he hasn't given and there are tons of them in that niche that give solid traffic. He's already clarified that as well.
                      Of course, and if I was boasting of my ranking prowess I wouldn't give an example of a keyword that i'm not even page one in Google.co.uk for.
                      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682491].message }}
                • Profile picture of the author TheRetiredBuilder
                  Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

                  You might be barking up the wrong tree tom. He actually said

                  for terms such as "online poker"

                  Which doesn't mean he was giving you his actual money keywords. Don't know if he's bluffing but I can tell you gambling sites are VERY competitive in their SEO and they do employ tactics well beyond profile backlinking.

                  They also make some serious cash and drop thousands of dollars per month without a blink of a eye on some of those tactics.

                  Thank you Mike

                  for some reason Tom Goodwin seems to have a golden horse shoe up his a$$ and seems to be in denial

                  I'm too busy to become involved in pointless war of words or mud throwing contest

                  As I originally pointed out, profile links are a very poor seo tactic and under no circumstances will they help a site rank for what I would regard as a competetive term
                  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682609].message }}
                  • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
                    Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

                    under no circumstances will they help a site rank for what I would regard as a competetive term
                    Depends on what you categorize as competitive. I'd have to disagree with you there. maybe ultra competitive but there are some competitive terms I have seen it work with.
                    Signature

                    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682636].message }}
                • Profile picture of the author JMac
                  Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

                  You might be barking up the wrong tree tom. He actually said

                  for terms such as "online poker"

                  That would be true if he had not posted this quote (below) a while back in another thread. He specifically says he is targeting the term "online poker". If you go through some of his other posts he also talks about building links to his site as the way to get them ranked. In his defense he does not specify exactly how he builds his links.



                  Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

                  I know exactly how to rank on bing

                  here it is

                  cross your fingers and hope they put you high up (if you actually care about ranking on bing that is)

                  Bing is a piece of crap

                  I own two poker sites

                  one Is targeting the search term "poker strategy"

                  the other is targeting "online poker"

                  they both rank very highly in google

                  when searching on bing for the online poker site I find the disclaimer from the poker strategy website first

                  Bing is a piece of crap, it doesn't index information properly

                  I'm calling zombie bull$hit on the builder (if you play L4D you know what I'm talking about)

                  Signature

                  Need help with a virus or other malware? Check out my Free Virus Scan and Removal page.

                  If you have a few minutes, I would appreciate an opinion on my first real squidoo attempt at my Best Keyboard page.

                  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2683452].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author Jacob Martus
      Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

      Profile links are widely regarded as garbage amongst experienced SEO's

      there are far better ways to not only get more links, but higher quality links and at the same time you aren't spamming

      anyone saying profile links are "excellent" or something similar obviously doesn't have much experience in SEO and link building and simply doesn't know any better
      You've spent your entire time in this thread badmouthing profile links because you and all? experienced SEO's regard them as garbage.

      Instead of telling people that they don't work in competitive fields (which is false), tell people of your much more high quality links that you can get in higher numbers without spamming.

      I would love to hear of these so called non-spammy, high number, high quality backlinks. I doubt you'll name any and you'll probably use some excuse like, "you don't want to give away your linking methods."

      So, unless you can give us an example of your higher quality, higher quantity, non-spammy links, why don't you just GTFO this thread.

      Profile links work and work well. That's not disputable.

      I'm waiting for these magical links you speak of. Let's hear it.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682788].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author adamv
        I knew it wouldn't be long before this thread got entertaining.
        Signature

        Get a professional voice over for your next audio or video project at an affordable price -- I will record 150 words of text for just $5.

        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682806].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author TheRetiredBuilder
        Originally Posted by Jacob Martus View Post

        Instead of telling people that they don't work in competitive fields (which is false), tell people of your much more high quality links that you can get in higher numbers without spamming.
        You'd just love that wouldn't you?

        You need to own your own network of sites, I spent two years building my own network and that's what all serious seo players do

        You also need to build relationships with people in your niche that own their own network, and I'm not talking about unique article wizard or anything like that

        Obviously this all takes money and time, but if you want to rank for terms that truly are competetive it's what you need to do

        But for the sake of this argument we will just put it like this, you're right, I'm wrong, just go and make your millions using profile links seen as how you claim they work in competetive markets
        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682984].message }}
        • Profile picture of the author yukon
          Banned
          [DELETED]
          {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2683095].message }}
          • Profile picture of the author TheRetiredBuilder
            Originally Posted by yukon View Post

            Do you link outside of your own link wheel?

            [just asking]
            I'm not sure I understand your question but when you have a network of sites it's not good practice to interlink them

            Each site is best being a sperate entity from the others
            {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2683111].message }}
        • Profile picture of the author Tom Goodwin
          Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

          You'd just love that wouldn't you?

          You need to own your own network of sites, I spent two years building my own network and that's what all serious seo players do
          Here is a news flash... You act like this is some secret formula -- but it is not. Many of us preach this very tactic, and have for some time. The only truly long-term backlink is on domains that you own and/or control.

          Having your own network of sites is a great way to rank well, but it certainly takes $$$ and time and isn't for everyone (or even most people).
          {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2683121].message }}
        • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
          Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

          You need to own your own network of sites, I spent two years building my own network and that's what all serious seo players do
          There you go but in defense of Tom (lol he's in shock that that sentence is coming from me ). I can tell you he and a number of us already know this. Might come as a surprise to you but its not exactly mutual exclusive. You CAN use certain kinds of links to grow PR on those sites.
          Signature

          {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2683563].message }}
      • Profile picture of the author TheRetiredBuilder
        Originally Posted by Jacob Martus View Post


        Instead of telling people that they don't work in competitive fields (which is false), tell people of your much more high quality links that you can get in higher numbers without spamming.
        Furthermore, I would love you to show me any webpage that ranks well for a competetive term as a result of profile links

        I'm pretty certain no one will show me one or if they do, it won't be ery competetive at all
        {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682997].message }}
        • Profile picture of the author Jacob Martus
          Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

          Furthermore, I would love you to show me any webpage that ranks well for a competetive term as a result of profile links

          I'm pretty certain no one will show me one or if they do, it won't be ery competetive at all
          I can show you plenty of webpages that rank in competitive fields that also incorporate profile links. Like any good backlink campaign there will of course be other links included.

          I never said that you can rank in competitive fields on only profile links. But they are effective...especially when in conjunction with other links.

          If they didn't work so well, not nearly as many people would be using them. They aren't the end all be all, but a very good route for getting quick, beneficial backlinks.

          Nobody with any SEO experience would advise someone to use only one kind of link. But, using profile links and the same kind of links you mentioned will work better than just your own network of sites.

          The statement that anyone preaching or using profile links obviously doesn't have any SEO experience is absolutely false. There are plenty of successful SEO's that incorporate profile backlinks into their campaigns. The fact is, they are easy to automate, beneficial, and provide the best return on your time in most cases.

          Notice I didn't say they were the most powerful links ever, but they can help improve rankings significantly. To say that they don't is a false statement, no matter how you want to look at it.

          If you really want me to dig up a page in a competitive market that incorporates profile links, I will. There are plenty of them out there. Hell, there are some major players in the online and offline world that use profile backlinks. Because they work, their cheap, their easy to automate, and they provide a good return on time invested.
          {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2683221].message }}
          • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
            Originally Posted by Jacob Martus View Post

            The statement that anyone preaching or using profile links obviously doesn't have any SEO experience is absolutely false. There are plenty of successful SEO's that incorporate profile backlinks into their campaigns. The fact is, they are easy to automate, beneficial, and provide the best return on your time in most cases.
            Fair post. Frankly I don't know many SEOs that rule ANY kind of backlink entirely out. Part of the problem with this discussion is that people assume that a profile link has zero PR because the tools say n/a or zero. However depending on how the navigation is setup on a property the PR can flow fractional PR juice to the profile page that will never show on the tools but will in aggregate affect ranking.
            Signature

            {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2683589].message }}
        • Profile picture of the author JMac
          Originally Posted by TheRetiredBuilder View Post

          Furthermore, I would love you to show me any webpage that ranks well for a competetive term as a result of profile links

          I'm pretty certain no one will show me one or if they do, it won't be ery competetive at all

          What is your definition of "competitive"? Please be specific.
          Signature

          Need help with a virus or other malware? Check out my Free Virus Scan and Removal page.

          If you have a few minutes, I would appreciate an opinion on my first real squidoo attempt at my Best Keyboard page.

          {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2683414].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author fanatic123
    How come you are having trouble. And, some profile links do use anchor text. It is useful ofcourse!
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2681909].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Kael41
    Guys, here's some first hand reporting on actual usage and results with utilizing profile links -

    They work. Hands down.

    I've been using this technique for YEARS. Back in the day a bunch of us started with chatboard scripts (shout boxes, etc) and then realized waaaaaaay before the advent of Angela and her links that shallow profile links work. Period. As long as they are seen and indexed by the little search engine crawlers (anyone remember tracking the inktomi spiders as they were coursing all throughout the net? I'm showing my age...) you'll get credit for a link back.

    Long term - who knows? I've employed this technique for years and haven't seen the hammer drop, and i still have my links. If you're messing around inside a niche category where your competitor is ripping out run after run of xrumer lists..you are in trouble in terms of outranking them.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2681991].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author dougsanders
    I'm currently ranking 4 of my money sites pretty much solely with profile backlinks--without a doubt they work and they work well.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682245].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author jhonsean
    Profile backlinks is an effective tool to improve your page ranking it is proven to generate quality backlinks to your page. When you do link building process use it to boost your rankings this will benefits you a lot.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682281].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author goosexxx
    It's a great program. I do it all the time. Seems to work out well for me.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682291].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Kael41
    Love the back and forth - as Chuck D said once a long time ago "Bring the noise!"
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2682860].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author evanlambda
    Backlinks are always good. Google themselves have said that links from "bad" sites will not hurt your ranking. If they did, then people could use it to sabotage their competitors.
    Signature

    I developed a new (FREE) PPC/SEO tracking system, go to lambdatracker.com to and enter your email and you will be sent the download link and install instructions .... Also increase your revenue with my Geotargeting script.

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2683216].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    Originally Posted by seanicasia View Post

    Hi,

    I've been seeing a lot about getting backlinks from profile pages.

    Are they any good?
    I have been wondering the same thing as they do not seem to show up like they used to.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2683531].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author amaracray
    Yes they are useful, but i assume that sooner or later all forums and blogs will use "no follow" links, but even then i reckon that they will be usefull.

    I would assume though that adding to much links in your profile might be counter productive
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2683889].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author jesda
    anyhow, i still agreeethat profile really get good link juice to our site if u know how to get those link indexed.
    Signature
    Top Ten Stuffs - Top Listing Web Blog For Anything Under The Sun

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2685409].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author jacobycage
    Profile links are useful, if you can you should post some posts aswell, this will create links for the posts to your profile page, making it more powerful
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2687213].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author Jordan Kovats
      And help your profile stick and be prevented from being removed.

      Originally Posted by jacobycage View Post

      Profile links are useful, if you can you should post some posts aswell, this will create links for the posts to your profile page, making it more powerful
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2687572].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author dagaul101
    There are good for SERPs, and they do get the odd click from people viewing your profile
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2689148].message }}

Trending Topics