What Is SEO Benefit Of "Related Posts"

by Dele
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Hi Warriors,

What really is the SEO benefit of "Related Posts" usually listed at the bottom of most posts. I believe this is automatically generated with a wordpress plugin if i am right.

From my deduction, i see it as probably generating reciprocal links if the webmaster whose link is listed approves the trackback/pingback or if the blog is auto-approved.

I usually delete these trackbacks/pingbacks when i see them as i see it as a way of getting "forced reciprocal links"

What do you think?
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  • Profile picture of the author herisetiyawan
    as much as i Know..related post is very useful for SEO wordpress blog since it create automatic internal linking between post in our blog..As you know..internal linking is very important for SEO..Thank you..
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    • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
      The related posts are posts from YOUR blog, not other people's. Internal links are a benefit but it's also a way to keep your visitor on your site longer as they may want to read more about that topic.

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  • Profile picture of the author Dele
    Thanks herisetiyawan and Tina, but the "Related Posts" i am referring to actually lists posts on other blogs as hyperlinks at the bottom of the webmaster's post. It is sometimes stated as "Related Blogs"

    I actually usually see my blog posts listed soon after i have posted them and i am usually alerted by a pingback/trackback.
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  • Profile picture of the author bgmacaw
    Those that do internal links to related posts are useful in strengthening the site's internal linking structure. This is very effective in helping you get multiple links showing up in Google search results.

    Those that do external linking are essentially a spamming device used to get sneaky links from unsuspecting bloggers who aren't savvy enough to turn off trackbacks. It can be effective but more and more people are catching on to it and shutting it down by turning off this feature and reporting such sites to Akismet and other anti-spam providers.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dele
      Originally Posted by bgmacaw View Post


      Those that do external linking are essentially a spamming device used to get sneaky links from unsuspecting bloggers who aren't savvy enough to turn off trackbacks. It can be effective but more and more people are catching on to it and shutting it down by turning off this feature and reporting such sites to Akismet and other anti-spam providers.
      Yes, that is what i am referring to. Thanks for the explanation.

      Even though i have trackbacks turned on, i delete these whenever i see them.

      Is there no benefit whatsoever to leaving trackbacks turned on?
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