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.EdU and .GOV Links

by greg2200
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If a .edu or .gov has page rank 0 is it still worth it??
#gov #links
  • Profile picture of the author bgmacaw
    .edu and .gov links aren't magical, but any link from an authority site is good to have, provided the site/page hasn't been spammed to death and had it's outgoing links devalued.
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  • Profile picture of the author ArgusTargus
    I agree, .gov/.edu are not at all magical. Links from higher PR sites are more consistent. But both have the same effect if a lot of links are coming out of one page. The juice is divided among all of those links.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shiva
    Ya a PR 0 .edu or .gov link is worth..
    it counts and provides good link juice!!

    I read somewhere that a PR 0 .edu site provides more juice than some PR 4 profile link..

    So You should go for them!
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  • Profile picture of the author ConsumerBoard
    Any backlinks is good enough for me..
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  • Profile picture of the author subashchandrapoudel
    A PR 0 edu and gov link worth good.
    But not because it is .gov or edu , a pr 0 .com backlink also worth same as pr 0 .edu & gov.
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  • Profile picture of the author JasonWright
    It might have a PR0, but it's has with authority, that's better than no page rank
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  • Profile picture of the author JessicaClark
    Originally Posted by greg2200 View Post

    If a .edu or .gov has page rank 0 is it still worth it??
    Can you specify? Are they dofollow links? if so, depending on the domain, you can get quality reference from it as it can gain respect for your link being on it.
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    • Profile picture of the author greg2200
      Thank you everyone for your help. This forum is a great place to help everybody better their businesses.

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  • Profile picture of the author Cataclysm1987
    They obviously have some sort of increased rankings built into the Google algorithm because of the fact that they are typically trustworthy and not heavily monetized.
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    • Profile picture of the author r0cc0
      You'd think it wouldn't be that hard to do a comparison test - try one site with regular PR0 backlinks, and another similar one with .edu/.gov... although keeping all things equal (competition & such) might be the trickiest part...
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  • Profile picture of the author faceblogger
    Yes. it is worth it. But .edu.xxx or .gov.xxx are not that useful
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgeC
    I agree, authority is not 100% in PR but in relevancy and other factors, I think a PR0 .EDY or .GOV is still a pretty good link.
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  • Profile picture of the author royljestr
    EDU and GOV links are great. However any backlink (especially with PR) is really good to have. I also suggest having a mix of both DOfollow and NOfollow, because it looks more natural to G.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rochelle123
    both have the same effect if a lot of links are coming out of one page. The juice is divided among all of those links.
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  • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
    Like others have said, .edu and .gov links aren't magic, but they do (IMO) provide a slight boost over standard links.
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  • Profile picture of the author lincy
    .EdU and .GOV Links what is its use
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  • Profile picture of the author alysemackie
    Yes, they area still very helpful. If you can have it then that is great!
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