A little tip for Newbies "How to Get .edu and .gov Backlinks"

do you mean is it good for you linking sructures? than yes one comment approved from a edu or gov blog is a great linkback to your site, a must have

I get some value from edu backlinks, but like I said in my video they are not so super powerfull. I noticed that I moved up really well but not from 5 page to 1 for very competitive keywords.

I want to say one thing. You stated that getting those links is harder and sometimes don't worth the time in some situations. But because of this I think they will no be spammed so much for example like other .com profiles or blogs.

Like you said it takes more time but if you can get them easy it is a great way. I have to agree with you.

I agree. Not only would it be a bit predictable, it'd be a wholly inadequate way of determining backlink value, simply because of the fact there are so many ways (as highlighted in this very thread) of finding and placing .gov and .edu backlinks just like there are backlinks of any other type.

I understand. Maybe I'm just sceptical, but there are, as I see it, two big reasons for these "SEO-analytics" sites/services/tools to consider these as an independent metric:

(1) There is certainly some correlation - probably quite a large one, anyway - between sites residing on .gov and .edu domains, and sites that are immensely authoritative. But, as another member here often likes to say (forgive me, Alexa, for stealing "your words ), "correlation is not causation", and you have to question where the authority comes from. Some of the information on these sites is written and published by experts in their field. People are more likely to link back to content they deem to be accurate, reliable, authoritative and trustworthy, and being affiliated with an official or prestigious institution - such as government or a well-known/respected university - can kind of encourage a favourable perception/reaction from people. But it doesn't always work. Reputation/affiliation can help, but people still recognise irrelevant, nonsense content when they see it. Which is why, depending on the content such sites contain, its subject-matter and who wrote it, not all .gov and .edu sites amass such authority. What I'm saying is that the quantity and overall value of the backlinks these sites sometimes more easily amass is what ultimately determines their own outgoing link-strength - just as is the case for any other site. No decent/measurable incoming link-strength = no decent/measurable outgoing link-strength.

(2) Due to the sheer number of people who do believe that backlinks from such domains intrinsically confer more value, publishing data on them is a way of "satisfying the demand". Whether the demand for that data is justified is another matter. Liken it to those offering "article spinning software/services". There are few instances in which spinning is necessary or helpful, yet because of the scale of the misconception, customer demand exists for such products/services and new vendors will inevitably always appear to cater for (and often attempt to perpetuate and increase) that demand.

Yes, it does suffice though not as good as the contextual backlink which is in most cases disapproved at any rate.

thank you, hey if you have any questions, you can always contact me and ask away, i dont charge for advice

your welcome

That's exactly my problem - I went to university - but oh my God!

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