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What is the Proper URL to Build Backlinks to Twitter

by deanmoney
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Does anyone here build backlinks to their twitter account and if so which of the below 2 do you use:

h ttp://twitter.com/XXXXX

or

h ttp://twitter.com/#!/XXXXX

I have seen both in google search results and don't want to waste time backlinking the version google doesn't like as much. Thanks
#backlinks #build #proper #twitter #url
  • Profile picture of the author deanmoney
    Has anyone here backlinked their twitter page? Any advice would be appreciated.
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    • Profile picture of the author jwmann2
      Rely on twitter for interactions with your targeted audience and not for backlinks. Twitter's backlinks are all nofollow anyway.
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      • Profile picture of the author deanmoney
        Originally Posted by jwmann2 View Post

        Rely on twitter for interactions with your targeted audience and not for backlinks. Twitter's backlinks are all nofollow anyway.
        Ok you seem to be lost or maybe just looked at my title. Does anyone know which of the 2 I should pick for building backlinks to my twitter account. Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author retsek
    You pick the one that is indexed by Google. It's usually h ttp://twitter.com/XXXXX. But I've seen a few contradictions.
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    • Profile picture of the author deanmoney
      Originally Posted by retsek View Post

      You pick the one that is indexed by Google. It's usually h ttp://twitter.com/XXXXX. But I've seen a few contradictions.
      Thanks for the reply. I have seen both indexed by google which is why I asked this question. But nobody seems to know so I withdraw.
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      • Profile picture of the author retsek
        Originally Posted by deanmoney View Post

        Thanks for the reply. I have seen both indexed by google which is why I asked this question. But nobody seems to know so I withdraw.
        Well technically the #! one, points to twitter's homepage. So you have your answer.
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        • Profile picture of the author paulgl
          It doesn't matter. it goes to the same page.
          It's the same friggin page.

          Ditto for youtube, wikipedia, and the like. Kills the insanity
          people make over which to use for their homepage.

          Google could care less. This is 2012, soon to be
          2013.

          Here's what I have gathered about google and social.
          It's not how many links you get, it's about the quality
          of those links. Links to your twitter are automated by
          people retweeting or mentioning you, and google indexing
          those. The quality is about the quality of those retweeters
          and accounts that mention you. All my twitter accounts
          are PR5+. That's what counts a little bit. If you have a twitter
          about music, having 1000 nobody followers will do nothing.
          Having Capital Records follow you, retweet you, or mention
          you, will count big time. There are other "quality" music
          twitters than capital. Just an example. The same could be
          said for google+, pinterest, facebook likes, etc. Pointless
          to get 10,000 useless likes from fake or nobody accounts.

          This is really just an extension of PR. Getting a zillion links
          from nobodies is useless. Getting one link from NYT will
          send you up the PR and authority chart.

          Paul
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          If you were disappointed in your results today, lower your standards tomorrow.

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