SEO gurus, need your advice :)

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Hey guys,

I have 5-6 PR2-PR4 websites that just sit around the web with no specific purpose. I just wanted to ask is it wise to use them to backlink my swedish site? It's completely in sweden language, but the other sites (pr2-pr4) are micro niche sites with high PR.

Now, is it OK to use them if I don't seperate them with different hosts/ip's etc? And is it OK to use them to backlink my swedish website? IF YES, then should I make a contextual blog post or just add them to the sidebar?

Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author FrankRumbauskas
    1. Yes, you can link to your Swedish site - we have clients in the UK, Dubai, etc., who rank from links from our US network.

    2. The sites should be on different Class C IP blocks which usually means different hosts.

    3. Use contextual blog posts - relevant articles with a minimum of 500 words. Sidebar/blogroll links are out.
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  • Mandos123,

    Search engines like natural backlinks or in other words ones that occur with no effort on the part of the webmaster. While it may work in the short term to link these sites to your Swedish sites, you run the risk of being penalized. I would try separating them if you can as having sites on the same IP linked to each other could look like you are up to something.

    Hope that helps,

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  • Profile picture of the author igl0w
    Its allright to backlink the site.
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  • Profile picture of the author SEO Haven
    Originally Posted by mandos123 View Post

    Hey guys,

    I have 5-6 PR2-PR4 websites that just sit around the web with no specific purpose. I just wanted to ask is it wise to use them to backlink my swedish site? It's completely in sweden language, but the other sites (pr2-pr4) are micro niche sites with high PR.

    Now, is it OK to use them if I don't seperate them with different hosts/ip's etc? And is it OK to use them to backlink my swedish website? IF YES, then should I make a contextual blog post or just add them to the sidebar?

    Thanks!
    If they're relevant to your Swedish site, then sure, do it (it can't hurt). As for ip's, variation is good but don't kill yourself over it (don't worry about it too much, it's only 5-6 sites).

    As for where to place your links, sidebar/menubar links are more powerful than article links (since all new articles start at PR N/A, which is worse than PR0). The article might get better rankings in time, but there's of course no guarantee and why waste time waiting when you can post it on an already PR2-4 sidebar
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    • Profile picture of the author SEOSteveO
      Originally Posted by SEO Haven View Post

      If they're relevant to your Swedish site, then sure, do it (it can't hurt). As for ip's, variation is good but don't kill yourself over it (don't worry about it too much, it's only 5-6 sites).

      As for where to place your links, sidebar/menubar links are more powerful than article links (since all new articles start at PR N/A, which is worse than PR0). The article might get better rankings in time, but there's of course no guarantee and why waste time waiting when you can post it on an already PR2-4 sidebar

      I would agree with SEO Haven. He obviously knows SEO. Make sure your site is relevant to the site your linking too. Also article marketing isnt as powerful as it use to be years ago.
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      • Profile picture of the author leighs31
        Your links will only pass page rank if you do a post on the homepage and keep it there. Which is what I would suggest you to do. If you are the registered owner of the domains in whois and have them on the same c class ip then it is not wise to interlink them.

        Relevancy is always better but a high pr link from a homepage site can catapult your rankings significantly.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jacob Sterbenk
    These links definitely won't hurt. If I were you, I'd transfer them to other hosts and then try to sell some links to others (this should cover your expenses and make you a nice profit).
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  • Profile picture of the author torrao
    Backlinking a site doesnt harm, if you are doing white hat seo, i am not talking about links with SQL injection or so (Black hat techniques).
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  • Profile picture of the author andresecarp
    If they´re not related to your main site, it´s pointless. At least in the long term. It´s just not right.
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  • Profile picture of the author connorbringas
    Originally Posted by mandos123 View Post

    Hey guys,

    I have 5-6 PR2-PR4 websites that just sit around the web with no specific purpose. I just wanted to ask is it wise to use them to backlink my swedish site? It's completely in sweden language, but the other sites (pr2-pr4) are micro niche sites with high PR.

    Now, is it OK to use them if I don't seperate them with different hosts/ip's etc? And is it OK to use them to backlink my swedish website? IF YES, then should I make a contextual blog post or just add them to the sidebar?

    Thanks!
    I suggest a global footer on all PR2-4 sites linking to your swedish site. Use a keyword that you want to rank for.
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    • Profile picture of the author realseowarrior
      Originally Posted by connorbringas View Post

      I suggest a global footer on all PR2-4 sites linking to your swedish site. Use a keyword that you want to rank for.
      Alert, alert,
      You'd do better with an article with a link then a sitewide footer link.
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      • Profile picture of the author connorbringas
        Originally Posted by realseowarrior View Post

        Alert, alert,
        You'd do better with an article with a link then a sitewide footer link.
        And why is that? Sitewide will get you XXX number of links depending on how many deep pages you have on the site. Makes no sense...
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  • Profile picture of the author nik0
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    Sidebar links still work fine when you use the url as anchor instead of your exact kw.
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  • Profile picture of the author mandos123
    Thanks for your advice. So I guess it's more logical to put them on the seperate host? Should I also change the context then? Because those links wont be relevant, or just leave the stuff as it is?
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  • Profile picture of the author patco
    Yeah, this is a good idea as long as you use an article or IN-CONTENT backlink (only a backlink without ANY content between it looks UNNATURAL for Google!)
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