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What is the best way of linking these sites of mine?

by Jeannie Crabtree
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I have built out a few niche sites all in a larger niche and now I am building the bigger site.

I want to link the smaller sites ( all on the same host) to the bigger site (on a different host).
They are all money sites, not sites set up to pass linkjuice.

These are wordpress. Should I link site wide in a widget, or just from the index page. I wanted to redirect some of the traffic on to the bigger site.

In addition I would like to pass on the link juice, so was not going to post a no follow tag.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Jeannie
#linking #mine #sites
  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    If you nofollow the links your basically saying you can't vouch for the link, or it's a paid link & your not trying to place the link for SEO.

    I have 3 sites in the same niche, I pass traffic back & forth between the 3 sites, I don't nofollow the links, I don't keyword anchor-text the links. Never had a problem in the SERPs & most times at least a couple of the sites rank for the target keywords.

    If I target a keyword on site-A, site-B or site-C usually trail behind the ranked page for the same target keyword.

    Also, make sure to target="_blank" all the external links (not internal links), that way traffic will always have a browser tab/page open for both your sites.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeannie Crabtree
      Yukon, nice to know you have not had any problems. Thanks for the reminder on setting it up for a new browser to pop up.

      I am doing the brand name as the link.

      Are you doing a site wide link, or just certain pages to other certain pages? That was not quite clear. Either link site wide in a widget, or just link the smaller site to the bigger site's catagory or individual pages.

      Things are changing a lot with some of the Search engines, so want to do whats best here.
      Thanks.


      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      If you nofollow the links your basically saying you can't vouch for the link, or it's a paid link & your not trying to place the link for SEO.

      I have 3 sites in the same niche, I pass traffic back & forth between the 3 sites, I don't nofollow the links, I don't keyword anchor-text the links. Never had a problem in the SERPs & most times at least a couple of the sites rank for the target keywords.

      If I target a keyword on site-A, site-B or site-C usually trail behind the ranked page for the same target keyword.

      Also, make sure to target="_blank" all the external links (not internal links), that way traffic will always have a browser tab/page open for both your sites.
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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by Jeannie Crabtree View Post

        Yukon, nice to know you have not had any problems. Thanks for the reminder on setting it up for a new browser to pop up.

        I am doing the brand name as the link.

        Are you doing a site wide link, or just certain pages to other certain pages? That was not quite clear. Either link site wide in a widget, or just link the smaller site to the bigger site's catagory or individual pages.

        Things are changing a lot with some of the Search engines, so want to do whats best here.
        Thanks.
        If the entire site is the same niche a sitewide link to site-B is fine IMO. I haven't had any problems, been doing it for a few years.
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        • Profile picture of the author Jeannie Crabtree
          Well, the small sites are a "category" more than the big site being the same site wide.


          Originally Posted by yukon View Post

          If the entire site is the same niche a sitewide link to site-B is fine IMO. I haven't had any problems, been doing it for a few years.
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  • Profile picture of the author CTRTheme
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    Just link them using one-way backlink means you only link your smaller sites to your bigger sites. Bigger sites don't link back to small sites. To prevent footprint that you are playing with the google algo.
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    • Profile picture of the author yukon
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      Originally Posted by CTRTheme View Post

      Just link them using one-way backlink means you only link your smaller sites to your bigger sites. Bigger sites don't link back to small sites. To prevent footprint that you are playing with the google algo.
      Meh..., If the sites are relevant (they should be) link all day long. There's more to life than Google SERPs & passing existing traffic back & forth between sites can help make a sale. If they didn't buy on site-A, they might buy on site-B.
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  • Profile picture of the author ProSence
    While linking, please make sure you are doing it naturally, linking same anchor text, same url, same spot are not natural.
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