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what do you think about links from wikis?

by axel9
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im not talking only about wikipedia but wikis in general.
do they provide any real value.
can you use them for tier 1
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or only for tier 2?
#links #wikis
  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    Originally Posted by axel9 View Post

    im not talking only about wikipedia but wikis in general.
    do they provide any real value.
    can you use them for tier 1
    ?
    or only for tier 2?
    Wikis don't create authority so that's pretty much irrelvant.

    Look at the backlink profile for the exact URL of backlink pages that have followed links. Either the backlink page has supporting backlinks or it doesn't. Authority has to come from somewhere.
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  • Profile picture of the author silverm
    Originally Posted by axel9 View Post

    im not talking only about wikipedia but wikis in general.
    do they provide any real value.
    can you use them for tier 1
    ?
    or only for tier 2?
    If the topic of the wiki site is same as yours, and if the backlink is a dofollow backlink then yes, you get an seo boost.

    Otherwise no.
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  • Profile picture of the author neteater
    wiki links are crap, if coming from wikipedia then you are GOD, and its not that difficult to get backlink from wikipedia if you dont care about niche and focus on backlink only.
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    • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
      There's no single answer for "wiki links". Wikis are a type of site that's defined by their input method and/or user edited content. Some are ok, most are crap. For example, there's a local wiki-based business directory that's an ok backlink in my book.

      Originally Posted by neteater View Post

      wiki links are crap, if coming from wikipedia then you are GOD, and its not that difficult to get backlink from wikipedia if you dont care about niche and focus on backlink only.
      Wikipedia links are nofollow so they do not help, at least not much. Also, most of their pages are pretty weak.
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      Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
      Who told me this? An ex Google web spam engineer.

      What's your excuse?
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    • Profile picture of the author KylieSweet
      Originally Posted by neteater View Post

      wiki links are crap, if coming from wikipedia then you are GOD, and its not that difficult to get backlink from wikipedia if you dont care about niche and focus on backlink only.
      Wiki links are nothing if your purpose is backlinking but those crappy links that you have said is one of the most reliable information in the web which means Wiki links are meant for the target users and not for the backlinkers.
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    • Profile picture of the author TractorHead
      Originally Posted by neteater View Post

      wiki links are crap, if coming from wikipedia then you are GOD, and its not that difficult to get backlink from wikipedia if you dont care about niche and focus on backlink only.
      Wrong. Wikipedia backlinks aren't that strong at all. They are good'ish - but not GOD - no where near in fact.
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  • Profile picture of the author RoellyWinklaar
    Pretty much the same as from multiple FB pages, doesn't count anymore
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    • Profile picture of the author yukon
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      Originally Posted by nettiapina View Post

      Wikipedia links are nofollow so they do not help, end of story.
      Fixed it...







      Originally Posted by RoellyWinklaar View Post

      Pretty much the same as from multiple FB pages, never counted.
      Fixed it...
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  • Profile picture of the author SmartTim
    Wikipedia links are nofollow links. But if you got a link on Wikipedia to your site, you will get a somehow good authority to your domain and some traffic. Remember this Wikipedia is PR 9! A nofollow PR 9 link surely worth something. If you can get them, just get them. This is my advice. More links better than no links!
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    • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
      Originally Posted by SmartTim View Post

      Wikipedia links are nofollow links. But if you got a link on Wikipedia to your site, you will get a somehow good authority to your domain and some traffic. Remember this Wikipedia is PR 9! A nofollow PR 9 link surely worth something.
      Does "somehow good authority" mean that it works by magic, and that Google ranks a site even though they say they don't and nobody has provided any decent evidence for it?

      Wikipedia is not PR 9. The front page of the English version has PR 8, but most of the site is much weaker than that. Do you really think that you'd get a link on Wikipedia's front page?
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      Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
      Who told me this? An ex Google web spam engineer.

      What's your excuse?
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