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Question about Profile Links

by Paul Giorkas
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Guys Hi,

I have a question regarding SEO.

I will try to write my question as clearer as I can.

I am building backlinks for my website using various methods. One of these methods is through profiles from reputable website such as Firefox, Adobe etc.

My questions is:

Is it better to link directly to my website's homepage or is it OK to link directly to my money-page.

What do you think?
#links #profile #question
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  • Profile picture of the author ahmed2520
    Link building can be a very risky strategy in 2019, and one that I would avoid until you have (at least) first dealt with the inevitable quality issues on your website. If your business or website content is not attracting organic links or social shares you may have a big problem on your hands, and unnatural links will not help you in the long run.
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    • Profile picture of the author Paul Giorkas
      Originally Posted by ahmed2520 View Post

      Link building can be a very risky strategy in 2019, and one that I would avoid until you have (at least) first dealt with the inevitable quality issues on your website. If your business or website content is not attracting organic links or social shares you may have a big problem on your hands, and unnatural links will not help you in the long run.
      Thank you for your answer. I will elaborate on this further.

      Unfortunately, you did not answer my question.

      What do you believe regarding on link building from profiles. Should they point to the homepage or to my money-page.
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    • Profile picture of the author expmrb
      Originally Posted by ahmed2520 View Post

      Link building can be a very risky strategy in 2019, and one that I would avoid until you have (at least) first dealt with the inevitable quality issues on your website. If your business or website content is not attracting organic links or social shares you may have a big problem on your hands, and unnatural links will not help you in the long run.

      Ignore this comment. Its useless.


      And No they will not help you getting ranked, no matter where you point them.
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  • Profile picture of the author dilekcifatih
    I also wonder how do profile links works in 2019 ?
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    They are not going to help your site rank better. The rule of thumb with backlinks is pretty simple ... if you can place the link, yourself, on somebody else's website, it's a worthless backlink for SEO.

    So, to answer your question directly, point them at whatever page you want. They aren't going to do anything to help you rank better, no matter which page you choose!
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    Linking is one of those 'things' that seems to have come full circle in 15 years. First people linked to you because they liked your site - then we started 'building' links by contacting other site owners and 'reciprocal linking' - when that method was gamed, we used three and four way links trying to confuse google. We bought links on high ranking sites, joined link groups, spammed profiles in the hope of 'good links'....


    As each linking method 'worked well' - it was quickly gamed and abused - and methods had to change yet again.



    Now the best links - again (or is that 'still'?) - are from site owners that link to your site because you have something of interest on your site. Who would have thunk it?
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    • Profile picture of the author Paul Giorkas
      Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

      Linking is one of those 'things' that seems to have come full circle in 15 years. First people linked to you because they liked your site - then we started 'building' links by contacting other site owners and 'reciprocal linking' - when that method was gamed, we used three and four way links trying to confuse google. We bought links on high ranking sites, joined link groups, spammed profiles in the hope of 'good links'....


      As each linking method 'worked well' - it was quickly gamed and abused - and methods had to change yet again.



      Now the best links - again (or is that 'still'?) - are from site owners that link to your site because you have something of interest on your site. Who would have thunk it?
      I am aware that there are people who are abusing these methods, but if done right, they still work just fine.

      I understand that profile links may not help you rank better after all, but they might help for building your website's DA - thus, helping your website rank better.

      Anyway, thank you for your insights.
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      • Profile picture of the author DABK
        No to both thoughts.

        They do not help with ranking.

        Originally Posted by Paul Giorkas View Post

        I am aware that there are people who are abusing these methods, but if done right, they still work just fine.

        I understand that profile links may not help you rank better after all, but they might help for building your website's DA - thus, helping your website rank better.

        Anyway, thank you for your insights.
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  • Profile picture of the author Medon
    I think linking to the homepage is better. I believe it will give a visitor a chance to see what you do. It will help them make up their mind whether to move to the money page or not.
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  • Profile picture of the author Hailey07687
    They are not going to enable your site to rank better. The standard guideline with backlinks is entirely straightforward ... on the off chance that you can put the connection, yourself, on another person's site, it's a useless backlink for SEO.
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  • Profile picture of the author a2bcargo
    I will recommend link directory in your home page and informative content page do not money page.
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  • Profile picture of the author Huenelde
    I think it's better to link to the home page. Do not immediately refer to the money page.
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  • Profile picture of the author iSoftinctechnologies
    Hi,

    Profile Back is helpful for SEO points of view. But it should not be from one particular section. The profile link from various source that help you.


    With Thanks,

    i-softinc
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  • Profile picture of the author strategic seo services
    Originally Posted by Paul Giorkas View Post

    Guys Hi,

    I have a question regarding SEO.

    I will try to write my question as clearer as I can.

    I am building backlinks for my website using various methods. One of these methods is through profiles from reputable website such as Firefox, Adobe etc.

    My questions is:

    Is it better to link directly to my website's homepage or is it OK to link directly to my money-page.

    What do you think?
    I would build links to both. If you have a bunch of backlinks going to only one page on your site, it will not look natural. To have a more balance link profile, I recommend building links to the homepage and your money page as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author yaji
    To make it more natural or organic, link to random page as you wish will tend to produce better results per my experience, as per others already indicated above.
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  • Profile picture of the author Blakers1
    Look at your niche...find several competitors and examine their backlink profile carefully. What's the average ratio of links going to home versus inner pages across the niche?

    Try to maintain that average as best as possible while also understanding that these link types really don't do anything to boost your ranking. They can be used to ensure you have a good bit of nofollow links from diverse sources, but it's also possible to get real spammy, real fast with profile links. I'd try to stick to profiles on sites that make sense to your business and would be something any brand would want to secure a presence on if they are a part of your niche.

    Avoid building profiles just for the sake of adding backlinks. Do it because you're securing the brand presence on platforms that are relevant to what you do.
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  • Profile picture of the author Naman1234
    They are not going to enable your site to rank better. if you are linking to the homepage that would be beneficial. Linking directly to the money page that does not make sense.
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  • Profile picture of the author XenG
    Originally Posted by Paul Giorkas View Post

    Guys Hi,

    I have a question regarding SEO.

    I will try to write my question as clearer as I can.

    I am building backlinks for my website using various methods. One of these methods is through profiles from reputable website such as Firefox, Adobe etc.

    My questions is:

    Is it better to link directly to my website's homepage or is it OK to link directly to my money-page.

    What do you think?
    IMO, link them to your Website homepage. Let them know who you are and what you're up to first, unless you have that in your money page.

    Anyway, your intent is to build link and and not to sell.

    Although, you can alternate it by linking to your home page and then your money page, just so you won't flood backlinks to your homepage. Build links not only on your homepage but your internal pages as well. It's a good seo practice.
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  • Profile picture of the author strategic seo services
    Originally Posted by Paul Giorkas View Post

    Guys Hi,

    I have a question regarding SEO.

    I will try to write my question as clearer as I can.

    I am building backlinks for my website using various methods. One of these methods is through profiles from reputable website such as Firefox, Adobe etc.

    My questions is:

    Is it better to link directly to my website's homepage or is it OK to link directly to my money-page.

    What do you think?
    I recommend building backlinks to Both your homepage and money page. Also, when building profile links, you should place them in content that is related to your site. So, for example, try to add a 150-250 word descriptive text to the profile, and add your anchor text backlink within.
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  • Profile picture of the author KylieSweet
    Profile linking has nothing to do with rankings it only serves as your personal profile to the visitors, don't abuse it, provide the best information from you so that they will recognized you as a trusted person or business.
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  • Profile picture of the author Arsath
    Hi, You can link any page of your website during profile creation, but it does not reflect much. It is considered as one of the link building techniques.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sasi Reddy
    according to me its better to give link to home page.if you get a profile backlink from other sites you need to keep posting in that site otherwise its useless...if i am wrong please correct me..thank you
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  • Profile picture of the author abderrezak31
    Hello
    It's important to create 2.0 web profil backlinks as we know but major of them are nofollow links, put in consideration that many website's owners are doing the same, so the differance is how much is your profil active on that websites?( firefox, adobe, microsoft,...) it's very effective to participate on the contents of those websites and their forums to boost your profil's relevance, and that's have a great bounce to your backlink.
    In adobe at least interact on their community same on firefox and ... try to ask questions and reply to other's
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