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Backlink PR imprtance

by Bingo123
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Hi guys,
When building backlinks we all know that the higher the PR of the site your link is coming from the better. My question is how important is it for the site to be related to your own website?

Let's say you have a site about coffee cups and you find a really good website about motor cars that is a PR4. If you leave a comment on a blog with the link text 'Pete the coffee cup guy', will this still be effective? I'm not talking about spamming either, I'm talking about writing a valid comment.

Obviously it would be ideal to find a PR4 site that is related to coffee cups but its not always easy to find these type of sites related to your site.

I guess my question is, will it still have good value, as long as I have my keywords in the anchor text?
#backlink #imprtance
  • Profile picture of the author orvn
    After much arguing on the matter, I had learned that relevant, dofollow, high pr backlinks are the best.

    Relevance is quite important, but, of course, sometimes hard to find.

    More here:http://www.warriorforum.com/adsense-...relevance.html
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    • Profile picture of the author brandonbaker
      Terry Kyle has repeatedly stated that all of his #1 rankings were achieved without the use of a single relevant backlink, and I can attest to this. I have ranked my money site in Google's Top 5 without a single link related to its niche. This was done in less than one month.

      Does relevance help? The jury is out. Is relevance needed? Not at all.
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        Thanks chaps. Some good info there!
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      • Profile picture of the author orvn
        Originally Posted by brandonbaker View Post

        Does relevance help? The jury is out. Is relevance needed? Not at all.
        Well, heres what I learned.

        In 2003, Google acquired ownership of the Hilltop algorithm for equating the similarity of content.

        You can run a related search to give it a test:
        Code:
        related:www.elance.com/
        for example.

        This algorithm is dependent on similarity of page format, content, and yes, links.
        While it seems extremely likely, I cannot confirm that Google uses this sort of relevance for determining SERP position, as I don't work for Google. Then again, while certainly far more experienced than I, neither does Terry Kyle.
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        • Profile picture of the author brandonbaker
          Originally Posted by orvn View Post

          Well, heres what I learned.

          In 2003, Google acquired ownership of the Hilltop algorithm for equating the similarity of content.

          You can run a related search to give it a test:
          Code:
          related:www.elance.com/
          for example.

          This algorithm is dependent on similarity of page format, content, and yes, links.
          While it seems extremely likely, I cannot confirm that Google uses this sort of relevance for determining SERP position, as I don't work for Google. Then again, while certainly far more experienced than I, neither does Terry Kyle.
          Thanks for the info, and I totally agree with you. It's very likely that Google includes some kind of relevance metrics in their ranking algorithm, but in my experience, it's not an extremely powerful indicator, nor is it at all required to rank highly.

          If I had to choose between two links that were absolutely identical except with regard to page relevance, I'd take the link that was more relevant over the less relevant one. If the less relevant one is a PR6 and the more relevant one is a PR5, though, I'll take the PR6 every time.
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          • Profile picture of the author orvn
            Originally Posted by brandonbaker View Post

            If I had to choose between two links that were absolutely identical except with regard to page relevance, I'd take the link that was more relevant over the less relevant one.
            :rolleyes: Pft, who're you kidding? We both know that you'd do everything reasonable within your power to get BOTH- As would I (:
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    • Profile picture of the author maryparker
      Originally Posted by orvn View Post

      After much arguing on the matter, I had learned that relevant, dofollow, high pr backlinks are the best.

      Relevance is quite important, but, of course, sometimes hard to find.

      More here:http://www.warriorforum.com/adsense-...relevance.html

      Loved your thoughts here. Patience is key. Whether you like it or not, Google will favor webmasters who practice patience. These are the marketers who publish top quality content and build links "naturally" over time.
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  • Profile picture of the author leo.prash
    yes.. relavence is really the most important factor in backlinks. but having a good pr backlink of different niche is also considered but having relavent backlinks is always comsidered as the best.
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  • Profile picture of the author addyj672
    Relevance is very important. backlinks related to website business are very much important.
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    • Profile picture of the author dburk
      Hi Bingo123,

      First let me say that sites don't have PR. PageRank is assigned to individual pages, not sites.

      Secondly, website topics have nothing to do with how search engines determine relevance. Relevance is determine by the signals on the individual page and the signals from pages that link to a page.

      Finally, irrelevant backlinks have no direct influence on SERP. However, since relevance is determined at the page level, simply using your targeted keyword, in or near your backlink anchor text, you are creating relevant on-page content for the backlink page. Relevance is paramount for Backlinking success.
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