How Documents Sharing Sites Help in SEO Ranking ?

13 years ago

PDF submission may have a positive impact on rankings, especially if you offer content that is likely to be downloaded and shared. PDF sites are similar to Web 2.0 sites in terms of SEO: this is not the technique which gives you the strongest backlinks, but still good enough to increase visibility and diversify a backlink profile a bit.

First of all make sure that your PDF is actually a text file, not an image, so search engine bots can actually read and index this file. As for the rest, the same rules are applied as to any other content you optimize: using keywords in title, URL, content and ALT tags. Moreover, use your keywords in document’s properties where applicable and add some backlinks inside your PDF file.

Scribd.com, Slideshare.net, Issuu.com, 4shared.com, Yudu.com, Docstoc.com. are strong domains you can submit PDF files to (PR 6-8).

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boosters

13 years ago

Originally Posted by WebMeUp

PDF submission may have a positive impact on rankings, especially if you offer content that is likely to be downloaded and shared. PDF sites are similar to Web 2.0 sites in terms of SEO: this is not the technique which gives you the strongest backlinks, but still good enough to increase visibility and diversify a backlink profile a bit.

First of all make sure that your PDF is actually a text file, not an image, so search engine bots can actually read and index this file. As for the rest, the same rules are applied as to any other content you optimize: using keywords in title, URL, content and ALT tags. Moreover, use your keywords in document's properties where applicable and add some backlinks inside your PDF file.

Scribd.com, Slideshare.net, Issuu.com, 4shared.com, Yudu.com, Docstoc.com. are strong domains you can submit PDF files to (PR 6-8).

Thanks for the brief reply. So that mean if i placed a link in pdf file, will this be also counted by google ?

Well i mostly want to consider about serp movement so my articles is not useful for reading.

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WebMeUp

13 years ago

Originally Posted by boosters

Thanks for the brief reply. So that mean if i placed a link in pdf file, will this be also counted by google ?

Well i mostly want to consider about serp movement so my articles is not useful for reading.

The links from PDF are counted as backlinks to your site and they definitely can affect SERP movement positively. However, if you're not really into making them for readers, this - as any other obviously 'manipulative' technique - may sooner or later result in penalty. So, no one can precisely estimate for how long the positive effect of such a submission will last.

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BenQ

13 years ago

Originally Posted by boosters

So i have to create unique article for every pdf sites or only one pdf can done this all ?

One nicely spun can do it.

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ejullya

13 years ago

Originally Posted by BenQ

Yes, it does work. I do this frequently for my own sites and client sites.

About half end up being completely live interactive documents that have clickable images and links. A few will only have the links clickable. DocStoc does not support clickable links, but the document is still being hosted on a very high authority and high PR site. The html in the pdf is parsed by search engine spiders, and the links are valid.
It's more a technique for the search engines, not for human readers.

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Hey Ben,

Thanks for this explanation. I was often wondering why DocStoc was included in the link building techniques as they don't show the links. I had no clue that they are still visible to search engines.

Interesting, I will certainly give DocSoc a consideration from now on.

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kaytav

13 years ago

Originally Posted by BenQ

Yes, it does work. I do this frequently for my own sites and client sites.

About half end up being completely live interactive documents that have clickable images and links. A few will only have the links clickable. DocStoc does not support clickable links, but the document is still being hosted on a very high authority and high PR site. The html in the pdf is parsed by search engine spiders, and the links are valid.
It's more a technique for the search engines, not for human readers.

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That's really cool....

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nik0

Banned 13 years ago

We never did an isolated test but I suspect it too work, either way links from as many geo locations and referring IP's as possible is always a good thing.

Don't see this as an invitation to start-up spam softwares though, links at poor sites will not help your rankings and open you up for Penguin like penalties.

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ron34689

13 years ago

You can certainly benefit from doc sharing site submissions. These sites are under utilized for a number of reasons and that can work toward your SEO success. I use them on a daily basis along with my standard SEO practices. I really could go on and on about this topic but i do not see the need to do so here as there are several posts in this thread that covey this idea pretty well. IMHO, you should take a page from Nike and just do it! ;-)

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luqmankyz

13 years ago

Hello, links from documents on doc sharing sites do count.

For list of Doc sharing lists check this out. 31 PDF and Document sharing sites.

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hitaseo 12 years ago

Originally Posted by luqmankyz

Hello, links from documents on doc sharing sites do count.

For list of Doc sharing lists check this out. 31 PDF and Document sharing sites.

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nizamkhan 12 years ago

Originally Posted by luqmankyz

Hello, links from documents on doc sharing sites do count.

For list of Doc sharing lists check this out. 31 PDF and Document sharing sites.

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boosters

13 years ago

I just found my own topic. I have seen couple of sites where their PDF files was still not indexed by the google like i seen 1 year old pdf file too.

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MathewJonns

13 years ago

These are few benefits of posting your articles to document sharing sites:

You can get indexed in Google very quickly
Add images and flashy formatting to your articles (this can boost click through rates)
Create your document and upload to multiple document sharing sites for more traffic and views (I’ll explain why this ISN’T duplicate content in a second)
Easily add affiliate links into your articles.

Hope these point will help you....!!!!

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Moses.W.

13 years ago

They are just backlink sources like other sources. They are not silver bullets that will surely rank your website up.

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felixcohen

12 years ago

Guys but what what kind of format must original document be created in so presentations sharing websites and infographic sharing websites won't strip hyperlinks/anchor texts from them that search engines will be able to crawl?

Would SlideShare still display those properly if presentations are uploaded in PowerPoint's .PPT format?

Lastly, in case I created in format that would not work well with above websites, how can I convert to proper format and with which tools?

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mivid

12 years ago

Originally Posted by felixcohen

Guys but what what kind of format must original document be created in so presentations sharing websites and infographic sharing websites won't strip hyperlinks/anchor texts from them that search engines will be able to crawl?

Would SlideShare still display those properly if presentations are uploaded in PowerPoint's .PPT format?

Lastly, in case I created in format that would not work well with above websites, how can I convert to proper format and with which tools?

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yes you can upload ppt format to slide share,add keywords in the specific fields. And you can convert files in any format to required ones using online converters.There are many free tools available Just google it. I hop my rply is helpful.

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Assignmentwriter

12 years ago

PDF sharing is very effective for ranking and traffic try share best content keyword wise

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felixcohen

12 years ago

What format does SlideShare keep uploaded file in that has .PPT extension?

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AmanD

12 years ago

I've had some success using sites like scribd, but it's usually better if you can push more PA through it by building links on a large scale to it.

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smaddoxjr

12 years ago

This site seems to have very useful information on your question. Your Guide to Creating Backlinks with PDF Files | Ace Site Creator

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chaksmiths

12 years ago

thanks for this wonderful thread guys.

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jenudsouza

12 years ago

Document sharing sites are good source for getting backlinks to your website. They help your site to rank on top of SERPs and also they are good source for driving high traffic towards your site.

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