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are back links from orphan pages (.edu) worth anything?

by jamie3000
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Hi all,

Does anyone know if backlinks from orphan webpages (so webpages on a website that aren't linked to by any part of the website) worth anything in terms of getting a serp boost?

Its a .edu in this case not that it should make any difference.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tim P
    I saw a lot of SEO services that offer customer thousands EDU backlinks. It means not hard to get a a EDU backlink.
    Since something is easy to get, it is not worth...
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  • Profile picture of the author abnerhawkins
    Originally Posted by jamie3000 View Post

    Hi all,

    Does anyone know if backlinks from orphan webpages (so webpages on a website that aren't linked to by any part of the website) worth anything in terms of getting a serp boost?

    Its a .edu in this case not that it should make any difference.
    Getting backlinks from high pr and authority .edu sites are always crucial as it's one of the ranking factors mentioned by Google.
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      Originally Posted by abnerhawkins View Post

      Getting backlinks from high pr and authority .edu sites are always crucial as it's one of the ranking factors mentioned by Google.
      And that's a lie...
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  • Profile picture of the author Hemanth Malli
    Baclinks from the different edu sites is useful as they are following some of our post so they are helpfull in your ranking
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  • Profile picture of the author chmae73
    edu backlinks are still very useful when it comes in ranking a website but make it sure that they created the links in natural and quality way.
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  • Profile picture of the author hitaseo
    I never submitted in .edu sites because i don't have faith on it..
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  • Profile picture of the author rajika4ever
    edu and gov liks helps to improve your domain authority. so i guess its worthy
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  • Profile picture of the author jamie3000
    Uhhh I should of known not to mention the edu TLD lol. I'm trying to establish whether or not a page with no internal links going to it will output PR etc when linking to an external site....
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      Originally Posted by jamie3000 View Post

      Uhhh I should of known not to mention the edu TLD lol. I'm trying to establish whether or not a page with no internal links going to it will output PR etc when linking to an external site....
      It's PAGErank not DOMAINrank.

      PR flows through links.
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      • Profile picture of the author jamie3000
        Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

        It's PAGErank not DOMAINrank.

        PR flows through links.
        Think you must of misunderstood what I meant :-) I did say the domain doesn't matter. I just wanted to know if google treats these orphaned pages any differently.
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        • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
          Originally Posted by jamie3000 View Post

          Think you must of misunderstood what I meant :-) I did say the domain doesn't matter. I just wanted to know if google treats these orphaned pages any differently.

          I understood what you meant, and that is what I answered. They have little to no value on their own.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Ray
    I know at one time .gov and .edu backlinks were all the craze. They helped people rank better for their keywords in a much shorter time.

    That said, these days who knows anymore. Every time Google makes a change the backlash on sites is tremendous. Then you have to try and figure out what still works and what you need to change.

    It's a constant struggle.
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    • Profile picture of the author yukon
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      Originally Posted by DennisRay View Post

      I know at one time .gov and .edu backlinks were all the craze. They helped people rank better for their keywords in a much shorter time.

      That said, these days who knows anymore. Every time Google makes a change the backlash on sites is tremendous. Then you have to try and figure out what still works and what you need to change.

      It's a constant struggle.
      It's all about IMers using edu/gov as a sales pitch & other IMers taking the bait because they don't know any better.
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      Originally Posted by DennisRay View Post

      I know at one time .gov and .edu backlinks were all the craze. They helped people rank better for their keywords in a much shorter time.

      That said, these days who knows anymore. Every time Google makes a change the backlash on sites is tremendous. Then you have to try and figure out what still works and what you need to change.

      It's a constant struggle.
      It was always a big fat lie.
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  • Profile picture of the author MeAlaister
    Edu and gov links having a major role in seo for ranking. It shows trust and authority
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