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Search Engine Optimization All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition
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Search Engine Optimization All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition

by Bruce Clay, Kristopher B. Jones
February 2022
Beginner
768 pages
21h 8m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 3

Obtaining Links

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Understanding the benefits and risks of link building

Bullet Identifying quality links

Bullet Attracting links naturally

Bullet Creating link magnets

Bullet Fostering relationships with industry influencers

Bullet How not to obtain links

When people link to you, it affects your overall ranking within the search engines. Having links from good reputable websites lends to your site’s overall credibility and is used in the search engine’s algorithm (formula that measures a web page’s overall relevancy to the search query) to determine whether you can be considered an “expert” in your field. Remember, the search engines want to give their users the best results possible, because if they give the users what they want, users come back and continue to use the search engine.

In this chapter, you learn the benefits and risks of link building. You also find out how to research and attract ...

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