Archive for April, 2010
Deriving Maximum Value From Internal Links
Links the cornerstone of offpage SEO elements are widely considered to be external references pointing to the pages of a website. Link Building is usually considered to be an activity which has nothing to do with the website. However delving a little deeper in to the link evaluation strategies of search engines will make you realise that links need not always be external and that a lot of value can be derived by making good use of pages within the website itself. In fact an understanding of Google PageRank can help you identify that links to a page for quantification purpose are counted merely in numbers and one of the best ways to acquire these numbers are pages that are a part of the website themselves. So how to smartly use these abundant links through pages within and derive maximum link equity?
Here are a few suggestions
Hierarchical Organization
Arrange the website as an organized hierarchy of pages. This will automatically yield the sitemap structure. For large websites the hierarchy can be separated into sections and sectional sitemaps can be generated controlling the amount of links on the sitemap pages. The hierarchy also helps in generating XML sitemaps used largely by the search engines.
Intra sectional linking
With the website being organised hierarchically sections or categories are natural fallout. These sections are basically closely related collections of pages and provide an excellent opportunity to create a closely linked structure within them. Intra sectional linking can be achieved through sectional navigation e.g. section oriented left navigation section focused footer linking etc. As links to every other page within the section exists on all pages it results in close coupling of the sectional pages leading to a strong intra sectional linking scenario.
Inter sectional linking
Inter sectional linking results from crossreferences as well as categorization within the hierarchy. Typically inter sectional linking happens between pages separated by a level such as categories and subcategories where all category pages link to their respective subcategories and all subcategory pages link to their parent categories as well as other categories at the same level as their parent category. Effective use of this technique helps to generate inter sectional link mesh.
Follow through navigation
Due to inter relation between content and pages a user can take multiple routes to reach the same page. A clear listing of all these routes originating from the home page provides follow through or “breadcrumb navigation” as it is popularly known. The technique is especially effective for eCommerce/content rich websites involving multiple levels.
Content based references
Links from within the content are perceived to be the strongest of all link forms. Hence references from within the content provide excellent opportunity to target adhoc yet extremely valuable content references. As these links cannot be planned for they also have the advantage of appearing extremely natural form of links.
Glossary/Dictionary
For large websites it makes sense to create a glossary/dictionary of terms especially domain related keywords and provide automatic linking to appropriate pages describing these keywords/terms in detail by means of dedicated pages which are specially promoted for these keywords.
Custom Errors
As a website grows some of the linkages become redundant and if the site is cleansed of old content there is a high possibility of broken links getting created. In addition to that changes happening every now and then result in navigational errors being created and that should be handled by creation of custom error pages which helps visitors and search engine spiders maintain context within the website and helps strengthen the link mesh.
Inter related information
The concept is particularly applicable to news or blog sites where new content gets added frequently and strong content relevance can be generated by clubbing together related content and information. For e.g. blog posts/news items which discussed belonged to the same topic/news thread.
Now its obvious that not all of these techniques are relevant in every instance. However making use of all the applicable strategies will enhance the link strength of your domain helping it derive maximum link equity through smart use of internal links which are by default available for free! For any other link building requirement though you can always utilize link building services from an expert company.
About the writer: The Author is an Internet Marketing Consultant who specializes in the study and provision of Link Building Services at LinkCredible Inc.
Definition Of Inbound Links Outbound Links And Their Role In SERP
The quality as well as the amount of your inbound links is vital criteria utilized by search engines to rank your pages. Inbound links are links placed on other sites to direct traffic back to your own site and there are numerous ways to obtain inbound links. One way to obtain inbound links is to exchange links with other similar websites. Contributing to forums and blogs is another way to get inbound links and you can also request that visitors to your website link to your site. Submitting your website for reviews and offering free web hosting space in exchange for links is another opportunity to get inbound links.
Outbound links are also important and while some people worry about adding external links to their websites if done properly outbound links can offer a boost on the search engine results page. When placing outbound links only place links that will send visitors to reputable authoritative sites. Be choosy when placing outbound links and be positive that none of the links you place are broken.
Inbound as well as outbound links should be a part of your linking campaign. It doesn’t make sense to have one without the other. Both of these are somewhat of a life line that can either make or break your site on the SERP. It would be worthwhile to try and get as many inbound links as you can not only on a variety of websites but also on numerous different networks.
The SERP or search engine results page is a complete listing of the web pages returned by search engines in response to a keyword query. The results on the SERP generally include such details as a list of web pages with their titles a link to that particular webpage and also a brief description showing where the keywords have matched content within the webpage. The search engines construct the SERP once and it is then saved for future inquiries. Search engines do crawl the web periodically to account for new pages and then the SERP is rebuilt.
Recently the SERP has begun to offer users of the search engines new and improved features that include suggestions for alternate keywords images definitions local matches and even files on the users very own computer.
Without the aid of inbound and outbound links your website will not have favorable results on the search engine results page. It is a known fact that only 7 of all websites are even visible to the search engines. This means that 93 of the websites in existence are not optimized correctly and are losing out on the SERP. Utilize those inbound and outbound links and be a part of the 7.
About the writer: Amy Grace Remollata is working for Agents of Value a webmaster staffing company located in the Philippines. Her current project is for Prosper.com.
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