Comments on: What Are Outbound Links? Why Are They Important? And How Do They Work?

By: Narveer Singh

Narveer Singh — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:48:33 +0000

You also need to make sure that you don’t give an outbound or external link on the keyword which you are targeting to rank upon. It is very crucial to understand this point, there is no point to divert traffic on some other website for a keyword which you are targeting, especially newbies make such mistakes.

By: Alessio Rigoli

Alessio Rigoli — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:37:35 +0000

Outbound linking is still very important not just for users but also to cite sources and help establish authority in your content.

By: Charles Atkin

Charles Atkin — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:43:35 +0000

Inbound links have the most influence since they are like trust, credibility, and authority that assists rank, but they are natural links that originate from high-quality, relevant sites.

By: Robert Miler

Robert Miler — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:09:39 +0000

Great post as usual Bruce,
If the “content” of a page makes someone talk, it indicates authority, credibility, and/or trustworthiness. Thus, links on pages are like votes of trust, credibility, & authority. The more links a page gets, the more votes they are getting, which can improve their ranking.

By: Shudhanshu

Shudhanshu — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:48:04 +0000

Perfect article for beginners like me…

By: asdad mediasolutions

asdad mediasolutions — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:45:45 +0000

Outbound links also called external links from your website to different websites. An outbound link for you is an inbound link for someone else. If a link takes readers to another page on the same website it’s called an internal link.

By: Blog językowy fce.pl

Blog językowy fce.pl — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:24:10 +0000

A lot of people say Google has changed the rules. It’s true, you certainly need to be more gentle with the links than a few years ago and not overdo the optimization. However, significant changes are still ahead of us.

By: steven

steven — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 04:40:44 +0000

A short and in-depth article about outbound links. This post really helped me a lot. Perfect article for beginners like me…
Thanks a lot.

By: Robert Stefanski

Robert Stefanski — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:33:46 +0000

In reply to Damien.

Hi Damien,

There is no advantage to making all outbound links nofollow. Google says to use the nofollow attribute for links you do not vouch for, which doesn’t apply if you’re linking to expert, authority sites that relate to your topic. Cutting off all link equity flowing out of your site may signal to Google that you don’t trust any of your links and don’t consider them to be an authority. Search engines see the internet as a connected entity, and an authority site would not be reclusive. We recommend nofollowing outbound links only when the destination page is off topic or irrelevant to your site. (For more information, check out this SE Journal article: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/when-to-use-nofollow-on-links/383468/)

Hope this helps!

By: Aaron Taylor

Aaron Taylor — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 06:06:48 +0000

Earning links to your website from other authority sources is an important ranking factor, and it can help you show up higher in search results for keywords & phrases related to your business.