Google Shares Its Viewpoint on Earning Quality Links

[harryboon]

Check this article out -

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/06/21/google-shares-its-viewpoint-on-earning-quality-links

[WeblinkPlus]

The first piece of advice Google gives is to get involved with the community around your topic

This would seem to run contrary to advice on this forum that forum links are of no value... :-)

[OldWelshGuy]

This would seem to run contrary to advice on this forum that forum links are of no value... :-)

You haven't heard me say that :)

I know I keep banging the drum, but your link footprint should be natural. The problem (as I posted less than an hour ago) is that people don't THINK about SEO logically.

Q: what do you currently do WRT your business?
a: You post questions and answers on a business forum. many of your posts will be in related (semantically) pages, so you are automatically theming your site, which in turn will help it link.

people focus on the power of an individual link without THINKING.

Any parent will want to know
1. where their child is going
2. who they are going with

WHY? Because we are concerned, we want to make judgements based on the reputation of the people and places our child in hanging out with.

Search engine algorithms mirror real life guys, thats how it is now, and always has been, and I would say always will be :)

P.S. not read that article, no time :)

[MASSEY]

It's just stuff we already know isn't it to be honest. I don't think that the social media is the be all and end all as most sites offering services aren't really social media friendly, I think it's just a small factor of the google algo.

[harryboon]

P.S. not read that article, no time :)

:( no time James you need to make time lol (Only Joking) - I think most of us know more than the article - but thought it was ok lol

[fisicx]

This would seem to run contrary to advice on this forum that forum links are of no value... :-)
The question often asked is 'will a forum link help my SEO'. People are so fixated on improving ranking that they miss the whole picture. If you contribute to a forum then people may well follow your links which my lead to new clients/customers which can generate new links. In other words the forum link on its own is very unlikley to help your ranking but it can lead to new business and subesquently the creation of good quality links.

If you join as many forums as possible and your contributions consist of 'lol I agree' then the forum links won't help your SEO.