Comments on: SEO Strategies for Outbound Links: Do not Be Afraid to Link Out

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By: Capt Vlad Nikolskiy

Capt Vlad Nikolskiy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:10:54 +0000

Dear Cassiano,
Thank you once more for kind revert and recommendations, which are very htlpful for me. Now I understood main idea and strategy of links. And I will post your reply in my Russian blog for otheer my collegues for reference.
All the best,
BRGDS
Vlad.

By: Cassiano Travareli

Cassiano Travareli — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:20:49 +0000

Capt Vlad Nikolskiy,
You are not disturbing by askying questions, it is good to see a big thread on a blog.

I’m pretty sure outbounding links does not affect your PR. PR is based on links to your site not from your site.
The point on this case is the link juice you are giving away by linking other websites from your home. I wouldn’t recommend you to link w3c or a hit counter (unless nofollowed) from your home page. I think you should link other resources with related content. In our blog, we link Matt Cutts Blog, SEOMOZ, etc. They are related to our field that’s why we do so.

Thanks again for the comment

By: Capt Vlad Nikolskiy

Capt Vlad Nikolskiy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:59:32 +0000

Dear Cassiano,
Thanks for kind and fast revert. Could you, please, tell me: do you have any practical experience of managing outgoing links, for example 3-4 links from maim (…index.html) page of the site? Which leading to famous resourses, such as w3c.org, CSS validation, hits counter, etc. Do you think that it does not reduce PR or you know for sure?
I’m very sorry for question, I’m just simple Mariner, but not webmaster or SEO-promoter, and here, in Russia, all specialists told that it’s not good idea to have outbound links, especially on main page.
Sorry to disturb you again.
All the best,

BRGDS
Vlad

By: Cassiano Travareli

Cassiano Travareli — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:29:28 +0000

Mark, thanks for commenting, the idea of our posts is to help some people out there.

By: Cassiano Travareli

Cassiano Travareli — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:28:38 +0000

Capt Vlad Nikolskiy, outgoing links won’t reduce the PR of the page. The only problem is if you have a LOT of link in your page, you are giving away a lot of PR to the pages you are linking.

I think outbound links are good, unless they are too much.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

By: Capt Vlad Nikolskiy

Capt Vlad Nikolskiy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:03:47 +0000

Greetings,

Really nice topic, I got a pleasure while reading, thanks.
But there is another side of coin. Well, perhaps outbound links are able to increase traffic (but in case of mutual or “circle” linking only). But what about page ranking? It’s essential, that outgoing links reduce your PR if they are not closed by . But if closed, means page does not correspond to w3c standards.
Suppose, depends on site/blog main aim, you have to choose what is most important – PR or traffic.
Will be obliged for kind comments.
Thanks in advance,

BRGDS
Capt Vlad Nikolskiy, Master Mariner
Russia

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:02:12 +0000

Excellent points, especially about how much search engines like outbound links. Thanks for the reminders, very helpful for people in my line of business.