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Comment on Google counting only the first link to a domain - rebunked by Web Marketing Tourism

Web Marketing Tourism — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:07:36 +0000

Did you test what happens if the first link is a completely useless phrase like a “.” or a word like “here”, “click here” etc. ?

Comment on Google counting only the first link to a domain - rebunked by Gab Goldenberg

Gab Goldenberg — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:22:47 +0000

Awesome experiment and test Branko - thanks for sharing this one with us! Interesting to see how the nofollow was treated too.

Comment on Google counting only the first link to a domain - rebunked by No, Just Lying About It Is NOT Effective Reputation Management | Smackdown!

No, Just Lying About It Is NOT Effective Reputation Management | Smackdown! — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:46:36 +0000

[...] whether they all passed weight or only the first one counted (the second scenario is what mine and others’ testing showed). The results of his test aren’t really that important, and contain more words than [...]

Comment on Google counting only the first link to a domain - rebunked by Make the first link on your page count - SEO | Internet Marketing for Tourism

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:31:59 +0000

[...] results on the indexing of hyperlinks on web pages by Seo-Scientist.com confirms the advice we’ve offered to attendees at Tourism Keys [...]

Comment on Google counting only the first link to a domain - rebunked by » De échte waarheid over “nofollow” links ? - Online business

» De échte waarheid over “nofollow” links ? - Online business — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:20:56 +0000

[...] Only-the-firts-link-counts werd eigenlijk een andere test gedaan, namelijk 2 links naar 1 nieuwe URL met verschillende [...]

Comment on Google counting only the first link to a domain - rebunked by edwinsdesignlab

edwinsdesignlab — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:40:33 +0000

Just yesterday i reviewed a website which had a second ranking position for a keyword. I mentioned the keyword in the post and used a nofollow on the site’s link.Today it has the first position for this keyword, this made me a bit confused about the “nofollow” value.
Great test by the way, one step towards resolving G’s secrets.

Comment on Tapping into Unconventional Link Attributes by Sytru

Sytru — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:07:17 +0000

I run several websites and I noticed similar pattern as described in this article. What I try to do is not to add all links at once, but divide them into portions added gradually. This would minimize the threat of dropping SERPS when links age.

Comment on Google counting only the first link to a domain - rebunked by search machine

search machine — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:26:57 +0000

This makes a lot of sense as google may see this as link overkill therefore it disregards the next link. It still probably counts on Yahoo and MSN. Easy solution is just to link to a different page on the second link

Comment on Google counting only the first link to a domain - rebunked by Seo: Google conteggia solo il primo link che trova in una pagina | Blog.makernet.it

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:37:26 +0000

[...] fenomeno e’ stato esaminato da Branko Rihtman in Seo Scientist in seguito di altre indicazioni gia’ apparse a marzo 2008 su [...]

Comment on Google counting only the first link to a domain - rebunked by Michael VanDeMar

Michael VanDeMar — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:32:00 +0000

@Matt Keegan - the English language completely mutates 66% every one thousands years quite consistently. New words have to start somewhere, there is no committee that controls their formation.

@Scott Thomas - yes, they both carry value in that case. No reason why they shouldn’t.