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    • nyanainc
      nyanainc last edited by

      Hi there,

      does the http://mysite.com count as a backlink if posted on a site? I post a press releae and the site only allows me to put urls like this. they get something or must be in anchor the url?

      Thanks

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      • nyanainc
        nyanainc @AdoptionHelp last edited by

        Thanks Ryan! Very useful!

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        • nyanainc
          nyanainc last edited by

          Thanks a lot Fransisco 
          🙂

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          • AdoptionHelp
            AdoptionHelp @NakulGoyal last edited by

            Just to clarify my position, I do not think a plain text link will be counted towards your page or domain authority.

            Also, I would be careful using a strategy that considers too many good links with high value as anything other than awesome. If your strategy only included such links, I think you would be doing very well.

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            • Francisco_Meza
              Francisco_Meza @AdoptionHelp last edited by

              This is a better answer.

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              • NakulGoyal
                NakulGoyal last edited by

                As Francisco and Ryan said, they will for sure be counted. This is not an anchor text link, but it will still help you towards domain authority as well as page authority. If this domain/IP subnet has never linked to you before, it will also add towards your link profile in all those areas. It also looks like a natural link, a mix is always good and "natural". I would recommend having these as a part of a link building strategy. Too many anchor text/good/value passing links is always "not natural".

                Everything adds up 🙂

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                • AdoptionHelp
                  AdoptionHelp last edited by

                  It depends on the format. A plain text http://mysite.com will not be counted as a backlink, it must be in an anchor tag like http://mysite.com and the link must be followed, ie not include 'rel="nofollow"'.

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                  • Francisco_Meza
                    Francisco_Meza last edited by

                    It counts. One link is better than no link. Just make sure you don't SPAM. Write great content!

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