What is your best technique of getting .Gov and .Edu links?
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I'm looking for some great techniques to get .Gov and .Edu links. Please do not comment "Great content" because I know that. I'm looking for something beyond creating great linkworthy content.
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Hmm, have to agree with the other commenters below and whilst your client may just want any edu or gov links it is really your responsibility, or our responsibility to explain the error in that way of thinking.
That said, if you wanted links from valuable .edu or .gov pages I would flip this on it's head and look at it in reverse.
1. Find content in your niche that is being linked to by .gov or .edu sites
2. Examine a range of .gov or .edu sites to determine what they are linking to
Then, create some of this 'great content' (sorry) and then do some outreach to these sites to inform of this new resource that is substantially better or fills some gap in what they already link out to and ask them for a link.
That is a view from 10,000 feet but in essence, that is the only way to get links from high quality resource pages on .gov or .edu sites (and is very suited to the education sites).
Still, I would advise your client on the error of their ways as if this backfires or does not work, then they will still want you, as the expert, to explain why.
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I'd still shy away from just "any" edu link. That'll include comments on abandoned blogs where there are literally 4000 other comments with anchor text for drugs and casinos as the user name.
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Cheaper method long term use Scrape box Just do not over do it, Nice & Steady!.
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I have a client who is looking specifically for .edu and .gov links. So yes in this case any will do!
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Will any .edu or .gov do?
.edu and .gov sites don't really come with any sort of boost beyond the natural strength of the page. The bonus usually comes from the fact they're on a strong page.
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