Would you get link from this blog?
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I have an opportunity to place a guest blog on a site. The site has the following metrics:
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DA/PA: 24/36
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Inbound links: 3K+ from 16 root domains
Here is what makes me uneasy:
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The number of links from the same domain, suggesting sitewide or footer links
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When I look at the backlinks, there are links from sites like http://best-american-law-firms.info/, or http://www.luvbuds.info/. They sare blogroll links that are likely paid for.
Would you get a link from this blog?
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Search branded and non-branded terms for the site on Google to see how the site performs. If they aren't deindexed or performing poorly for their targeted keywords it probably wouldn't hurt to obtain a link from them.
However, it would probably be better to put your guest post efforts elsewhere.
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nope. look for sites with a lot more linking root domains
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ALL their backlinks are blogroll links. Not looking good!
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If the other 14 domains are like those 2 then I wouldn't waste my time. Probably wouldn't hurt, but life is too short!
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