How much Link Building?
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I'm wondering how much additional directory links to a site, on a monthly basis, would be too much, and potentially seen as too manufactured in Google's eyes. I am referring specifically to good quality, or relevant, directory links, nothing very spammy. I know there is no specific number, just wondering what the consensus is.
Would a 10% monthly increase in linking root domains generally be considered too much? 5%?
Thanks for your input!
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I would focus more on social media with that 10% increase that you were looking to build on. To answer your question I don't think it would raise any red flags with google as long as they were good quality directories with a higher pagerank. My advice would echo what James had suggested to link to category pages instead of only focusing on your homepage to help build your authority to inner pages.
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Hi Niall,
I would consider having 5-10 different submissions in regards to your content. If your site is about tropical fish, I would consider having 5-10 different related keywords to tropical fish in the submission itself. I would think this would help ease your concern about Google penalizing your directory submissions.
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My advice is to not target directory links too much, becuase they yield little benefit only if it is highly relevant.
Target links from:
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Guest posts on related sites
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Articles writing on online PR websites
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Related site comment marketing, sharing advice.
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Social media websites promtions ect.
Ideally only target the home page to 10%, focus more on the category level pages.
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I would stick in the 5-10% range. 5% being safe
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