Anyone else agree with outbound links to boost rankings?

[activitysuper]

Anyone agree with this article? If your position 7 is there a chance of jumping to position 6 by only linking out!

http://www.wolf-howl.com/seo/outbound-linking-rankings/

[Jinx14678]

My Initial Reaction with all the new reports and studies coming out on the Importance Social going forward -

Would be to say the Social Benefits, heavily outweigh the loss of PR to external sites..

But then again, also in PR as I understand it, the difference between .0001 and .001 in PR CAN be huge in the determination of placement..

So I think it is a give and take....

But both positions cannot be ignored **NOW  **BUT I most definitely agree that Vinnie's take on it is a more longterm approach, than hoarding page rank...

[vforvinnie]

I think there are several benefits to outbound linking.  Some may not apply to every type of site.  They are:

• Shows you as an authority when you show a collective resource of relevant sites
• Build relationships with other sites
• Potential return links as a thank you
• It looks natural - how many sites do you see that don't ever have outbound links?  It looks like pure SEO at that point, and not a site that shows value to visitors.

One thing I like to do is link to other sites in my niche, but not competitors.  I run a lens comparison site, so instead of linking to 1800 Contacts, I will link to Acuvue.com, or the FDA in regards to safe wearing practices..  They don't actually sell lenses, and it makes sense and benefits my visitors when I link to the manufacturers of the products I list.

If you want to go conservative you can always no-follow the links.  I've seen a few sites in the insurance industry that do this, and rank very well.

Vinnie

[SEOclient12]

I read the first point about how beneficial reciprocal linking can be and then stopped reading.

I imagine not as you are 'letting link juice flow away from your site'

The only reason I would suggest outbound links if if you think that it would really benefit your consumer .. or someone is giving you a wad of cash to do so.