.Edu Backlink wrapped in Wiki
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An SEO expert offers my site backlinks from .edu's wrapped in wiki. Structure as follows "wiki.xxx.UNINAME.edu/etcetc" - the pages have authority of 1 (domain obviously high with the dot edu) but there is no relevant info on the pages and obviously wiki links are no follow. This does not sound right to me, but can anyone share some insight since it is wiki + edu combined it sounds on surface like credibility, but with page having no relevant content I feel it isn't right.
thank you
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_Ok if he/she was an SEO expert, he/she would not have suggested you do this. This will kill your website, rip it apart and make it vulnerable to search engine algo shuffle. Ok thing may not be that severe as I have said, but it will make your website’s link profile dirty and of course a colossal waste of time and money. _
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Well as PA=1 and its not very relevant it might not help boost your ranking in one day but it is still good to get that link. After the recent updates, things have changed. Today, its good to have mix profile of follow and no follow link. Further, its contributing to overall number of links to your domain. Its not a spam link for sure, so your site wont be harmed by this link but it will increase the diversity of your overall back link profile. So I would say there is no problem in such a link.
Hope that helps !
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thx, Francisco.
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Don't do it. Instead watch Wil Reynolds MozCon presentation here. Do RCS!
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