Link Value

[mbarden26]

My question is how valuable is getting a link from a PA 71 with roughly 20 links on it.  I guess I am saying how many links from a PA of 30 would be a comparable indicator.  I understand there is an almost exponential value of authority as they go higher, but I am looking for a good explanation from a technical aspect.

Hypothetical Scenario

Would a person be better off pursing 20 links from PA25 pages, or would you be better only getting 1 from the PA71 all things equal.

[max.favilli]

Some have analyzed that: http://www.coconutheadphones.com/how-to-estimate-how-many-links-you-need/

But I would take it with a grain of salt.

[Bryan_Loconto]

Hey mbarden26!

I agree with Sheena in that ONE link from a highly authoritative site would deliver more value than a number of links from a lesser site(s).

She also makes a great point about the traffic you might get from the less authoritative site and that if it is targeted to your niche, it could be a better converter for you. Relevance relevance relevance!!! Good luck!

[Sheena_Schleicher]

My opinion is that 1 link from a highly authoritative site is of more value than 20+ links from less authoritative sites.

However, it's also critical to look at what type of traffic might come from those sites. If a site with low DA/PA has an audience specific to your niche, then partnering with that site might drive high-converting referral traffic to your site & be a more valuable link; whereas the high DA/PA site that's maybe more broad or whose audience isn't quite the demographic you're targeting might send low-converting or no traffic at all. All these things need to be considered.