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Links to Website Author
I'm a website developer, and in the past I have usually added a tiny backlink to the footer of my clients' websites like this:
Website Design by MyCompanyName
I understand that Google sees this as a low-quality backlink. However, I was wondering if such links can hurt my rankings. Does Penguin sees these links as spam? If so, should I add a rel="nofollow" to the links? Is there anything else I should change?
I do not want to remove these links completely because they are good for marketing my business. I just want to minimize any negative SEO impact of the links.
I appreciate your input. Thanks.
posted in Technical SEO
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RE: Do you stop link building once you have your desired rank?
I agree with eyepaq. It depends largely on the quality of the links you are generating. To the best of my understanding, press releases should only be published to a single authoritative site (either your site or a third party, not both). If you are distributing the same press release to multiple websites, those will likely be counted as duplicate content. If your site is one of those duplicating the content then your rankings could suffer.
However, if you are producing legitimate back-links from social media, blogs and other viral marketing channels then don't stop. Your competitors won't stop, and they will keep on moving past you. SEO (and marketing in general) is never done.
Never stop producing new, useful, engaging, unique content and getting the word out. Even if your current content ranks well, you should be producing new content that needs to be shared. I believe Google considers freshness of content as a marker of relevancy, so if all of your content and back-links (especially social) are 3 years old I suspect your rankings could decline.
posted in Link Building
Best posts made by SiteWizard_LLC
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RE: Do you stop link building once you have your desired rank?
I agree with eyepaq. It depends largely on the quality of the links you are generating. To the best of my understanding, press releases should only be published to a single authoritative site (either your site or a third party, not both). If you are distributing the same press release to multiple websites, those will likely be counted as duplicate content. If your site is one of those duplicating the content then your rankings could suffer.
However, if you are producing legitimate back-links from social media, blogs and other viral marketing channels then don't stop. Your competitors won't stop, and they will keep on moving past you. SEO (and marketing in general) is never done.
Never stop producing new, useful, engaging, unique content and getting the word out. Even if your current content ranks well, you should be producing new content that needs to be shared. I believe Google considers freshness of content as a marker of relevancy, so if all of your content and back-links (especially social) are 3 years old I suspect your rankings could decline.
posted in Link Building
I am an entrepreneur and a software architect specializing in Microsoft .NET technology. I started programming as a hobby in 1986 with a Commodore 64, fell in love with technology and I’ve been working at it ever since (27 years). I have a degree in Business Management and Computer Science, and I’ve been developing software professionally for over 15 years.
In my career, I have worked for a vast array of different employers and clients. I have worked for big companies like G.E. and Prudential, and for a small “Internet start-ups.” I also did web/software development consulting “on the side” since 1997. My most recent salaried job was Chief Technology Officer for a real estate software company (2004-2009). After real estate crashed, I used the knowledge and experience that I have gained over the years, and I took a leap of faith to start my own tech company.
I am the Founder & President of SiteWizard LLC, a company that specializes in website development with content management systems. My company created SiteWizard CMS which is a full-featured enterprise quality CMS. Even though I founded SiteWizard LLC in 2009, SiteWizard CMS has been “in the works” in some form since I first started developing content management systems in 2000.
SiteWizard CMS was first released in late 2010 to a limited set of beta customers. The product has gone through major updates and revisions over the past two years, and it is ready for prime-time widespread customer adoption. We are preparing for a marketing release later this year. We appreciate your encouragement, support and recognition. If you are interested in being a partner, affiliate or reseller, please contact us to inquire.