Does Google place varying levels of value on the types of links pointing to a site when it comes to ranking considerations? This is one of the most oft discussed topics on the subject of Google linking strategies. Will Google punish what it may perceive as too many links too quickly? Are relevant links the only ones given weight?
WebProWorld This particular discussion was brought up and hashed out quite thoroughly at A large spike in the quantity of back links may signal a topical phenomenon (e.g., the CDC web site may develop many links quickly after an outbreak, such as SARS), or signal attempts to spam a search engine (to obtain a higher ranking and, thus, better placement in search results) by exchanging links, purchasing links, or gaining links from documents without editorial discretion on making links. Examples of documents that give links without editorial discretion include guest books, referrer logs, and "free for all" pages that let anyone add a link to a document.This would suggest sites receiving large amounts of backlinks at an accelerated rate will in fact be scrutinized a little more closely, and rightfully so. However, if Google finds these IBLs are relevant to the site, they will give the appropriate "weight" to that link. To think that your site is being sandboxed because a number of links didn't get acknowledged may be the wrong approach. It is more likely that Google just didn't give the link any weight because it came from a site that it would consider to be without editorial discretion. While it's true you can't control who links to your site, you can control the amount of reward expectation you place on receiving different types backlinks. Some links weigh better than others. Continue the discussion at murdok. Visit murdok for theSuggest a Correction
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