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		<title>When is a backlink not a backlink?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost everyone agrees that backinks are the BIGGEST factor in getting your site high up Googles&#8217; front page: that is, loads of quality links to your site from important, relevant sites. But what EXACTLY makes a quality backlink in the eyes of Google is hard to determine. If you use Google&#8217;s own Webmaster Tools you&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Almost everyone agrees that backinks are the <strong>BIGGEST </strong>factor in getting your site high up Googles&#8217; front page: that is, loads of quality links to your site from important, relevant sites.</p>
<p>But what <strong>EXACTLY </strong>makes a quality backlink in the eyes of Google is hard to determine. If you use Google&#8217;s own <a title="link: Google Webmaster Tools" href="http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/ ">Webmaster Tools</a> you&#8217;ll find a list of backlinks <strong>AND </strong>a list of sites linking to yours (Pages with External Links) , and while the latter may be full of URLs, it almost certainly won&#8217;t  match the former. <a href='http://aquatrend.cz/images/'>Levitra venta </a></p>
<p>So  why the difference <a href='http://stk-trebechovice.cz/images/'>Levitra efectos secundarios </a>? That&#8217;s the $64,000 question. Only Google knows for sure. Which is a pity because backlinks do seem to be the really big factor in getting to the top.</p>
<p>It used to be thought that published PR of the referrer &#8212; commonly known as PR &#8212; was a key factor (it had to be PR4 or greater); however, this no longer seems to be the case and sites with PR of 3 and below <a href="http://nonprescriptionmed.com/buy/flagyl_er.html">Buy Flagyl ER Online Pharmacy No Prescription Needed</a>  frequently show up.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve worked on many sites where there is a big gap between &#8220;backlinks&#8221; and &#8220;sites linking&#8221;, and one connection seems to be forming <a href="http://bloodpressure-online-store.com/buy-zestril-en.html">Buy zestril</a>  &#8212; pages counted as &#8220;backlinks&#8221; get more  than 100 visitors a day. <a href='http://aquasped.cz/images/'>Opinion levitra </a></p>
<p>It would be stonishing if this was the only reason for the difference, but it must be at least one factor.</p>
<p>So, in five easy steps, here&#8217;s how to recognise a quality back link.</p>
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<li><strong>It&#8217;s relevant to your page theme</strong><br />
if you run a pet store web site, a link from a local koi carp society would be relevant, a link from the local exhaust fitters would be less so.</li>
<li><strong>It&#8217;s voluntary</strong><br />
In 2007, Google started filtering out &#8220;paid-for&#8221; links schemes (although most paid directories seem to have escaped, especially where the payment is seen as a &#8220;research fee&#8221;)</li>
<li><strong>It&#8217;s one of less than 10 links from that page</strong><br />
This is why having your site on a links page is bad news for any backlink; it dilutes the power</li>
<li><strong>It&#8217;s not reciprocal</strong><br />
I&#8217;ll scratch your back if you scratch mine (at least in backlink terms) seems to cancel out  the strength of any link. <a href='http://profiphoto.cz/images/'>Potenzmittel viagra </a> The favored method today is three-way linking, but be prepared for that to fail anytime soon.</li>
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