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Are internal links in the header and footer treated differently?

Mireya M. Waterman Mar 15, 2022

Google's John Mueller recently answered the question of whether internal links in the footer or header are used differently by Google. Google's John Mueller explained the slight difference in how Google treats the main content of a page…

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Is the placement of internal links on a page important for SEO and Google search?

Mireya M. Waterman Jan 31, 2022

Google's John Mueller said that the location of internal links, links you place on your website to other parts of that same website, doesn't necessarily matter if they're in content. body, footer, header, or other sections of the…

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Does the value of internal links differ based on page location?

Mireya M. Waterman Jan 27, 2022

Google's John Mueller gave his thoughts on internal linking and whether it makes any difference whether internal links are in the header, footer, or content. His answer was short and direct without any ambiguity. Does the value of…

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Google Says Sponsored Rel Not Needed For Internal Links For Affiliate Product Reviews

Mireya M. Waterman Jan 5, 2022

You don't need to not follow or use a rel sponsored attribute on your internal links, even if those internal links lead to sponsored review content with affiliate links to those products. Lily Ray asked Google's John Mueller about it…

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How Marketers Can Create Linkable Content To Drive More Site Traffic

Mireya M. Waterman Dec 15, 2021

When most SEOs think of link building, the idea of â€‹â€‹getting high authority backlinks often comes to mind. But, as Michael Johnson, Head of Partnership Development at Page One Power,…

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Google on using CSS to hide internal links

Mireya M. Waterman Oct 6, 2021 0

Google's John Mueller answered a question in a Google SEO Office Hours Hangout about internal links hidden in the footer. He explained why it is not a big deal in terms of penalties but that it is more a question of improving the…

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Google says, warns of too many internal links

Mireya M. Waterman Jul 12, 2021 0

Google's John Mueller explains that using too many internal links on the same page can dilute their value. On the other hand, it reviews what really needs to be done. This topic was brought up during the discussion during the Google Search…

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Google warns against using too many internal links

Mireya M. Waterman Jul 6, 2021 0

Google's John Mueller explains that using too many internal links on the same page can dilute their value, and goes over what to do instead.This topic is discussed during the Google Search Central SEO Hangout recorded on July 2, 2021.A…

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Google confirms a way to hide internal links

Mireya M. Waterman Jan 19, 2021 0

Google's John Mueller responded to a question about the links in the button element, confirming that Google cannot see them. Some SEOs have hidden internal links in the button element in order to block PageRank of "unimportant" pages.…

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How to audit your internal links

Mireya M. Waterman Apr 23, 2019 0

Your website is a interconnection of pages. Regardless of SEO and UX issues, the problem always comes down to its two basic elements:The pages themselves.The connections between them, aka internal links.This makes internal linking your…

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Tagging internal links with UTM and trace parameters can be confusing

Mireya M. Waterman Feb 20, 2019 0

Google's John Mueller said yesterday during a hangout to webmasters on YouTube at 16:56 mark in the video that it can confuse Google if you mark your internal links with tracking parameters, such as UTM links. It's actually a common…

Edu links

Google ignores a lot of Edu links because they are more spammy

Mireya M. Waterman Sep 3, 2018 0

John Mueller of Google said that Google ignores a lot of links on EDU TLDs because they are more often targets of link spam. Google has stated that there is a misconception that EDU links are more valuable hence why they are more of…

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Internal links to About Us, Contact Us and TOS pages for SEO

Mireya M. Waterman Mar 9, 2017 0

For those who optimize their internal link structure, the pages with more links pointing to it tend to be the most important pages on the site. But what about other less important pages that also tend to have a lot of links to them,…

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Don’t follow your own internal links

Mireya M. Waterman May 6, 2016 0

Are you not following the internal links of your site? If so, you might want to delete them, unless you have a very good reason to use it.Recently, non-tracking of internal links has gained ground as many webmasters who have received…