Comments on: Just what is “relevant” when getting links?

By: Oasis

Oasis — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:50:29 +0000

About first question:
I suppose the main point is keyword. The keyword is shoes. So the link will be effective

By: kid disco

kid disco — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:54:55 +0000

For me, I’d have to see the sites and it’ll depend on the site I’m optimizing for… but in general, I would also say “yes” to all three of your examples - they are no less relevant than what Google serves up for contexual ads…

By: Brian Turner

Brian Turner — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:30:17 +0000

Links on non-related topic pages *work*. That needs underlining.

But links on related topic pages are *preferable*.

By: Retirement Babe

Retirement Babe — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:48:48 +0000

1. If there was a page on the sports site about soccer shoes, and I linked that page to page about “hiking shoes” on a outdoor clothing site is that ok?

Probably, it would depend how hard I was finding links to get - the harder they are, the deeper you search.
This one is the hardest to justify of the 3, IMHO

2. If I were seeking links to a clothing site, and I found a sports site, and I got a link on the sports sites linking to a “sports bra” page on the clothing site, would you think that was ok?

Absolutely, even better if its a women’s sport site.

3. If there was a page on a sports site about the Miami Dolphins, would you link that page to a Miami Real Estate site?

Yes, particularly in the context of ‘Fan? Wanna move here? These guys can set you up’

By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:04:41 +0000

Yep… I thinik each of those example are fine… BUT… the more relevant the IBL’s are to the content the better…

By: Cristian Mezei

Cristian Mezei — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:52:48 +0000

1. If there was a page on the sports site about soccer shoes, and I linked that page to page about “hiking shoes” on a outdoor clothing site is that ok?

YES.

2. If I were seeking links to a clothing site, and I found a sports site, and I got a link on the sports sites linking to a “sports bra” page on the clothing site, would you think that was ok?

YES

3. If there was a page on a sports site about the Miami Dolphins, would you link that page to a Miami Real Estate site?

YES

By: Quadszilla

Quadszilla — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:56:43 +0000

I’ll take a link from all 6 example sites to:

Any rX site, Any Mortgage Site, Any Gambling Site or Any Porn Site.

By: Tamar

Tamar — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:03:40 +0000

I’m inclined to say yes to your examples as well. You might have a narrow search scope initially, but most people are open to different opportunities. I might be seeking out soccer shoes right now, but I might want to look for hiking shoes in the near future. Word association, therefore, can be a very good thing.

Think about an eBay store, for example: you might want a floppy drive for your computer, but upon seeing other items that the seller has available in the auction (or after you pay on PayPal), you might want to get something else from that store. It never hurts to have an item that is associated by name only.