[Jasa Pembuatan Web]

I'd like to ask about backlink from .edu or .gov domain. Is it more help us in SEO then backlink from other like .com, .net ?

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Jasa Pembuatan Web, on 30 August 2011 - 06:15 PM, said:

I'd like to ask about backlink from .edu or .gov domain. Is it more help us in SEO then backlink from other like .com, .net ?

Haven't we been here before? Isn't your area of expertise SEO?

[MikeChipshop]

Jasa Pembuatan Web, on 30 August 2011 - 06:15 PM, said:

I'd like to ask about backlink from .edu or .gov domain. Is it more help us in SEO then backlink from other like .com, .net ?

I wouldn't think so but either way it wouldn't matter because we can't get use of those TLD's anyway.

[leepaulkennedy]

Pretty sure the domain extension doesn't make any difference (but to be honest only Google actually knows and anybody who tells you differently is lying). Backlinks are based on the content, so if your website is about Artificial Intelligence, then a backlink from MIT's website will have more wait then a link from a blog on Purple Hippos.

But you knew that anyway, right?

This post has been edited by leepaulkennedy: 30 August 2011 - 07:55 PM

[Jason Dexter]

Backlinks from .edu and .gov websites carry a great weight in terms of link-juice value than from other TLD's such as .com and .co.uk.

The reason being that should you get a backlink from a government websites or an educational website than it gives your website a huge thumbs up in terms of trust.

Another point; you cant just go out and get .gov and .edu TLD's, so it can't be gamed or spammed. I cant buy a **** load of them and make a nice little link wheel full of these.

leepaulkennedy: Sure, nobody has the documents or access to the inner workings of the algo, but a research and learning helps most people keep to to date and on top of these things

[Jasa Pembuatan Web]

leepaulkennedy, on 30 August 2011 - 07:54 PM, said:

Pretty sure the domain extension doesn't make any difference (but to be honest only Google actually knows and anybody who tells you differently is lying). Backlinks are based on the content, so if your website is about Artificial Intelligence, then a backlink from MIT's website will have more wait then a link from a blog on Purple Hippos.

But you knew that anyway, right?

sure i don't have a lot of information about this, that's why i ask you. I have information from this article

"How And Why Do We Want Sites On An EDU Domain? –
It’s a known fact that Google and other search engines rank sites with the TLD (top level domain) .edu higher than it does other sites. The search engines also put more relevance on backlinks coming from these sites, making them a hot commodity!
It should come as no surprise as to why, in order for an organization to use the TLD they must prove they are an accredited academic university and generally the only people who have access to post content and links on these sites are members of the organizations. This generally makes the content posted higher quality and the links a more relevant ‘citation’ to the sites they are linking too.".

[zed]

an article on the internet with "a known fact". Hmmm.

[rallport]

leepaulkennedy, on 30 August 2011 - 07:54 PM, said:

Pretty sure the domain extension doesn't make any difference (but to be honest only Google actually knows and anybody who tells you differently is lying). Backlinks are based on the content, so if your website is about Artificial Intelligence, then a backlink from MIT's website will have more wait then a link from a blog on Purple Hippos.

Sorry, that's absolute crap - why do you get such information from?

A link from a .gov and .edu carries a huge amount of authority and link juice, especially from .gov

I managed to get a few links this year from .edu and .ac.uk sites - they all have high page ranks (4 or above). Looking at some of their link profiles, you can see why they have such a high PR.

If I wanted to, I could go and make a spam site on a cheap .co.uk and get a backlink. Woohoo for me. I COULDN'T do the same for a .gov or .edu domain as individuals can't buy those.

Google is well aware of the link value of TLDs and the fact not everyone can buy certain tlds - I've personally seen first hand what a single link from a .gov.uk can do within a very short space of time.

[Renaissance-Design]

rallport, on 01 September 2011 - 02:29 PM, said:

I managed to get a few links this year from .edu and .ac.uk sites - they all have high page ranks (4 or above). Looking at some of their link profiles, you can see why they have such a high PR.

Ok, I'll bite - how'd you manage that?

[rallport]

Renaissance-Design, on 01 September 2011 - 03:43 PM, said:

Ok, I'll bite - how'd you manage that?

Do a lot of web work for local council departments. Some of them require they maintain their .gov.uk address and make a small dns change to redirect our hosting.

Have managed to get backlinks several times, as they usually go white label when it comes to credits. One of the links came from bog standard web design by xxxxx and another came from within a news article they wrote about their website.

I'm also on the verge of getting a link from a college website we've worked on - which is a .ac.uk domain.

[Jasa Pembuatan Web]

rallport, on 01 September 2011 - 04:04 PM, said:

Do a lot of web work for local council departments. Some of them require they maintain their .gov.uk address and make a small dns change to redirect our hosting.

Have managed to get backlinks several times, as they usually go white label when it comes to credits. One of the links came from bog standard web design by xxxxx and another came from within a news article they wrote about their website.

I'm also on the verge of getting a link from a college website we've worked on - which is a .ac.uk domain.

I have register to their forum and create small blog but I don't know it's work or not finally thank to SEO Guru (thank for your opinions).

[rallport]

Jasa Pembuatan Web, on 01 September 2011 - 06:06 PM, said:

I have register to their forum and create small blog but I don't know it's work

??????

[handatravel]

.edu & .gov websites are considered as a authorized websites & backlinks from these websites are consider as a high pr quality backlinks. so try to get .edu & .gov backlinks for your website

[rallport]

handatravel, on 13 September 2011 - 07:50 AM, said:

.edu & .gov websites are considered as a authorized websites & backlinks from these websites are consider as a high pr quality backlinks. so try to get .edu & .gov backlinks for your website

Say what?????

[Spitfire]

MikeChipshop, on 30 August 2011 - 07:35 PM, said:

I wouldn't think so but either way it wouldn't matter because we can't get use of those TLD's anyway.

You'd be surprised, plenty of blackhat 'marketing' organisations sell them these days. They're usually Peruvian, Pakistani or East Asian TLD's.

[zed]

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