Optimizing Your Link Text

WFConstructionPro · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:51 am Post subject: Optimizing Your Link Text

One of the most common problems or mistakes made by contractors when creating links to their site is not using the proper link text for links they point to different pages of their site.

In order to get the most out of links, you must use text in the link, not an image, and the text must contain the keyword or phrase that the page it is pointing to is optimized to rank for. This means if you have a page that has been optimized to rank for the keyword phrase "Commercial Roofing Contractor", then when you make a link to that page it should contain the text "Commercial Roofing Contractor".

Now this is not a 100% rule since most pages are optimized to rank for more than one keyword or phrase, but every page is always optimized for only one primary keyword or phrase, whether you want it to be or not.
This is due to the fact that you can only have one Title Tag, one H1 Tag, one First Sentence and the position you place the keywords in the Keyword Tag define importance.

So that means you should create the majority of the links to each specific page using that Primary Keyword or Phrase. Once you get top rankings for that keyword or phrase, then start creating more links targeting the next most important keyword or phrase.

If you stick to this rule, your ranking will increase for your targeted terms and you will see better results across the board.

So how many of you actually practice this and do you actually go to the page you are going to link to to make sure you are using the right text link and that you don't already rank at the top for that?

FHIwindows · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject:

I generally create links and let Mike tell me what I did wrong. I think that he might finally have me on the right path.

WFConstructionPro · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject: Creating Link Techniques

That is one of the best techniques I have ever heard for getting your links right. Just don't forget to tell Mike where you post links.

Barry M · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 82 Location: Indiana

After holding my hand for a couple hours one night, I think Mike has me on the right path also. Thanks Mike!
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WFCdesignPro · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 10 Location: Aberdeen, NC

I heard my name found its way in the topic of SEO for Contractors so I came to take a look. Thanks for the comments and I think you guys already know that there are NO time limit restrictions on help from WebFirstCreations. It is more important that you rank as high as possible and that is payment enough for us.

Talk to you guys again soon and keep up the good work.

Mike Hall

CCPC · Joined: 20 Jun 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Jacksonville Florida

I actually just started to figure this out on my own by looking at what others were doing in their own Signatures.
I've spent a lot of time analyzing Barry's site "Midwest Pro Wash" because we are in the same industry. It is very well put together, and very well optimized. He also does a great job at his off page optimization. I'm assuming under the advice of you all.