Added Value of “Anchor Text” in Link Building

Successful link building campaign employs many factors which include: Quality of site from which the link comes, Page rank of the webpage, Age of link, Type of link building (Reciprocal, one-way, link buying etc.) and many more. The other point that has become gradually more essential in Link Building campaign is the use of relevant keywords in links.

All major search engines not only count keywords used in your website, they also review the keyword in links. Therefore, it becomes imperative to use competitive and relevant keywords when building links. In SEO terms it is called “Anchor Text Optimization”.

Concept of “Anchor Text”

The highlighted text in a webpage that redirect to another webpage is called “Anchor Text”. For instance, if you have a Link building company, it is obvious that you intend to optimize your site with the keyword “Link Building Company”. For this, your first and foremost step will be use of this keyword in your website’s internal pages and the second one, use of the keyword in all your link building efforts. Anchor Text can be used in links by using the following format:

< a(space)href=”http://www.XYZ.com”(URL of your webpage)>Link Building Company (keyword)< /a>

It would generally appear as hyperlinked “Link Building Company”. A click on the Anchor Text will redirect you to your website’s page. Along with optimizing your site for search engines “Anchor Text” directly defines the content of webpage and gives an idea about your page.

Keyword Research for “Anchor Text”

Excessive use of any keyword in links can penalize your site as it seems unnatural. Use of varying keywords in Anchor text can be valuable for your site’s optimization because it serves you in two manners:

• By optimizing site with different keywords, you can target more audience.
  
• Your links look more natural.

However keyword search for Anchor Text is an arduous process. You need to put much effort in detailed research for relevant keywords. You can use Keyword Analysis Tools to make the research simpler. To get the added advantage of Anchor Text, always try to use the most relevant and less competitive keyword rather than same and highly competitive.


Anchor text is weighted highly in search engine algorithms because the linked keyword is usually relevant to the landing page and it also compels people to click the link and visit your site. Thus, when building link for a website never forget to target appropriate keyword in “Anchor Text”

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