{"id":2432,"date":"2022-02-07T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seopolarity.com\/blog\/?p=2432"},"modified":"2022-02-07T12:13:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T12:13:04","slug":"is-google-considering-sitewide-links-as-a-ranking-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seopolarity.com\/blog\/is-google-considering-sitewide-links-as-a-ranking-factor\/2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Google considering sitewide links as a ranking factor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Inbound links, which are normally thought to be beneficial for SEO, can cause issues if too many come from the same domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are sitewide links to other domains, on the other hand, a negative ranking factor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is what some SEO experts believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it necessary to be concerned if you receive sitewide links?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll answer those questions as we look into the theories surrounding these potentially harmful links and their impact on SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-claim-sitewide-links-are-a-ranking-factor\">The Claim: Sitewide Links Are A Ranking Factor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A static <a href=\"https:\/\/fileproinfo.com\/blog\/are-outbound-links-a-google-search-ranking-factor\/2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outbound link<\/a> that appears on every page of a website is referred to as a site-wide link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are typically found in the header, footer, or navigation menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the number of pages on a website, a single sitewide link can generate hundreds or thousands of outbound links to another site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google is said to interpret a disproportionate number of inbound links from the same domain as an indication of unnatural link building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the lack of context in which sitewide links appear has led to claims that they are of little to no value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For these reasons, SEO experts contend that sitewide links send negative ranking signals to the domains to which they point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theory behind sitewide links as a negative ranking signal emerged around the time of the <a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/learn\/seo\/google-penguin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Google Penguin<\/a> algorithm&#8217;s seventh update, known as Penguin 4.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penguin became a permanent component of Google&#8217;s search algorithm, running in real-time as a result of this update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link spam was demoted and\/or penalized on a per-update basis prior to Penguin 4.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This meant that sites could continue to use spammy\/risky <a href=\"https:\/\/seopolarity.com\/backlink-maker\">link building<\/a> tactics until the next manual update was applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following these assertions, you may be concerned about discovering sitewide links pointing to your domain from other websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, another claim suggests that sitewide links may be beneficial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply put, the theory is that more links pass more link equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could also argue that a sitewide link from a reputable website sends a stronger signal than one or two links on their own; it&#8217;s as if the reputable website is extending its strongest recommendation to the other domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there any truth to this, though?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-case-against-sitewide-links-as-a-negative-ranking-factor\">The Case Against Sitewide Links as a Negative Ranking Factor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Google confirms that organic sitewide links are not a negative ranking signal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Google&#8217;s John Mueller, sitewide links are not automatically interpreted as an unnatural linking pattern or an attempt to spam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says there&#8217;s no reason to believe they count against a site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIn general, if these are normal links \u2013 organic links \u2013 that are happening that are pointing at your content, then I would just let them be. That\u2019s the way the internet works. People link to your content.<\/p><p>If your students have blogs and they think, \u2018Oh, this is actually a teacher that knows what he\u2019s talking about,\u2019 then that\u2019s a good link. That\u2019s not something you need to disavow just because maybe it\u2019s a sitewide link or in the blogroll.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>When placing a sitewide link, Google recommends using the nofollow attribute to completely avoid unnatural linking signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vfSFcImNFX4#t=1187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mueller states<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201c\u2026if you want to put your footer link there, make sure it has a <a href=\"https:\/\/fileproinfo.com\/blog\/are-nofollow-links-a-google-ranking-factor\/2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nofollow link<\/a>n there, so that this is something that people could click on if they\u2019re interested, but it\u2019s seen as something that is not an editorial link by the webmaster.<\/p><p>It\u2019s not something that you\u2019d have to worry about later on and say, \u2018Oh, my god. I put all these links on this website. Now Google will think I\u2019m building an unnatural link pyramid or something crazy.&#8217;\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-opinion-on-sitewide-links-as-a-ranking-factor\">Our Opinion on Sitewide Links as a Ranking Factor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sitewide links are clearly a ranking factor because, at the end of the day, a link is a link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We already know that Google uses links as a ranking signal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sitewide links have no effect on search rankings in and of themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except in one case, there is no reason to disavow or request the removal of sitewide links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re working on a website that has a sitewide link pointing to it and its search rankings are suffering, it&#8217;s possible that it&#8217;s not the link itself that&#8217;s causing the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s possible that it&#8217;s the anchor text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overly optimized anchor text is far more likely to harm SEO than a sitewide link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if the anchor text is &#8220;best SEO services in Toronto,&#8221; the links may be flagged as spam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recommended best practice when linking to another company is to use the company&#8217;s name as the anchor text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it appears to be a genuine recommendation rather than an attempt to manipulate search rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google recognizes that sitewide links can occur organically in some cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sitewide links do not always indicate an attempt to manipulate search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to sitewide links, Google recommends using the nofollow attribute so that they are not perceived as editorial links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"read\">Read:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fileproinfo.com\/blog\/is-language-a-google-ranking-factor\/2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Is Language A Google Ranking Factor?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fileproinfo.com\/blog\/what-you-should-know-about-keyword-prominence-as-a-ranking-factor-in-google\/2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What You Should Know About Keyword Prominence As A Ranking Factor In Google<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fileproinfo.com\/blog\/are-h1-tags-considered-a-google-ranking-factor\/2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are H1 Tags Considered a Google Ranking Factor?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fileproinfo.com\/blog\/are-gov-links-considered-a-google-ranking-factor\/2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are .gov Links Considered a Google Ranking Factor?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fileproinfo.com\/blog\/are-html-heading-tags-h2-h6-used-in-google-ranking\/2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are HTML Heading Tags (H2-H6) Used in Google Ranking?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/seopolarity.com\/blog\/internal-links-as-a-ranking-factor-what-you-need-to-know\/2022\/\">Internal Links As A Ranking Factor: What You Need To Know<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/seopolarity.com\/blog\/is-your-ip-address-a-google-ranking-factor\/2021\/\">Is Your IP Address A Google Ranking Factor?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should you be concerned if your website receives sitewide links? 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