2. Add links to your website that are not related to the article
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 5:44 am
Doing so is self-promotion and tells editors, readers, and Google that the sole purpose of the post is to serve yourself, not the readers. The place for your company information is your resume, unless you are asked to write about something you offer.
No editor wants to show their readers self-promotional links, and no editor wants to risk Google thinking they are participating in a link scheme or selling links.
Natural links aren’t a problem, but links that look unnatural may result in manual actions or penalties.
Google is very clear about what they want from guest canada mobile database blog posts – nofollow links. So don’t use guest blogging as a link building strategy. He also implies that blog links have no value:
<img data-original="s:static.semrushombloguploadsmedia0fcc0fcc49e05c804028d99fe17e6cbd0233original.png" alt="John Mu tweeted at blog link" class="zooming lazyloaded" data-src="s:static.semrushomcdn-cgiimagewidth=1010bloguploadsmedia0fcc0fcc49e05c804028d99fe17e6cbd0233blog-links-value.png" src="s:static.semrushomcdn-cgiimagewidth=1010bloguploadsmedia0fcc0fcc49e…blog-links-value.png">
If you have relevant and high-quality resources on your site that can benefit your readers, then links pointing to them can be a good thing. While it most likely won’t be a do-follow link, it can send a lot of traffic your way and help increase brand awareness.
3. Brag about your company or the toolsservices you offer.
This strategy doesn't help your readers or the site you want to publish on. This isn't about you; it's about their site, their readers, and building trust in your brand.
No editor wants to show their readers self-promotional links, and no editor wants to risk Google thinking they are participating in a link scheme or selling links.
Natural links aren’t a problem, but links that look unnatural may result in manual actions or penalties.
Google is very clear about what they want from guest canada mobile database blog posts – nofollow links. So don’t use guest blogging as a link building strategy. He also implies that blog links have no value:
<img data-original="s:static.semrushombloguploadsmedia0fcc0fcc49e05c804028d99fe17e6cbd0233original.png" alt="John Mu tweeted at blog link" class="zooming lazyloaded" data-src="s:static.semrushomcdn-cgiimagewidth=1010bloguploadsmedia0fcc0fcc49e05c804028d99fe17e6cbd0233blog-links-value.png" src="s:static.semrushomcdn-cgiimagewidth=1010bloguploadsmedia0fcc0fcc49e…blog-links-value.png">
If you have relevant and high-quality resources on your site that can benefit your readers, then links pointing to them can be a good thing. While it most likely won’t be a do-follow link, it can send a lot of traffic your way and help increase brand awareness.
3. Brag about your company or the toolsservices you offer.
This strategy doesn't help your readers or the site you want to publish on. This isn't about you; it's about their site, their readers, and building trust in your brand.