Link Glossary: Citation
Citation:
- A citation is a reference to an entity. Citation: quote, mention, reference. Citation in the context of the web usually means a HREF link to a location. A Citation count is the count of references to a page on the internet.
I use a lot of citations on my websites, and the reason is really two-fold. There are some theories that this does help your page rank, so I do it. But the MAIN reason I link is just because I want to make references that are easy for my readers to see where I got my information and go straight to the source if they want more information than I provide. It’s just some extra validation to what I throw out there.
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Glossary Definition From The Definitive Guide to Link Buying by Patrick Gavin
Link Glossary: One Way Links
One Way Links:
- Links that are not reciprocated by your website. Incoming links to your site that are not returned. These are the best links to have from a search engine optimization point of view.
As they say, there are many ways to skin a cat. You can go out there and comment on blogs or you can add your link to a lot of directories. Most directories require a small fee to give you a one way link but in the end it’s worth it for building your website’s page rank.
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Glossary Definition From The Definitive Guide to Link Buying by Patrick Gavin
Link Glossary: PageRank
Page Rank:
- A method developed and patented by Stanford University and Larry Page (co-founder of Google) to rank search engine results. PageRank gives a unique ranking to every page on the internet. The ranking is based on the number and quality of inbound links pointing to a page.
Part of my goal here is to share what I’m learning while stumbling through my career with others, hence a new glossary series on link related terms. This is a brief explanation of PageRank, but Google offers more thorough information here.
PageRank tip… usually a website has to have a PageRank of at least 4 to be relevant to SEO results.
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Glossary Definition From The Definitive Guide to Link Buying by Patrick Gavin
