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Anchor text represents the clickable words that are associated with a URL on a web page. When a user clicks on the words, they are directed to another web page. Algorithm-based search engines use anchor text to identify the topic of a page.Vizion Interactive: Anchor Text of Internal Links
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Fast Facts
- Can be used for internal or external pagesVizion Interactive: Anchor Text of Internal Links
- Link bombing is a negative use of anchor textBBC: Google Hit by Link Bombers (March 13, 2002)
- Consists of a phrase or a single word
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Search Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization is the process of driving traffic to a website by weighting algorithmic search results in a site's favor. Although most major search engines do not disclose their algorithms for determining search engine placement, it is believed that the strategic use of anchor text on pages that link to a webpage will improve the linked-to page's rank, and consequently, the traffic that the page receives.Vizion Interactive: Anchor Text of Internal Links -
Anchor Text Examples
In the following link, the text "Cat Eating Spaghetti" is the anchor text, even though the link itself is to the phrase "Spaghetti Cat."The anchor text for this link could be any text, though search engine optimizers suggest that algorithms will view the link with more favor if the anchor text uses keywords strongly related to the subject.Rage Software: Anchor Text
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More Anchor Text Examples
Click on the following links to see how the page name relates to the anchor text used here:Michael Phelps' Gold Medal Record
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@cfgoulart | November 06, 2009 12:26 AM -
Many bloggers hyperlink the phrase, "Click here." That's wrong. Here's how to hyperlink correctly from anchor text: http://ow.ly/xHHO
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#SEO Tip:Use 301redirect for deleted pages.It passes some of the pagerank and anchor text #google #yahoo #bing #web
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#SEO Tip:Always try to add some extra links with relative anchor text. #google #yahoo #bing #web
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My SEO tip of the day: Make sure your internal linking is sound, and you use proper anchor text... #SEO #ILM
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The Scepter and the Star (Anchor Bible Reference) - $35.00
An analysis of the messiah figure in ancient literary works, including the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls, examines the significance of messianic thought, provides insight into Jewish apocalypticism, and identifies messianic similarities in...
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Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Anchor Bible Reference) - $23.00
From the time of their chance discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have stirred worldwide interest in ancient Judaism and early Christianity. This landmark volume makes sense of the controversy and debate surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls...
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A History of the Synoptic Problem: The Canon, the Text, the Composition, and the Interpretation of the Gospels (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library) - $45.00
"A History of the Synoptic Problem", by David Laird Dungan, is an accessible, academic study of a question that has needled readers of the New Testament since before the Bible was canonized: How does one reconcile the different accounts of ...
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