Google Plus Links - Good for SEO?
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I created a link on my Google Plus page under the recommended links with the relevant anchor text and url.
It turns out that this is a do-follow link from a webpage with a Page Rank of 8.
Is this just too good to be true or have Google genuinely missed something?
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Looks like no one has an answer to this question. It is probably too early to assess the impact of Google Plus on SEO.
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I have the same question. I will keep a look at this thread.
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