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  • seomobly
    seomobly last edited by Apr 9, 2013, 5:01 PM

    Hello guys,

    I´ve done a infografic and i want to share it with some bloggers. But, i want to share an iframe, not an image (beacuse there is some links on it).

    My question: Can Google consider the links inside an iframe (for link building)?

    Thank you 🙂

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    • KaneJamison
      KaneJamison last edited by Apr 15, 2013, 11:22 PM Apr 15, 2013, 11:22 PM

      Hi Rogerio,

      mememax is correct in that the content won't be counted the way you're hoping. You can use an iframe embed code with a link outside of it, however:

      <iframe></iframe>

      Built by Brand Name.

      This will not count the links inside of the iframe, however, but it's another option if you're trying to embed dynamic content of some kind.

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      • mememax
        mememax @seomobly last edited by Apr 11, 2013, 8:02 PM Apr 11, 2013, 8:02 PM

        hey Rogerio, I'm glad for you I hope this may lead you to great success! 🙂

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        • seomobly
          seomobly @mememax last edited by Apr 11, 2013, 5:18 PM Apr 11, 2013, 5:18 PM

          i see...

          "is better to have a link editorially done than embedded in the infographic" that´s a good point.

          Actually, my content is not a infographic ahahah. That´s why websites could not reply it. I only used "infographic" as example beacuse the point was if Googlebot identify iframe content or do not.

          I would say that my idea is very ambitious and i haven´t seen nobody doing it before. It doesn´t mean that it´s the best linkbuilding ideia because i don´t know the results, but if you want to talk about it, i´ll be very glad to tell you on linkedin...

          http://www.linkedin.com/in/rogeriovairo

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          • mememax
            mememax @seomobly last edited by Apr 10, 2013, 8:34 PM Apr 10, 2013, 8:34 PM

            Yes the last one is the way I'm actually doing this. In that way if someone republish the image you'll be sure that your links will be maintained if those links are useful for the fruition of your work.

            What I didn't understand is that if the links are useful to use the infographic or if you want to be sure that people republishing your infographic will be giving you the links you want.

            In that last case you want be able to achieve that easily because people may save the image and republish it however they want. But normally if someone finds your infographic useful they will put a link to the site where they found it (it's quite ethical) and that's what you want because links hidden in the infographic won't have this "editorial" value which google is looking for, said in other words is better to have a link editorially done than have plenty of them embedded in the infographic. At least IMO.

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            • seomobly
              seomobly @danatanseo last edited by Apr 10, 2013, 3:39 PM Apr 10, 2013, 3:39 PM

              thank you for answering Dana

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              • seomobly
                seomobly @mememax last edited by Apr 10, 2013, 3:39 PM Apr 10, 2013, 3:39 PM

                Thank you for answering Mememax

                "Why not brake the image and build it as a table and link each portion of it to the url you want?" That´s the point. I would not like to use this way because the bloggers could indentify/change my strategy. That´s why i would prefer a iframe code instead of a html code.

                But that´s ok. I´ll have to use html anyway =/

                "Or simply you can put a tinier version of that infographic and if someone wants to see full image they need to reach your site where they'll find all the links. Hope this may help!"
                That is interesting. In this case, it´s not viable. But i can apply it in anothers strategies. Do you use it?

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                • mememax
                  mememax @danatanseo last edited by Apr 22, 2013, 3:23 PM Apr 9, 2013, 8:04 PM

                  Well Google can index the iframe but not as Rogerio would like to.

                  Google can see the src link pointing to the infographic page sowhen following that google will index the content contained in the iframe but don't count with such kind of links as being valuable for you.

                  What I don't understand is that you want to use the iframe instead of the image because you got links in it. Why not brake the image and build it as a table and link each portion of it to the url you want? Use flash and embed the links? Or map the image to indicate zones where the links should be? I think there are more frendlier ways to put links without recurring to the iframe to have links in your infographic.

                  Or simply you can put a tinier version of that infographic and if someone wants to see full image they need to reach your site where they'll find all the links. Hope this may help!

                  seomobly 1 Reply Last reply Apr 10, 2013, 3:39 PM Reply Quote 2
                  • danatanseo
                    danatanseo last edited by Apr 9, 2013, 9:54 PM Apr 9, 2013, 6:36 PM

                    Hi Rogerio,

                    Currently, Googlebot cannot crawl or index the content within an iframe. If your intent is to use your infographic for link-building purposes it is going to need to be a page or graphic. Hope that helps!

                    Dana

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