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    • David5675
      David5675 Subscriber last edited by

      I've done a lot of searching on this subject, but I keep seeing conflicting answers.

      Are backlinks from foreign language websites valuable?

      For example, a travel website in English picks up a couple backlinks in Indonesian language (and other languages) from foreign sites that have a DA of 60-70 or higher.

      The topic is partially related, but the language is totally different.

      Would those links still be valuable for the English website's DA?

      Has this ever been answered conclusively?

      Thanks

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      • Domain-Matty
        Domain-Matty @backstagecreat last edited by

        @backstagecreat DA is not a direct correlation in terms of the ranking power of a backlink. I am afraid the above mentioned is incorrect.

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          Domain-Matty @backstagecreat last edited by

          @backstagecreat This is completely incorrect.

          The DA score is nothing but a 3rd party measurement and is not a direct correlation of a backlinks SERP impact.

          A website with a MOZ DA score of just DA20 can provide much higher rank impact then a MOZ DA40 backlink depending on many other factors.

          The DA score in the light you have announced it is meaningless and bad advise.

          The DA score or the "Higher The DA" has nothing to do rank power of a link.

          The rank power depends more on the type of referring domain either that being the niche or domain trust.

          This is explained further

          You own a hairdressing website and you get a DA40 link from a lawnmower shop website.

          You also then get a link from a different website. This website is DA10. But its actually another hairdressing shop that linked to you.

          The DA10 link is going to give much large ranking impact than the DA40 link

          DA is just a way to measure things. It is in no way a reflection of the ranking power of a backlink.

          I hope this clears up the conflicting and incorrect information made in backstagecreat comment

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          • backstagecreat
            backstagecreat @LynnPatchett last edited by

            @lynnpatchett Backlinks are a cornerstone of SEO. However, not all backlinks deliver the same value. Links that are higher on a page or from pages with a higher DA will help your website rank better in Google's search results. You can use this information to build higher-quality backlinks.

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            • Domain-Matty
              Domain-Matty @abdoselim2050 last edited by

              @abdoselim2050 I disagree. Not every backlink has actual value.

              These include.

              1. Links on noindex pages.

              2. Links from noindex spam blogs

              3. Links that Google will choose to totally ignore

              4. Links from highly spammed and high OBL pages.

              5. If a indexed nofollow link is on a page that's never visited

              There are many useless hyperlinks out there on there internet some which I have not mentioned here due to he list becoming to long.

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                Domain-Matty @David5675 last edited by

                @david5675 Of course they are mate. Google does not care about the origin or language of the site you get a link from. They look first at the niche, the topical relevance and the domains overall authority and trust. As most optimisation pros are aware there is over 200 factors the major search engines base there algorithms on. Google automatically translates the content so it makes no difference in respect to the foreign language.

                So can they be valuable. The answer is it makes no difference so yes they are. As long as language and topical relevance translates into the same niche and the page has a low OBL at not spammed to death your good to go.

                Many foreign language sites have huge SERP impact. This is why I personally like to target some of my outreach to these sites due to the fact some of them are actually interested in getting an English point of view on certain topics. Furthermore, looking back at the 200 factors Googles evaluates a website with. Diversity is one of them.

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                • NatashaKvitka
                  NatashaKvitka last edited by

                  That's an interesting question indeed. I never saw a conclusive study on this topic, however, it seems that the answer would be: unique, genuine, high quality links will always be of use, especially if the topic of the page is relevant (just like in the example with foreign travel communities linking to travel websites in English) even though it would provide less value because of the anchor and surrounding text being in other language. How exactly less, that's still questionable. I would not concentrate on acquiring such links deliberately, but would not fight against them as well.

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                  • abdoselim2050
                    abdoselim2050 Banned last edited by

                    Every backlink has value, nothing is without value
                    However, the earned value varies from one link to another
                    Get backlinks from more than one language - This increases his strength and chances of appearing in the first ranks

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                    • LynnPatchett
                      LynnPatchett last edited by

                      Hi,

                      This kind of link is pretty common, especially in the travel/tourism industry where lots of foreign language sites discussing holiday destinations etc give links out to relevant sites that are not necessarily in the language of the original article. If it is a freely given link from a somewhat relevant page then it certainly would not hurt, if it is a link that you are outreaching for then I would personally concentrate on other options that are in the same language as your website, Hope that makes sense 🙂

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