100 One-Way .EDU Backlinks $30?
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I've seen so many of these type of advertising on forums. Do you think it's safe (i.t.o search engine rankiings) to buy or not?
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The general rule I work to in all aspects of life is, if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is.
These types of links are very low quality and your probably sharing the links with spammy pharma, porn, watches and amsterdam esorts links. Don't do it!For $30 I can get an amazing article written in any given niche, and for an extra hour of my time, could probably promote it and attract the same amount of links! And clean ones at that!
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Or they're links from spammy blog comments on abandoned or hacked edu blogs/guestbooks. I've seen that a lot. Do a [site:yourfavoriteuniversity.edu viagra] query and you'll see this spam on nearly any edu site you choose.
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For starters it is never "safe" to purchase links, be it high PR links, or spammy links. Purchasing links can lead to serious penalties and worse the devastating Google ban.
Secondly, and someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but I don't believe .edu links pass any more value than a .com, .org, .net, ect. So this appears to be a simple advertising ploy. They are most definitely not going to be posting your links to the Harvard University website and 100 others for $30.
This type of question is asked all the time, what is the best way to build links quickly and effectively. My answer is to not focus on what seems like an "easy" solution, instead spend some time researching what your competitors are up to, the hubs in your industry, and relevant sources such as forms and blogs; typically you can find some great linking opportunities that won't cost your a penny, and will provide much more value to your website.
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P.S. Open Site Explorer is great for that.
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Sounds like a scam. Either in that they're lying and aiming for something else from you (whatever else they're trying to sell) or they'll be linking from spammy sites that won't give you quality links. I'd stay far away.
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