We all know that an anchor is a heavy object that stops a boat from drifting out to sea. A sea captain knows which anchor to use to navigate a vessel effectively. I’ve found this to be a fitting ...

Anchor text variation is one of the best ways to tell Google what a specific web page is about. It is used to help readers find more information about a topic and also factors into ranking your web ...

On Friday, Google's John Mueller was asked if longer or better anchor text is better. Anchor text are the words in the hyperlink, so the underlined blue link (in many cases). John said longer versus ...

Internal in-content linking practices have remained the same for the past twenty years, which is strange because Google has gone through dramatic changes within the last ten years and even more so in ...

Google’s John Mueller discusses the differences between linking to pages with long anchor text versus using shorter anchor text. There is one key difference between using many words in anchor text ...

Anchor text optimization is vital for successful SEO campaigns. Whether for backlinks or internal links, your anchor text must be chosen wisely for your site's link profile to stay on the good side of ...

Internal linking is a key SEO tactic, one which allows websites to send clear signals to Google on the relative importance of various pages. It also works from a user experience perspective, helping ...

Link-building is often an uncertain practice: You don't know for sure that you'll get any backlinks; and, if you do, you can't guarantee they'll be on the sites you want, with do-follow status, and ...