Busting
Google's "100" Link-Limit Myth
If I had a nickel for every time I read
somewhere that having more than 100 links on
any page would send up flags in Google, I
might be able to pay off my mortgage by now...
While I believe there is some truth to this,
as in, if you have a FFA (Free For All) site,
or a link farm where anyone can add links,
then I could see where this would be
detrimental to your rankings.
However, if you have relevant links on your
page pointing to other sites similarly themed
to your site, how can you be penalized? Who's
Google to say how many relevant sites there
are about your topic?
How could Google (or any other search engine
for that matter) tell us, the web users, who
their friends are?
Suppose I have a website about the NFL. Maybe
I have a page that has every player listed,
and a link to their stats - currently, that
would be around 500 links. All those links
would be relevant, and all the links are
pointing to unique content. How could any
search engine surmise and penalize this?
The Internet is growing at such a rate that
it's very conceivable that the search engines
will never be able to index every piece of
virtual real estate the web has to offer. And
with growth, comes more places to be found,
and in return, more places to link to.
I've read about this topic in many forums and
people always want proof. I researched and
found two extremely well ranked sites that
easily surpass the 100 link limit...
http://www.freepint.com/gary/direct.htm
http://www.refdesk.com/
The point is, FORGET about all the nonsense
that Google spits out about a 100-link limit.
That's like your parents saying that you can
only have 100 friends, no more or else you
will be penalized!
Being that the Internet is a social
environment, how else would someone learn or
find out about a new site? Advertising will
alert you to new products and services, but
they won't be able to tell you how bug zappers
work. The search engines need our links. They
can't grow their index without us. Therefore,
exercise your right to link!
-To your online success!
Paul Bliss
www.seoforgoogle.com