It is a common question for site builders. What do visitors need from a links page and what we provide?
Outbound links should be structured in one of the following three ways:
1. When suitable, link directly from content. This is mainly applicable if you are citing a study, a magazine or another web page. Links can be in articles, news, blog entries and be important and useful to the users.
2. If you are giving lists of resources on subject matter, divide them into the most utilizable segments possible. In some case, this may mean a full fledged directory with a definite structure and multiple levels but in most cases, it merely means separating links into 3-10 lists, structured by the type of service or data they provide.
3. Additional reference listing at the bottom or side menu of long article pages is also useful. This fits the format model for intellectual and research papers and can help to help users who need more additional substance to help back up the conclusion.
Beyond these methods, there are others that can be used correctly, but the worst kind of link pages are the ones are lengthy, worthless lists of links with optimized anchor text and virtually no compelling explanation. It may not be today or tomorrow, but one day, search engines are going to start mark.
posted by Alenjoe
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