How to obtain .edu and .gov backlinks

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If you’re interested in getting your website indexed quickly, the first step is getting links from strong websites such as educational domains (.edu) and goverment domains (.gov). If you do, you will get the added benefit of moving higher in search engine results. The challenge of course is to obtain such links and were to get them from.

There are many highly ranked web directories that are great options and many pursue this route. Premium quality directories will charge a review fee and if your website meets quality standards will be listed in the directory. Google has stated in the past that having your website listed in quality directories is beneficial to your site.

Another popular trend in search engine optimization is the .edu or .gov link. Many webmasters have a misperception of the value of these links. It seems webmasters are frantic to get links from these sites because they feel they are valued higher than a .com link for example.

Matt Cutts (Software engineer for Google) has clearly stated here that .edu and .gov links (or any extension for that matter) have no special value in and of themselves. However they do tend to be strong links because they are typically from trusted domains that have many links to them which give them strong PR.

There have been endless counts of webmasters clamoring over the opportunity to purchase .edu or .gov backlinks with only a PR0 at high prices purely because of the .edu or .gov extension. The truth is they are getting links with no more value than a PR0 .com extension. Plus, when you get links in that manner you run the risk of being punished by Google for paid links.

If you are looking for .edu or .gov links, there are easier and free ways to find them when you’re willing to put in just a little time.

Do a Google search using the following search entry.

Search for .edu domains with a blog relating to your website keyword

site:.edu inurl:blog “keyword relating to your website”

Search for .gov domains with a blog relating to your website keyword

site:.gov inurl:blog “keyword relating to your website”

Where the word keyword appears, just type in the relevant keyword for your website and you will see numerous blogs with those .edu extensions appear. Substitute .gov for the .edu and you will find the sites with .gov extensions.

In any and all cases of commenting on a blog post within these blogs you should not spam these blog sites with irrelevant comments. This post is purely pointing out an effective method to find link opportunities from the .edu and .gov domains. All comments that you post on the blogs you find, they should be on topic and relevant comments with your url entered only where it allows. Please be aware that .edu and .gov domains have strict policys on commenting within there blogs.

If you are searching for linking opportunities just remember that .edu and .gov carry no extra value in the extension themselves. These links should be evaluated just like a .com extension. There are quality premium directories that can provide link opportunities with more value in most cases.

[marcusofplymouth]

Great post. You shouldn't underestimate the power of having backlinks from education and government websites.