Google - Exact Match Anchor Text Question?
Last Update: June 02, 2012
I was wondering if anybody knew what exact match anchor text exactly meant. Does that mean an anchor text with the same title as the page you're linking too? I was reading in places & they said "paid links with exact match anchor text" can hurt your webpage ranking in Google. I'm honestly getting tired of worrying about Google, but if anybody knows anything on this ridiculous issue, I would appreciate it.
Seth Layton
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Sielke
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Lynn has it right, people are speculating that if you use the same anchor text over and over Google may flag your site as spammy which will hurt your rankings. This is speculation, Google has said if they deem your site is spammy the Penguin algorithm will mark the site spam. What Google deems as spam we don't know for sure but seeing as many former Black Hat methods did exactly this, it wouldn't be surprising.
NatureLynn
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I think it means anchor text using the same exact keyword over and over again.
The picture of the Penguin is hilarious! Even though the Penguin update was not so hilarious....
The picture of the Penguin is hilarious! Even though the Penguin update was not so hilarious....