Anyone here use LinkWheels for SEO?

MichaelB23 · 05-31-2009, 10:56 PM

For those of you who do not know what a linkwheel is, basically it is a group of about 4-8 property sites (Squidoo, Hubpages) that link to one another and then link to your "main site". Basically you submit those property sites to bookmarking sites and blog posts. You can even make a link wheel for your property sites, which in return will give more juice.

Supposedly this method helps a ton? Has anyone tried this out?

Johnarc · 06-01-2009, 01:09 AM

You mean your 5 -6 sites/blogs linking to each other in footer,blogroll,top commentators & so on.
Please dont do it.Initially it will have good start & later on you will be only penalized for it.

govindseo · 06-01-2009, 01:12 AM

i not hear before link wheal please explain more i don't got it!!!

baxy · 06-01-2009, 06:27 AM

Johnarc is right.

I don’t think having your link on all pages of some other web site is good to seo. Google will easily detect it and can penalize.

MichaelB23 · 06-01-2009, 05:22 PM

I don't think you guys understand what a linkwheel is, here is a link for more explanation:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/14849927/Link-Wheel-Explained

zeruel · 06-01-2009, 06:57 PM

It will always depend on how you link them and how you work out those pages. It's an old linking scheme actually.

webron · 06-01-2009, 08:23 PM

It may work and it may not. It all depends on how or what technique you are going to use to leverage them.

This link wheeling alone can leave footprints so it is up to you how can you avoid or at least lessen up those footprints your link wheel will leave.

entrabnetworks · 06-02-2009, 07:58 AM

Sorry i have not used it yet

P.O.S. · 06-02-2009, 10:03 PM

A link wheel? I believe zeruel is right, it's an old SEO linking scheme

It may and it may not work depending on how you use your properties (sites/blogs that forms the wheel). Mostly it causes the properties and even the main site to be penalized by search engines. But since webmasters are clever, they've used different tactics on how to make their link wheel better, like making all properties' niche related to the main site and using different IPs so that it will not look like a link farm (because some people just had to go and abuse this strategy by linking hundreds of sites/blogs that are totally useless).

If you use this technique, make sure that you still follow SE guidelines so you won't get penalized.

alisaa · 06-03-2009, 10:53 AM

Dear.

Linkwheels SEO is the black hat SEO technique..

so, its not reliable for ranking....we should not use it...

buttsb · 06-04-2009, 12:17 AM

i dont know about the link wheel ?
can some body tell me about it or give me the link where i can read its feature

SEOsecretsTravel · 06-07-2009, 04:11 AM

Sounds like a lot of work. Isn't it better to publish the content on your own blog instead of Squidoo?

StrategicGrowth · 06-07-2009, 02:55 PM

There is a lot of misinformation in this thread that I'd like to clear up for everyone to easily understand:

1. Is the Link Wheel a "Black Hat" concept?

In short, no. The Link Wheel is by no means a black hat concept as there is no deception involved with the search engines or natural visitors. The Link Wheel is basically more like what is known as "Synergy". You are basically leveraging the authority of web 2.0 sites and linking them in a way that creates a larger effect than they would perform individually. This is not "gaming" the SE's.

2. Is this an old technique?

Yes and no. The Link Wheel actually has its roots in the Apprentice program from Howie Schwartz who is a well known web 2.0 guru who also "Walks the walk". The Link Wheel is a simplified version of Howie's technique - I can't say it's exact details for obvious reasons. So, the technique has been proven to work by Howie and his many students along with many other webmasters out on the web. The Link Wheel is also personally working for me and is a regular part of my promotion strategy.

3. Is the Link Wheel reliable for ranking?

This is also something that can be given a Yes or No. Let's discuss the No first, there is wide anecdotal evidence/opinion that Google ranks web 2.0 properties highly in certain markets while web 2.0 properties are unfavored in other markets. So, that means Google may love to rank web 2.0's in the "Gossip and Hollywood" niche while Google devalues web 2.0 properties in the "Mortgage and Loans" market. Therefore, you must research whether or not web 2.0's are ranking in your market to determine if a Link Wheel may be a solution.

Now, if you see many web 2.0 properties like EzineArticles, Hubpages, Squidoo Lens ranking relatively well for your keywords then there is a higher chance of you replicating those results using web 2.0 properties too. Basically, your Link Wheels should aid in ranking.

If there is a large enough request, I can go ahead and put together something a bit more detailed for you guys. Please PM me or drop your questions in this thread if you need anymore help.

heartofluck · 11-25-2009, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrategicGrowth

There is a lot of misinformation in this thread that I'd like to clear up for everyone to easily understand:

1. Is the Link Wheel a "Black Hat" concept?

In short, no. The Link Wheel is by no means a black hat concept as there is no deception involved with the search engines or natural visitors. The Link Wheel is basically more like what is known as "Synergy". You are basically leveraging the authority of web 2.0 sites and linking them in a way that creates a larger effect than they would perform individually. This is not "gaming" the SE's.

Link wheel is not exactly a black hat thing it depends on how you manage your work, doing it in the right and exact way will really help your site in terms of traffics and backlinks. However, if you over use it, it will lead you to a not so good outcome that will make you suffer.

sequence · 06-08-2009, 10:10 AM

Ya i know very well linkwheels

but its not more important for ranking .so you can use sometime

but dont waste time in linkwheels..just do other offsite works..

rookiethomas · 07-02-2009, 12:03 PM

I use link wheel method. Not blackhat in the least! It is a good way to build page rank and also get the search juice flowing.

lionel1 · 09-10-2009, 11:29 AM

I was very interested in linkwheels and came across a website where you can outsource the link wheeling work.

But unfortunately this site say nothing about who they are, no contact address, no email address, no phone number, nothing just want you to give them money. See the site for yourself here: http://services.linkwheels.com/

angilina · 09-10-2009, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MichaelB23

For those of you who do not know what a linkwheel is, basically it is a group of about 4-8 property sites (Squidoo, Hubpages) that link to one another and then link to your "main site". Basically you submit those property sites to bookmarking sites and blog posts. You can even make a link wheel for your property sites, which in return will give more juice.

Supposedly this method helps a ton? Has anyone tried this out?

I never have used such technique and will not use it in future. I personally believe that such links will not help: Google love natural links where these links are no where near being natural

w3bmaster · 09-10-2009, 03:59 PM

Theres no magical method out there that will help you very much ...

I guess it helps a bit i didn't use it a lot so still it's in the test period ...

AirForce1 · 09-10-2009, 05:54 PM

This is a new technique in SEO for me. I have heard and studied LinkWheels concept from many gurus but have not given it a try. I need evidences on it.