Q and A: Is it true that you should have no more than 40 links to a page?
Dear Kalena...
I'm sending you a copy below of an email I received. Can you verify or refute the "no more than 40 links to a page rule"? Fact or fiction?
Basically it was just a simple request for a reciprocal link on my hobby website http://www.hoosierkitties.com They did not want a listing on the page Bulletin Boards & Directories because they would have to "share" page ranking with too many other websites.
If it is a fact, I am going to be very, very busy. Some day when I have nothing better to do with my time, I am going to get this site on some portal software, but until then do I need to break down each page with over 40 links? I guess the only logical way is alphabetically?
Again, thanks for your wonderful insight.
regards,
Lisa
Kalena's Answer:
Dear Lisa
For the benefit of our readers, I'll first summarize the email you forwarded.
Basically, the directory editor has refused Lisa's link submission because, apparently, adding the link to the requested category would push the number of links on the page over the 40 mark. Here's an extract from her email:
This is just rubbish! Firstly, yes, Google clearly states in their Webmaster Guidelines that you should keep the number of links on a page to a reasonable number, but they specify "less than 100", not 40, not 50 or some other arbitrary figure.
Secondly, the exact ranking of a site is not solely determined on the number of links to a page, it is determined by over 100 different factors, with link popularity contributing a mere fraction to the final algorithm.
Finally, why on earth does this directory ask for submissions to this particular category if they have no intention of ever publishing those submissions? They clearly don't know what the heck they're doing so Lisa, I wouldn't worry about them refusing your link.
You're better off without them!
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I'm sending you a copy below of an email I received. Can you verify or refute the "no more than 40 links to a page rule"? Fact or fiction?
Basically it was just a simple request for a reciprocal link on my hobby website http://www.hoosierkitties.com They did not want a listing on the page Bulletin Boards & Directories because they would have to "share" page ranking with too many other websites.
If it is a fact, I am going to be very, very busy. Some day when I have nothing better to do with my time, I am going to get this site on some portal software, but until then do I need to break down each page with over 40 links? I guess the only logical way is alphabetically?
Again, thanks for your wonderful insight.
regards,
Lisa
Kalena's Answer:
Dear Lisa
For the benefit of our readers, I'll first summarize the email you forwarded.
Basically, the directory editor has refused Lisa's link submission because, apparently, adding the link to the requested category would push the number of links on the page over the 40 mark. Here's an extract from her email:
"Our link must be on a page with no more than 40 links, and right now, our link is on a page with many more than that. Every link on a page has to share that page ranking. Once the number of links gets above 40 it can actually hurt the page ranking for each of those links in the minds of the Google "robbots". Then when people search for something that is offered on our site, Google won't bring our site up for a loooooong time; Google will give us a very low ranking."
This is just rubbish! Firstly, yes, Google clearly states in their Webmaster Guidelines that you should keep the number of links on a page to a reasonable number, but they specify "less than 100", not 40, not 50 or some other arbitrary figure.
Secondly, the exact ranking of a site is not solely determined on the number of links to a page, it is determined by over 100 different factors, with link popularity contributing a mere fraction to the final algorithm.
Finally, why on earth does this directory ask for submissions to this particular category if they have no intention of ever publishing those submissions? They clearly don't know what the heck they're doing so Lisa, I wouldn't worry about them refusing your link.
You're better off without them!
[If you found this post helpful, you might benefit from downloading our free Search Engine Optimization lesson]
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