The Value of .Edu and .Gov Backlinks ?

Nonsense, they cry! Webmasters everywhere will tell stories of their sites, or the sites of people they know, who gained a .edu backlink and watched their ranking soar. It’s true, of course. It’s a measurable phenomenon that a .edu or a .gov backlink can and will make your ranking rise.

Why, though, does your ranking rise when you receive one of these links? It’s not because of the domain, that’s for sure. Matt Cutts has said it, and others will confirm, Google doesn’t treat .gov or .edu domains any differently than it does a .com, .net or .org. There must be some factor about these links that gives them extra power for SEO. Otherwise sites wouldn’t value them so highly.

Thankfully, it all becomes clear when you take a moment to investigate the matter with a critical eye. The value of these links comes from something, but it’s not the domain. What is it?

The Value of Value

The answer lies in the process of registering a .gov or .edu domain. You can’t just go to your local domain registrar and ask for your very own .gov. You need to provide a mess of paperwork proving that you’re a legitimate government organization. The same goes for .edu domains; you need to be a legitimate educational institution to qualify for a .edu domain. It’s the Internet’s way of preserving the authority of these domains, and their trust. Users turn to .gov and .edu sites for very specific, very important purposes. If the information found on those sites is incorrect, spammy or leads to scams, it can very easily bankrupt a family or lead to drastic consequences.

Will a .gov or .edu backlink help your site?

Yes, almost definitely. Will that link be easy to get? Probably not. Chances are good that you’ll need to spend more effort and use worse tactics to gain those links than you would getting a link from a similarly-ranked .com site. The fad of focusing on these specific top-level domains is a distraction at best.

WHAT YOU WILL GET FOR $5 ?

25+ .EDU /.GOV backlinks
Detailed excel report with login data​​

FEATURES:

Manual work, no software or bots used
We rotate IP for each account creation
Natural mix of nofollow and dofollow, anchored and brand links​
Authority unique domains we use

WHAT I NEED FROM YOU ?

1 URL
5 Keywords

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