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Evaluation of Links & 
Link Value 
Presented by: 
Jeanine Krzyzanowski 
Teknicks 
@jkrzyzanowski | @teknicks 
jeanine@teknicks.com
Are you 
gambling with 
Google? 
@JKrzyzanowski
Did you know 
Google initiates 
more than 
400,000 manual 
actions 
@JKrzyzanowski every month?
PICTURE 
Jeanine Krzyzanowski 
@JKrzyzanowski 
Director of Link Building Strategy @ Teknicks 
Executing quality link building since ‘05
@JKrzyzanowski
Identifying 
Red Flags 
PHASE 
1
Monthly Accumulation of Linking Domains 
6,000- 
4,000- 
2,000- 
0- 
Jul Oct ‘11 Apr Jul Oct ‘12 Apr Jul Oct ‘13 Apr Jul Oct ‘14 Apr Jul Oct ‘11 Apr 
Referring domains 
@JKrzyzanowski 
Backlink 
Growth 
Trends
Monthly Accumulation of Linking Domains 
6,000- 
4,000- 
2,000- 
0- 
Jul Oct ‘11 Apr Jul Oct ‘12 Apr Jul Oct ‘13 Apr Jul Oct ‘14 Apr Jul Oct ‘11 Apr 
Referring domains 
@JKrzyzanowski 
Backlink 
Growth 
Trends 
A large spike in links is typically 
a sign of link manipulation
@JKrzyzanowski 
Anchor 
Text 
Diversity 
Exact Match Keyword 
1 
70% 
Branded 
5% 
Partial & Broad Match 
9% 
URL 
7% 
Other 
9%
@JKrzyzanowski 
Anchor 
Text 
Diversity 
Branded 
5% 
A backlink profile with high percentage 
of keywords with exact match anchor 
text (non-branded) 
Exact Match Keyword 
1 
70% 
Partial & Broad Match 
9% 
URL 
7% 
Other 
9%
@JKrzyzanowski 
Referring 
domains 
vs. links
@JKrzyzanowski 
Referring 
domains 
vs. links 
A website with thousands of links per 
each referring domain
Data 
Compilation 
PHASE 
2
@JKrzyzanowski 
Data 
Compilation
@JKrzyzanowski 
Filter 
Data 
Domain and Page Authority
@JKrzyzanowski 
Filter 
Data 
Citation and Trust Flow
Evaluation 
PHASE 
3
Red = Harmful 
Yellow = Suspicious 
Green = Healthy
• Widely distributed links in the footers/templates 
• Low-quality directory or bookmark site links 
• Large-scale article marketing 
• Blog comment spam 
• Paid links 
@JKrzyzanowski 
NO 
Link Value!
Authority 
@JKrzyzanowski
Relevancy
Heavy 
with ads 
Poor User 
Experience 
Poor 
Content 
Quality 
Quality of 
website 
@JKrzyzanowski 
Quality of 
website
Link 
Neighborhood 
& Surrounding 
@JKrzyzanowski Text
1 Would I want Matt Cutts & 
the webspam team to see 
this link? 
2 Is this link helpful to readers, 
& my brands target 
audience? 
3 Is this link relevant to 
my brand & products? 
4 Does this link have potential 
to drive referral traffic? 
? 
@JKrzyzanowski 
Key 
questions to 
ask when 
evaluating 
links
Issue: Loss in rankings 
& traffic 
Solution: Backlink 
analysis & link removal 
Case 
Study
91,980 Links evaluated 
42,196 
Links 
removed 
60% 
increase 
in page 1 
rankings 
33% 
increase in 
organic 
traffic
Tweetable 
tips 
1 When analyzing backlinks, export GWT data for up to 7-10 days to ensure you have the most 
comprehensive data set #pubcon 
2 Establish thresholds for authority and trust scores when filtering backlink data #pubcon 
3 Removing low quality links is an important strategy in #linkbuilding #pubcon 
4 Almost time for beer thirty! #pubcon #thristythursday #drinkup #lasvegas 
@Jkrzyzanowski @Teknicks
www.teknicks.com 
@Teknicks 
Jeanine@teknicks.com 
@ @Jkrzyzanowski 
Thank You 
/ Q&A 
Full Presentation & additional resources 
info.teknicks.com/pubcon2014

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The Link Building Guide to Evaluation of Links and Link Value

  • 1. Evaluation of Links & Link Value Presented by: Jeanine Krzyzanowski Teknicks @jkrzyzanowski | @teknicks jeanine@teknicks.com
  • 2. Are you gambling with Google? @JKrzyzanowski
  • 3. Did you know Google initiates more than 400,000 manual actions @JKrzyzanowski every month?
  • 4. PICTURE Jeanine Krzyzanowski @JKrzyzanowski Director of Link Building Strategy @ Teknicks Executing quality link building since ‘05
  • 7. Monthly Accumulation of Linking Domains 6,000- 4,000- 2,000- 0- Jul Oct ‘11 Apr Jul Oct ‘12 Apr Jul Oct ‘13 Apr Jul Oct ‘14 Apr Jul Oct ‘11 Apr Referring domains @JKrzyzanowski Backlink Growth Trends
  • 8. Monthly Accumulation of Linking Domains 6,000- 4,000- 2,000- 0- Jul Oct ‘11 Apr Jul Oct ‘12 Apr Jul Oct ‘13 Apr Jul Oct ‘14 Apr Jul Oct ‘11 Apr Referring domains @JKrzyzanowski Backlink Growth Trends A large spike in links is typically a sign of link manipulation
  • 9. @JKrzyzanowski Anchor Text Diversity Exact Match Keyword 1 70% Branded 5% Partial & Broad Match 9% URL 7% Other 9%
  • 10. @JKrzyzanowski Anchor Text Diversity Branded 5% A backlink profile with high percentage of keywords with exact match anchor text (non-branded) Exact Match Keyword 1 70% Partial & Broad Match 9% URL 7% Other 9%
  • 12. @JKrzyzanowski Referring domains vs. links A website with thousands of links per each referring domain
  • 15. @JKrzyzanowski Filter Data Domain and Page Authority
  • 16. @JKrzyzanowski Filter Data Citation and Trust Flow
  • 18. Red = Harmful Yellow = Suspicious Green = Healthy
  • 19. • Widely distributed links in the footers/templates • Low-quality directory or bookmark site links • Large-scale article marketing • Blog comment spam • Paid links @JKrzyzanowski NO Link Value!
  • 22. Heavy with ads Poor User Experience Poor Content Quality Quality of website @JKrzyzanowski Quality of website
  • 23. Link Neighborhood & Surrounding @JKrzyzanowski Text
  • 24. 1 Would I want Matt Cutts & the webspam team to see this link? 2 Is this link helpful to readers, & my brands target audience? 3 Is this link relevant to my brand & products? 4 Does this link have potential to drive referral traffic? ? @JKrzyzanowski Key questions to ask when evaluating links
  • 25. Issue: Loss in rankings & traffic Solution: Backlink analysis & link removal Case Study
  • 26. 91,980 Links evaluated 42,196 Links removed 60% increase in page 1 rankings 33% increase in organic traffic
  • 27. Tweetable tips 1 When analyzing backlinks, export GWT data for up to 7-10 days to ensure you have the most comprehensive data set #pubcon 2 Establish thresholds for authority and trust scores when filtering backlink data #pubcon 3 Removing low quality links is an important strategy in #linkbuilding #pubcon 4 Almost time for beer thirty! #pubcon #thristythursday #drinkup #lasvegas @Jkrzyzanowski @Teknicks
  • 28. www.teknicks.com @Teknicks Jeanine@teknicks.com @ @Jkrzyzanowski Thank You / Q&A Full Presentation & additional resources info.teknicks.com/pubcon2014