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I rarely see experienced SEOs using heavily exact match anchors aggressively anymore are branded and natural anchor profiles becoming increasingly important for maintaining long term ranking stability in competitive industries
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Are branded anchor texts becoming safer than aggressive keyword anchors again?
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- Jan 4, 2021
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Yes,Natural and branded anchors are much safer now for long term stability.Aggressive exact match anchors still work sometimes,but they also increase risk,especially in competitive niche.Most experienced SEOs I see are mixing branded ,generic,and partial match anchors to keep the profile looking natural and balanced.
- Oct 20, 2013
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Branded and natural anchors are definitely safer for long term stability. Using aggressive exact match anchors still creates an unusual pattern for Google. So, we need to mix it with branded, generic, naked, and partial match anchors to look more natural. Exact match anchors can still work, but overdoing it in competitive niches affects our site for sure.
- Feb 19, 2023
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Yeah, exact-match heavy anchor profiles are way riskier now , branded + natural anchors are what most long-term sites are leaning toward.
