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Obviously anchor text diversity is important now, and I've read loads of studies/experiments etc, but just wondering what the generally agreed percentages are in terms of direct keyword/generic/brand/long tail etc??
What is the correct anchor diversity?
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ActionTaker
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When I've looked at competitors, I don't really see them using generic anchors, though they do include many LSI keywords.
TheGreyMatter
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There's no such fixed amount of anchor diversity since there are many more factors which it depends on such as what type of links are you building and are they manually built or using automated tools?
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I am always trying to keep keyword + raw urls(with keywords) density lower than 20-30%. The rest are generic anchors (40-50%) and LSI keywords(20-30%). But that depends on niche.
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Junkfood00
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Matt Cutts is a fucktard and I suggest the majority to be raw urls of random structure and as little of keywords as you can.
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HighTop123
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A simple way I find is:
20% anchor text
20% LSI
20% URL
20% business name
20% read more/click here etc
20% anchor text
20% LSI
20% URL
20% business name
20% read more/click here etc
jascoken
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I went into depth on this and all the diversity metrics in these videos:
http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/black-hat-seo/499970-understanding-link-building-diversity-anchor-text-profiles-post-penguin-videos.html
...there is a breakdown of what's in each video below the top post.
http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/black-hat-seo/499970-understanding-link-building-diversity-anchor-text-profiles-post-penguin-videos.html
...there is a breakdown of what's in each video below the top post.
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Thanks, ill watch these tonight.
psytrance
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The one that your top competitors are using 
But I always go for ~50% urls + site name. And very important IMHO, instead of blasting the shit out of it using the keywords you are targeting, use a dictiorary and grab some synonyms.
But I always go for ~50% urls + site name. And very important IMHO, instead of blasting the shit out of it using the keywords you are targeting, use a dictiorary and grab some synonyms.
cocococo
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What you need to do is, take the first ten position sites, go to majesticseo and ahrefs, analyse all the ten websites, check what the percentage they going for, and work towards it.
My general rule is
80 percent links goes to, brand, url, lsi and junk
And 20 percent anchor text distributed round the keywords.
Goodluck and happy new year
My general rule is
80 percent links goes to, brand, url, lsi and junk
And 20 percent anchor text distributed round the keywords.
Goodluck and happy new year
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Twice as long as the distance from one end to the middle. Why?
DamageX
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Because that answer can be applied to your question too.
But if you want a more conclusive answer, there are two:
1. TEST - nothing works better than what works for you.
2. IT VARIES - depending on the site/niche/competition, you may get away with more fishy stuff than you would otherwise. Or you may be on a way shorter leash than you would normally. Which brings us back to answer #1.