Google’s First Link Bias

10/13/24 • 6 min

The Edward Show

E466: Google’s First Link Bias, also called the First Link Counts Rule, is both weird and notable.

Google has a bias towards the first link on a page.

This applies to both internal links and external links.

Google has a bias.

And this bias gets even stranger when image links are involved.

From: https://seosherpa.com/seo-experiments/

More detail: https://www.link-assistant.com/news/link-location-and-seo-value.html#:~:text=This%20is%20called%20the%20First,not%20from%20all%20of%20them.

Image links: https://zyppy.com/seo/internal-links/selective-link-priority/

00:00 The SEO Experiment 00:39 Theory 01:40 Experiment Details and Results 03:21 Implications and Further Insights 05:04 Too Long Didn’t Listen 05:59 Wrap-Up

The Edward Show. Your daily search engine optimization podcast: https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/

#seotips #searchengineoptimization #digitalmarketing #seo

E466: Google’s First Link Bias, also called the First Link Counts Rule, is both weird and notable.

Google has a bias towards the first link on a page.

This applies to both internal links and external links.

Google has a bias.

And this bias gets even stranger when image links are involved.

From: https://seosherpa.com/seo-experiments/

More detail: https://www.link-assistant.com/news/link-location-and-seo-value.html#:~:text=This%20is%20called%20the%20First,not%20from%20all%20of%20them.

Image links: https://zyppy.com/seo/internal-links/selective-link-priority/

00:00 The SEO Experiment 00:39 Theory 01:40 Experiment Details and Results 03:21 Implications and Further Insights 05:04 Too Long Didn’t Listen 05:59 Wrap-Up

The Edward Show. Your daily search engine optimization podcast: https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/

#seotips #searchengineoptimization #digitalmarketing #seo

Previous Episode

The dumbest startup idea?

E465: This entrepreneur had a super dumb startup idea. But he went and built it anyway. And even though it didn’t make him much money, it was so dumb it went viral!

I love this - crazy ideas that are so crazy they have to go viral. When you do this, you get tons of positive SEO signals. Great thing to leverage.

+ Eight pieces of advice that would have made a successful entrepreneur hit milestones twice as fast. Learn from this person’s failures!

Post about the dumb startup idea: https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/1fwtdgq/the_dumbest_idea_i_had_made_me_my_first_internet/

“8 Nuggets That Would Have Made Me Successful Twice as Fast:” https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/1fz8h4g/8_nuggets_that_would_have_made_me_successful/

00:00 Introduction to Backlinks 00:35 Viral Websites 01:30 A Dumb Idea That Went Viral 05:07 Google's Positive Ranking Factors 06:12 Eight Nuggets That Would Have Made Me Successful Twice as Fast 12:25 Conclusion

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Next Episode

This Advice Is Guaranteed to Make You Viral

E467: This is seriously one of the most surefire ways to go viral.

Recently, I had one of my most viral videos. I share exactly how I made it and how I’ve reused the strategy time and time again.

In fact, I used it just last night, and that video is also going viral.

If you need some hits and want content that performs above average, this is a surefire way to do it.

The first video mentioned: https://youtube.com/shorts/X7F2pGi5F8o?feature=share

The viral video from last night: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBFClcKCHpP/

00:00 My Most Viral Video 00:25 Viral Video Statistics 01:11 Viral Subject Matter 02:30 Formula for Virality 02:47 Combining Proven Concepts 04:54 My Hook Secrets 06:27 Examples and Strategies 11:26 Summarizing the Lesson 13:13 Episode Wrap-Up

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#howtogoviral #viralmarketing #socialmediamarketing #digitalmarketing