Mention on a website

[brandzz]

I've come across a few curated lists on different websites that are related to my site. Some of them are just lists without links. Should I reach out and request a listing? I figure why not, It's not a link but is still a mention.

Do mentions hold any value with search engines?

Thanks

-Brandon

[KarlBantleman]

Hi Brandon,

Google has been talking about citations and there is some talk that they can recognise a brand even if it doesn't actually link. I'd contact the website and ask for an actual link though because this would be more beneficial.

[brandzz]

Thanks for the response Karl,

I usually tread causally when putting together a link request email and don't try to push for anything that I know I probably wont get. The page that I came across that made me think about this is a nice list of companies in our industry but not a single listing links out.

[Sarbs]

I would certainly ask for the link, nothing to lose, particurly if you can provide them with a usefull content page to link to that they may feel adds value.

[ThompsonPaul]

What about including a value-add when you make your request, Brandon?

Since you're asking for a link as well as a mention (which would be something more than they've provided for the others on the list) what if you did the bit of extra work to provide a new version of their list, including yourself, that you had already added the links to for everyone?

Explain why this new list would be more useful for the site's visitors, and provide a ready-to-copy-paste html version to make it dead easy for them to update.

Sure, you'd be better off if your entry was the only one with a link (fewer links out = more juice per link) but by showing that you're providing value to the other users above and beyond just asking for what benefits you, you'd be more likely to get included, and it could even start up a bit of a relationship that could benefit both of you in future as well.

Just a thought.

Paul

[brandzz]

Paul,

I like that thought, very creative. I'm going to give that a try.

Thanks

-Brandon

[ThompsonPaul]

Be sure to let us know how it goes

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