100% links within the website - could it rank?

[zsyed]

Hi, If I create blog posts inside my website and link it back to my website, Would it still rank? I understand that its better to get links from the established domain. But I just wonder what kind of impact would my site have if the blog posts within my site link back to itself for ranking.

Please let me know. thanks

[crackingmedia]

Hi Zulfiqar

Yes, it could rank. Just because a site doesn't have external links it doesn't mean it won't rank. The critical factor is the site content and whether or not that content is relevant and useful to the people looking for that content. If it is Google will list pages from it in their search results.

That said, with a site that has good relevant and useful content it's really a circular thing and without external links (i.e. votes that confer authority), a site can only rank so far.

By that I mean, if a site has good relevant and unique content it will appear in searches and because it has good relevant and unique content, people will share and link to it. That will give more authority to the site and so it will appear higher in search results. If it appears higher in search results, more people will visit and share and link to it and so it goes on...

I hope that helps,
Peter

[customerparadigm.com]

I agree with Peter. If your site is brand-new, it's not going to rank all that well in Google or other search engines if nobody else is pointing to it. External links pointing into a site, combined with the relevancy of the content on the site, was how Google dominated the search industry 15 years ago. A way to visualize this is to take a look at this photo that I took about a month ago. Based on this photo... who do you think is the most important star of the evening? In this shot, all of the other kids have their fingers pointing to the "one" most popular girl in the middle. Inbound links (from relevant, authoritative sites) work the same way and help indicate relevance. Hope this helps! -- Jeff

popular-girl-link-example.jpg

[crackingmedia]

That's a great illustration Jeff.

Peter

[customerparadigm.com]

Thanks, Peter!  I knew when taking this image, it would come in handy for SEO purposes