Do you get links from new websites?

[KempRugeLawGroup]

There's a new industry specific website that looks decent. It's clean and nothing spammy. However, it's so new it's DA is under 10. Is it worth pursuing a link from a site like this? On one hand, there's nothing spammy and it is industry specific. On the other...it's just DA is so terrible (worse than any of our other links), I don't want it to hurt us.

Any thoughts?

• Ruben

[donford]

Sure if the site looks good, I say go for it. Chances are if they spent the time to build a good website with good content, they are going places. Probably much easier to get a link now, then when they have people begging.

[JVRudnick]

WAY too little info here to make a definitive counsel - but if you think - believe - know that this site will one day "be" a player in that channel - then I'd say YES! As it grows, so grows the link-juice you'd receive and the longer you're a "part" of that IBL type linking, you're going to be a happy camper.

That said - MONITOR it all the time - save the URL where the link is and then revisit it as should that site "go south" and lose any real value - it'd then be on that disavow list....this is good advice I believe for ALL IBLs...save 'em in Excel and then revisit to prove value....

[donford]

I will disagree a bit on the overall direction of JV's post. Just because a domain / page is low value doesn't mean the link is in anyway going to hurt your site. If they are not considered to be a spam site the worst thing that can happen is they pass no value.

I am just a tad concerned about the general fear that Google has struck into the SEO community, bad sites are bad sties, low ranking sites are not necessarily bad sites. That distinction is important.

That said I would not do go out and do a naked chicken dance to get a link from said site, I just wouldn't say it isn't worth asking.

[KempRugeLawGroup]

It is vague, but thanks for taking a stab at anyway. I don't really know all that much about it, so I'm still gathering intel myself.

[DennisSeymour]

Hi Ruben,

Grab the link.

Industry Link - Check

Potential to Send Traffic in the Future - Check

Potential to get your link/post there to rank so you have an extra spot in the rankings? - Check

That's enough for me.

Looking at PA/DA/PR/MR etc aren't really that important in this case, assuming your site's niche is in the boring (high money but typically boring) side. I'd go get a link and build a relationship which will work further in your favor in the future.

[KempRugeLawGroup]

Thanks Dennis!