Is it worth it to get links from my suppliers?

[RafeTLouis]

Hi, I run a Lawyer lead gen site.

I could get links from like my bookkeeper and accountant but is it relevant?

Let me know what you think.

[PatrickDelehanty]

Hi there

To me, this doesn't seem natural - I don't know too many bookkeepers or accountants that mention who they work with. I would consider that information private, and there may even be some legalities (I am not sure though).

If for some reason you go through with this, I would be extremely careful doing so and not go overboard because it could look spammy and manipulative. I would pay attention to Google's resources on link schemes and utilizing nofollow if need be. I would also make sure your branded link / logo link are nofollowed (don't worry - these links are still valuable), and mentioned in an organic, natural fashion or listed on a Partners-esque page.

Again, this doesn't seem like a natural link and could come across odd, but that's upto you and your team to decide. Just weigh the positives and negatives and use your gut instinct.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

[EGOL]

If I was your accountant, I would kick you out.

[Mark-Gebauer]

_Let's be nice here folks, it's an obvious honest question. _

To answer your question Raf:

It depends on your goal Raf. If you're into building quality backlinks, I don't think it's a good idea. I believe Google has mentioned several times about getting easy links will get you penalized at some point in time. However, if you're into branding and getting quality traffic, me thinks it's ok. Perhaps getting penalized by Google is not as bad as it is when you get good amount of interested visitors from their site?

In addition, I don't think you should focus on building backlinks for SEO Raf. Have you read about the latest Google algorythm update for SEO? I bet you already did. It mentioned about quality content as the main factor of SEO and building backlinks will no longer guarantee positive results in  search ranking, right?

Let me show you an example:

• Go to google.com.ae
• Search advertising UAE
• Or Search Marketing UAE
• You will notice there are 22 - 25 million search results (competition is high)
• Look for Innovate Advertising & Marketing on first page
• Analyze the site "http://www.ibs-uae.com/" and you'll notice it doesn't have many backlinks

Hope this helps.

[AlanMosley]

To the point Egol

I am not sure how google see the relevance, but getting a link from a relevant business that is not in the business of giving out links is a good link.