.GOV Link - same impact on my site's rankings whether link to home or Gov related category?

[knielsen]

I own a job site and I am about to get a link from a .GOV. My site has a category called "State Jobs". Should I ask the ".Gov" to link to my homepage or to the state job page and use the anchor text "State Jobs". I understand "State Jobs" page would get a big kick by that being the anchor text and linking to that specific page, but the question I have is this: for my site as a whole (homepage and various categories) would they get around the same "push up" whether the linking is to 1) my homepage with anchor text being my site's name or 2) to the state job specific page and in this case the anchor text would be "State Jobs"?

thank you

[BizDetox]

Kristian. A few things i think this would play off of would be

A. Your keyword research. ( The page that had the title " State Job " what is the keyword you are trying to rank for on that page ") It would really matter.

B. Run the Url you are getting the link from through open site explorer and take a look at the link juice . Age of site. etc.

Ideally you want the .gov link to link to your homepage to pass the most juice, but it really matters on your keyword research. If the State job page is not far deep into the Linking Architecture of your site it should be fine.

.GOV links are important links so maximize your efforts.

Ask yourself where would it benefit your more. If the answer is to your homepage then , Maybe do a blog roll on the home page that references State Jobs. i.e.: if your homepage visually and with body context is about left say construction jobs, it wouldnt be a good idea to link it to the homepage. Unless the .Gov site is specifically talking about Contractor jobs.

I hope i was clear.

Let me know some of the info so i can further help you out

Best Wishes, & Happy Holidays

Hampig M.

BizDetox