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    • BlueLinkERP
      BlueLinkERP last edited by

      Does Google consider PDF links just like it does HTML links?

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      • TomRayner
        TomRayner last edited by

        In short, yes.

        There's a useful Matt Cutts video on PDF optimisation and how Google treads PDFs.

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