Will short linking to my site affect SERPs attribution of inbound link?
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Some brand partners are using their short links to link back to our site (like bit.ly but they have their own). They have a high domain authority and trust so we want that link back to be read by Google. When I downloaded all inbound links from Moz, this brand's site was not listed, making me worried that the inbound link isn't being seen or considered! Haven't been able to find any info on this...
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It does get counted. You might even see the bit.ly link show. Bots can crawl and follow these shorteners.