Why it is Important to Vary Anchor Text
The focus is usually on anchor text, in regards to obtaining bartered or paid links. A webmaster will immediately ask for their top keyword to be linked to the homepage. Also, a secondary keyword will be requested to be linked to its corresponding internal optimized landing page. And wisely, so. It is industry standard to wish to rank higher for that keyword. The end result desired is getting links with that keyword!
A savvy link-buying webmaster would say this should be done half to most of the time. Other options are viable. Your URL would be a main choice, as it is completely natural to link. Natural links almost always link form anchor text starting with “www.” If a blogger were blogging about this super site they found, that carries every type of bicycle seat imaginable, they would not link “bicycle seat covers.” They would link www.bicycleseatcovers.com while saying “I found this wonderful site that has every imaginable color, size or fabric bicycle seat cover.” this would be most natural in appearance. Linking your business name at times is also an option. You should already rank #1 for your actual business name, but adding credibility to your link profile is what is desired. This tactic will help achieve this goal.
If you are stepping over Google’s boundaries, you do not want to show a spike of artificial links. This would be best applied when you are obtaining a large amount of lower quality links, blog articles for example. Be sure you mix up the anchor text. The quantity of incoming links are going to help your site overall more than worrying about the exact anchor text. So toss out a few logical site mentions or specific product mentions to keep it real.
Imagine the handful of truly natural (unpaid) great high PR links you have gotten, just by being a great site, or your business connections. Perhaps you spoke at a high profile convention and that site gave you a link. Or maybe you are a supplier of a national brand that listed you on their site. Which words are linked? “Cheap socks” would surely not be typed in on the seminar’s agenda. Your company name would be the link. You are sure to know that you are accumulating authority from that PR7 link, no matter the anchor text. All are incoming links, all are of worth in the large picture. Natural links will keep you safe, while offering long term rewards.