The answer is simple – yes inbound linking can hurt your search ranking. The hard part to accept about this is, if inbound were to hurt my rank, then my competitors can link to my site from link farms and hurt my business. Such a scenario is beyond your control. But...
The importance of anchor text with respect to a linking strategy cannot be overstated. Back-links are a huge part of the search engine algorithm. When initiating a linking campaign, it is vital that external sites link using the appropriate keywords and terms in the...