Backlinks

TaxReNu · 2011-09-13T18:47:32.000Z

I just created an access token, how do I use this to create backlinks to my website when I make twitter posts?

episod · 2011-09-13T19:39:34.000Z

What’s a backlink in this context? While having a registered application will identify the application as the source when it is used to post tweets, the link to the application is wrapped in an href with the rel=“nofollow” attribute specified.

TaxReNu · 2011-09-13T19:59:25.000Z

Forgive me, I’m a newbie at this. I thought this was a way to make sure every post I put on Twitter would give me a backlink to my site??? Or should I just type in my URL on each post to do this?

episod · 2011-09-13T20:40:29.000Z

I don’t really know much about the world of backlinks and SEO. Honestly, I don’t believe in direct attempts to influence such things. Whether posting links directly in your tweets, using a specific application to make those tweets, or otherwise has any influence on these things or not is way outside of my knowledge domain. I would consider any resultant SEO bump as side effects of producing engaging content that is further shared by others.

The types of questions I would ask are: When you tweet from your account, would a link back to a specific page on your site add value to the content (the tweet)? From your site, do you provide a means for users to tweet about the page they’re on (Tweet Button) or to follow your account to stay abreast of tweets they would find relevant?

TaxReNu · 2011-09-13T21:04:08.000Z

Ok, that is good insight I can use. Thank you Taylor!

andypiper · 2018-01-06T13:19:05.206Z