What is cross linking ?

[ameenahmad]

I heard about the cross linking, but what is the use of it?whether it will be useful for link building?If any of you know about that, kindly share to us.Thanks

[ursimrankhanna]

Hi,
Cross link is chain system like connect to each other resource.

[konetkar500]

I don't know much about cross linking kindly explain it clearly and more efficiently if any body knows.

[C.Rebecca]

Cross linking is linking of two or more sites of the same owner. Sometimes the owner feels he can link together all his sites for quick and effortless link building.

It's okay to crosslink between your websites/blogs as long as the sites being linked are related. Cross linking is beneficial if cross linking is not overdone and:
-Both sites have unique content
-Both websites are hosted through different IP addresses
-Anchor text is used for cross linking .
-A ‘link ring’ is not created

[sunder0786]

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[konetkar500]

nice explain C. Rebeca

But how it helps in link building?

[Charlote123]

Cross linking refers to the process of linking between two sites. Whether or not they are owned by the same person, cross linking is the process on which the internet is built. It allows users to reference sites with content similar to that which they are already viewing, and may be of further interest to them.

Cross linking also serves an interesting purpose in terms of search engine optimization. Link popularity is one of the main factors involved in how search engines determine the value, importance and relevance of sites on a given topic. This calculation is then reflected in the site's search ranking.

As a result, cross linking between sites is a very popular method of search engine marketing. Both reciprocal links and inbound links can be valuable SEO tools, provided you use cross linking effectively, especially if you are the owner of both web sites. Below are some guidelines to remember when cross linking between two sites that you own.

-Make sure each site has unique, original content. While this may seem obvious, it's important to make the sites different enough so that it at least seems that a user could learn something new or different from the other site. It can be similar in theme and subject, and in fact will promote better link quality through cross linking if it is similar, but it must be unique.

-Consider hosting the two sites through different IP addresses. Even if the crawlers do pick up on the fact that both sites are on the same IP address they probably won't penalize you for cross linking, but it never hurts to be cautious. It may also improve the quality of your cross linking in the eyes of the crawlers.

-Don't use cross linking on every page. Too often people tend to use cross linking by putting a link to the same sites on every page. This dilutes the quality of the link, and will appear questionable to the search engines.

-Use Anchor text for cross linking. If you can use keyword rich anchor text around your cross linking, it will be more appealing to the search engine crawlers. SEO marketing is about combining all kinds of SEO strategies, so using cross linking in conjunction with keyword text is always best.

-Don't create a "link ring". A link ring is when several sites are cross linking to each other, with no other sites linked into the ring they create. Search engines will penalize this kind of cross linking immediately.

Above all, be smart about cross linking. It can be a great way to improve your SEO as well as offer users or customers better options, information or products. However, cross linking too much will be apparent and may cost you penalties from the search engines. And remember, cross linking works best in conjunction with other strategies. Web optimizers should make sure to submit inbound links to link directories and other sources as well. Cross linking helps, but the more inbound links the better, and beyond that, the more variety of links you have, the more effective cross linking between your own sites will be.

[Tessaalfred]

Cross linking can be done to increase the link popularity and to increase the PR of the website. But excess amount of cross linking within your owned websites are treated as link farm.

[C.Rebecca]

Originally Posted by konetkar500

nice explain C. Rebeca

But how it helps in link building?

When you are linking together all your dofollow links together, aren’t you building links?

[IvanRich]

Cross linking refers to the process of linking between two sites. Whether or not they are owned by the same person, cross linking is the process on which the internet is built. It allows users to reference sites with content similar to that which they are already viewing, and may be of further interest to them

[QuilabegeSine]

Has Cross linking a limit that only few sites can be cross or more and more? Is it also compulsory that owner should be same...can't be other just communicate with other one?

[seocorporation]

As the name suggest, it is linking different sites of a webmaster to gain some links effortlessly. It is good if not overdone.

[anoopsh00]

Cross linking is the process of link between two sites Whether or not they are owned by the same person.

[addyj672]

All above members are right about cross linking but my question is how it is different from link exchange and similarly how much it is beneficial for search engine optimization...

[QuilabegeSine]

Is there any new technique for doing link building? ow can I automate the link building process?

[djames86]

A cross-link is a bond that links one polymer chain to another. They can be covalent bonds or ionic bonds.

[softpks5]

Hi Everyone
Thanks for sharing the information regarding cross linking . According to my opinion if I have two sites with same category then we can use link of one site on another site . But if we have two different category site then it is use less for us .

[mattchauhan]

Cross linking is the process of linking between two sites. In this the sites are owned by the same person.

[benoptimizer]

Cross Linking is when a group of domains that are most often owned by the same individual inner link to each other. This is often for the purpose of increasing its popularity with search engines. Cross linking is also Interlinking among web pages within the same website hosting.

Excessive cross linking may be penalized by the search engines in the form of website hosting drop down in search results and your website hosting may even disappear from search engine results.

Hope that helps

[Dave.W]

Cross Linking is when a group of domains which are very often owned by the same individual inner link to each other. This is often for the purpose of increasing its popularity with search engines. Cross linking is also Interlinking among web pages within the same website hosting.