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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye

3 Ways to Getting Edu Backlinks

After considerable research, many marketers have determined that EDU domains are valued by search engines. The domains are reserved for learning institutions, which are not-for-profit in their USA.

The reason why Google likes EDU

The Internet is a huge place, and Google needs to have a range of sites that you can rely on. EDU, domains often have information on them which is nonbiased, so links which come from them are often judged better.

When the search engines are determining whether or not a link is good here are some things they may look at:

1- How high the page rank is

2- How much traffic the site is getting, commonly called Alexa rank

3- How relevant is that is that is linking to your website

4- How much authority the site linking to your webpage has

Here is an example of a relevant link, for instance if you had a website which is based on washing machines, and you get a link from a software site, this is not going to have as much authority, as a link from laundry website. Also keep in mind, that the authority of a website which links to your site is also considered.

The reason why EDU domains, are seen as good links to have, by Google is because they are not easy domains to register. To get an EDU domain, the owner has to pass a rigorous criterion.