How to Create .Edu and .Gov Backlinks

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.Edu and .Gov backlinks are some of the most benefical backlinks you can get.

These are backlinks from educational institutions such as universities and government bodies. These are usually large authority sites, with age, maturity and good page ranks of above 5 and above.

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How Do You Get These edu & gov Backlinks?

Getting a backlink of any kind from these sites is therefore something to go after and help you with your off page SEO in a big way. These are the different kind of backlinks you can create from .Edu and .Gov sites.

• Blog Comments — there is usually a comment area on blog posts where members of the public can post their views.
• Guest Blogging — this is do-able for smaller and more local sites such as your college or local government body.
• Forum Profile and Signature Links — many university sites have forum sites around a particular topic or field of study.

You can join these forums, create a profile and contribute to forum discussions.

How to find .Edu and .Gov backlinks

You can use certain search operators in the Google search box.  To find blogs to comment on, type into the Google search box:

• Site:.edu in url: blog “post a comment”
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• Site:.gov inurl:blog “post a comment”

• To find forums, type: Inurl:forum.edu Inurl:forum.gov
• To find blogs, type: Inurl:blog.edu Inurl:blog.gov

By reverse engineering your competitors’ websites you can uncover any .edu or .gov websites they are getting backlinks from. Enter the appropriate search operator in the Google search box:

• Linkdomain.yourcompetitorssite.com site:.edu
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• Linkdomain.yourcompetitorssite.com site:.gov

This will list all the .edu and .gov sites that the website has backlinks on. Sort through the sites and post your links there too. Contact us if you would like a quicker way to get .edu & .gov backlinks.