Number of links per page

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Number of links per page

How many links should I have on a page? Does page rank make a difference?

priceking

11:29 am on Dec 6, 2008 (gmt 0)

I am trying to decide how many links to put on my landing pages, including how many footers for my internal link building. Is there a set number of links that I should work to, and dos the pagerank influenece this? Any help appreciated.

incrediblehelp

1:03 pm on Dec 6, 2008 (gmt 0)

Their is no magic number. Put as many as it makes sense to.

Shaddows

11:54 am on Dec 8, 2008 (gmt 0)

and dos the pagerank influenece this?

Yes, PR affects links. The simple version goes like this.
1) You get a 'vote value' per page (call it V).
2) V gets split between all the links on your page
3) V is modified by PR
4) As links increase, you need more PR for V to be effective

Is there a set number of links that I should work to

No, but Google guidleines say 100. There are loads of threads arguing about this relatively arbitrary number, so search the site to get a decent idea.

A word of warning though. A 'landing page' should have content. If it looks like a collection of links, it might end up looking spammy, and might have its rankings depressed.

priceking

3:40 pm on Dec 8, 2008 (gmt 0)

cheers for the help Shaddows, it makes sense that the more google rates a page the more it allows an outgoing link to be valued. Thanks again for your time