links from regional government websites.

Any benefit?

[lakr]

Hi all, I have another question:

Will Google see links from regional government websites as valuable as .gov?

For example:

example.gov.cn, example.gov.uk VS example.gov?

Thank you,

Lkr

[tedster]

I am a bit of a maverick on this. I think that the file extension itself means very little if anything - not even when it's .edu or .gov. If the site is a strong site with great backlnks, then it's trusted by Google and its outbound linking is valuable. But it's not like the PR transfer get's doubled or anything like that.

[piatkow]

It is pretty academic as your location determines what government organisations link to you.

Personally I seek links from sites that will drive traffic in their own right, not for some potential kudos with Google.

[new_seo]

Personally I seek links from sites that will drive traffic in their own right, not for some potential kudos with Google.

You are right,but I think for better ranking in Google some kudos are really helpful.