Links from other industries

[guggi2000]

Hi,

we have an EDUCATIONAL site and started to create a project where we collaborate with PHOTOGRAPHY bloggers. Basically, we use the photos of these photography bloggers and create new educational content based on these images.

Many bloggers like the idea, participate in the project and link to us from their relevant posts. The purpose is to enhance services for their users and for our users. So far, win-win...

Now Google may pick up those links and think that we are link building. The problem is that while some of the bloggers are great photographers they are not the best marketers/webmasters. That means that we are getting links from photography sites, although we are in education, and some of these blogger domains have a DA of less than 20 or a PR of 1 or 2.

We get about 5-10 links per week, some from DA-30 some from DA-10.

Do you think this could be a problem?

Thanks!

[aristotle]

Just submit a disavow file listing any backlinks that worry you. Disavowed backlinks won't hurt your Google rankings but you'll still get traffic from them.

Also, put noindex tags on the new pages with content that doesn't fit in with the older part of the site.

[guggi2000]

From the same category I would accept almost any link as long as the website looks active, not spammy, has some followers and some backlinks. It is totally OK if small natural websites link to us with single links.

For cross-industry links, what limits would you set when you analyze or consider asking for a back link? In terms of PR, DA, Trust or Citation Flow?

(Please note, we never ask for anchor text or follow/nofollow as we believe that the best pattern is if the other party chooses what fits best)