TITLE tag in HREF

can this help rankings.

[needinfo]

I recently read that adding a TITLE tag to your inbound links could help rankings. I realise that the TITLE tag in the HREF is a good idea anyway and works in the same way as the ALT tag does but has anybody had any experience with this so i can get a real idea on how it may effect rankings if at all.

Thanks.

[troels nybo nielsen]

I have to say that I am skeptical. My own experiences suggest that you may hit a filter of some kind. If you use those tags you should do it as part of a carefully balanced HTML design. I am sure that many webmasters use them for spamming and of course search engines have to deal with that problem.

[andy_boyd]

I've used title tags onsite and offsite, they seem to work well. They certainly add a little extra weight to your site, and also help with regards accessibility.

[wuzexin2000]

when exchange link, use it may give some help.but doesn't the same as you link text

[limbo]

also help with regards accessibility

<sideways step>

That's not nessarily true if you have named you links well.

A screen reader will read the link, then say link, and the then read you title text, so it can be a hinderance.

Good link naming should be the empahsis

i.e. no:

<a href="#" title="click here to go to ....">click here</a>

</sideways step>

[nuevojefe]

Seems to give the page more relevance for the term than the destination. Now alt tags are a different story....

[Bigozzie]

im my experience over the last oh almost 10 years doing this it does help, more so with google then anyone else.

[ryan26]

Since Florida, my experience has been that the contents will be ignored.