How to Get .gov Backlinks for Your Website or Blog
It is disputed amongst the SEO world as to which types of backlinks are more valuable, and this is made even harder to understand when even the big shots at Google won’t even give a definitive answer. However, it is widely believed that backlinks from .gov sites are more valuable than other domains purely because they come from government websites and these websites are not only maintained regularly, but they are also highly valuable to readers. So how can you go about getting the holy grail of backlinks? Let’s take a look.
Write about a Politician or Government Agency
This is one of the easiest ways to get a .gov backlink for your website or blog. All you need to do is write an article about a specific politician or government agency and then let them know about it once you have published it. Although this doesn’t work all the time, especially if you try and get links from high up agencies (getting .gov links isn’t all that easy), often you will receive a response and a link to your article on the government website. Voilà, that’s one extra .gov backlink.
Get a Government Contract
This is a guaranteed way to get a .gov backlink, or at least you have a much higher chance of getting one than with option one. If you manage to get a government contract you will find that the agency who hired you will issue a press release, and in that press release will be a mention that you have started working for them – with a backlink.
Comment on Government Blogs
Believe it or not, there are some government sites that have a regularly updated blog which allows comments. This will take some time to research but it is definitely worth it if you can find some. Most of the blogs you will find are “no follow” however there are also some “do follow” blogs dotted around too. Either way, the link is definitely worth it, so make sure you post relevant comments!
The Tourism Boards
One thing that many people don’t realise, is that there is quite often a tourism section on the .gov websites. For example on the NYC.gov website there is a tourism board which tells people about special offers and attractions that are happening in the city. If you know of any special deals for tourists make sure to let the site know… you will be repaid with a backlink!
Foreign Government Agencies
And finally, if you run out of options in your home country, why not look into .gov websites in other countries. China and the United Kingdom both have .gov domains as do a number of other countries in the world. They are also easier to obtain than on the American site as there are less people trying to obtain backlinks than in the United States.
If you take a day to focus on getting some .gov backlinks, you are sure to be rewarded with at least one. Good luck!
Great article!
I like the part about Tourism Boards. Definitely worth checking into but not easy to get a backlink from the government unless you can make them look better or stronger than they are.
Marshall
great article for sure, i did get a few gov back links and have started noticing a climb in visitors to my site. Can’t tell for sure if was the cause but at least did not hurt my traffic at all.
I am never able to get .edu or .gov backlinks but i am pretty sure they add a lot of value to your ranking… I dont know if i can buy them too ? 🙁
he he he. I am also looking for .edu backlink for my site. I tried many times to get backlink from .edu but never success.
Awesome. Gonna try to get one now!
nice..post..But it will be more nice if u will provide some websites name..
yes i am agree,
some people using redirect exit
it is working well though 🙂
I think so it is easier to get backlinks from .gov websites if you create a section in a website dedicated purely to a Country like its lifestyle, education, taxes etc but getting backlinks from .edu websites is easy as you can do blog and forum commenting on .edu domains
Thanks for providing some tips of getting back links for website.
realyy nice post this trick is helpfull for me thx to sharing i will wait your next backlink trick
Well, those were good valuable points to get quality backlinks.
How to find the do follows please? and any advise for going viral, especially for photo sites like mine?
Thanks
No one knows… Its only guess of people.
now i know that link form .gov is very valuable for a blogger like.. thanks i lot.
where we find do follow backlink for gov domain..?
Well, not everyone can unfortunately get a govt contract, and it’s tough to get links writing about a politician as well (I’ve tried it but it never worked), though posting on forums, and blog sections of .gov sites is definitely a brilliant idea 🙂
Very helpful information. Thank you for sharing. This will be definitely be on my To Do List
I use the tool SEO for firefox which shows the connected .gov,.edu links to a website.When I check for some website for .edu links,I find a big number like 30,345 pages.But I have been submitting my website to different directories,blogs and articles with keyword luv and also to .edu,.gov websites without any luck!!I have just 9 .edu and .gov links.Any comments how to improve??
Thanks
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Very nice post – but commant how to find domain .gov & edu in google – Thanks
A .Gov backlink is one type of backlinks from authority sites that can improve search engine rankings and make a website successful and profitable
Thanks for providing some tips of getting back links for website.
Nice article will be on my list as well. Thanks for all of the help.
thanks for sharing, if you can list some website domain, that should be better.
Never in my dreams I thought of getting a backlink from a .gov website. Well ! here you are to give me hope and even to the extent of how to do it. Good job done mate. Keep up the great work.
I think getting backlinks from gov, edu and other top level domains is so difficult. I tried a lot but never succeed. Thanks for your tips, i will try it.
Has anyone found a do follow .gov blog where you can comment?
Thanks for the advice, I’ll getting my blog a pr3.
i’ll should try this metod
It seems like gov and Edu are not so powerful as before. does it ?
Thanks for this useful information..
Nice information’s, really useful in deed
Great information, Thank so much
Well, those were good valuable points to get quality backlinks. keep up the good work.
Very Nice Post. Good work you have done!
Good information here, i will try this method. Thanks.
Great information. I did smile at the part about a Government Contract. If I could get a Government Contract I wouldn’t need backlinks! LOL.
Thanks Again!
great sharing, if you are share link of them, its awesome.. but the way thanks for sharing 🙂
Do you have any site to create some backlinks?
Anyone know of a list out there for .gov or .edu sites? Don’t think anyone would give the list for free. But I thought i would ask regardless and maybe get lucky. And i agree with Calvin, if i had a government contract I wouldn’t need backlinks LOL.
But you don’t think it will be coz of Google penalize not to get relevant links ???
Awesome, gonna try on my website, tell if works
Very handy advice, thanks. Some countries even list a directory of all their government blogs to make it extra easy! Is there a way to find out if a comments section is follow or no follow?
Good information here, i will use this method. Thanks
im happy
Since Govt job alert service is related to Govt Org so it will definitely help my site increase my page rank.
Thanks a lot for your valuable information. You are genius.
Regards,
Pat
Great post. Will give it a try.
I will try it. Thank for share
I will try your method. Thanks for share
Thank you sharing very good
Please tell that how to search such type of blogs in google ?
hey thanks for the ideas! Going to give it a shot and see how it works! 🙂
great information, Thank you for sharing. This will be definitely be on my To Do List
Thanks, Thats works, But i have a question, We all knows that google recently updated Penguin. it detect irreverent links. If a site is not related to Education or Government then Google can penalize for .edu/.gov link. yes or no ??
I want to how to get gov links available.
Thanks for the tips. Those backlinks are not easy.
thank you for the information. i will try yout methods.
very hard to get backlinks from domain extension .gov
thanks for this info
Inspirational! Absolutely brilliant and comprehensive enough. I have known about .gov backlinks but have not given it much consideration until I read this. I shall try these techniques. I ike the idea of commenting on .gov blogs and the tourism board idea. I will surely implement these.
Thank author for sharing this article
I love and like to get backlinks. OK, I want to try it. Tanks for your share.
thank for the good info..so easy to understand..
I can see why people would think that .gov would be worth more on the seo front. But that is a very limited view of the world, .gov is purely the US Government and the other 193 countries of the world is not likely to see the same value in its content. If search engines do rank it higher, I hope they take the visitors location into consideration.
Nice article. I’ll try a few of these techniques out.
@ Wayne- The OP clearly states that .gov backlinks can be obtained from China and UK government sites. If you are not from the US, UK or China, I would think that your own country’s government pages would probably be a credible source for a backlink.
how can i find .gov backlinks?
Great article, wow apparently commented on the government’s tourism website can get backlinks, gonna try to get one now!
Thank you.
Great info! I need some gov and some edu backlinks to support my other low PR backlinks to my website and I have bought some from seomall.net but unfortunetely cannot spend aaaallll my money on backlinking 😉
I’ll check out the governement blogs since they seem to be the easiest to get, right? Does every backlink comming from a gov website have the same link juice?
Thanks in advance!
– Andrew
I enjoyed this article. Gov links are clearly useful but I think the best option is to go for Tourist Board links that are relevant and valid. Google will crack down on the .gov goldrush eventually.
i dont see gov link is better than other tld for seo.
Getting a government contract may be one of the hardest things on the planet to do, unless you’re a minority or some other protected class of business. I certainly wouldn’t pursue a government contract for the purpose of getting a backlink – bad ROI. However, getting a government contract for the sake of having an audience with purchasers who buy lots of stuff may be worthwhile. It will take you lots and lots of time to get through the bureaucracy.
Interesting info however I think that the ‘no follow’ is not as important if you are looking for users and not just backlinks. I made a couple of comments on a well known IT blog many years ago and people still click on average 8-9 times a month on it looking for content in line with the comment I had made.
We concentrate to much on links for Google instead of looking for users.
I loved the ideas on this blog. It was real insight into how easy a difficult task can be. I am going to try the tips and see where it gets me. I have high hopes. Thanks again.
Thanks man. Very useful …
you said it correct ! I often try to get back links from comments post of these website. But, after putting 100 of comments, getting a single backlink. It is really hard work but I hope tourism board will be better option rather. Thank you for suggestion.
Outstanding article it is surely. My girlfriend has been waiting for this content
Thank author for sharing this article
Some people have high PR ranking without Gov.or edu, just wonder how they do it? Frankly i need all the help i can get so will try these back links. Thanks for a great post.
I just listen from other bloggers their is one special script about finding the gov links.. ? Is it true ??
Going to try this and see if it works.
great tips thanks
Valuable information , i always looked for .gov blogs to comment on and it actually worked out for me ! =)) .. thanks dude
Thanks, this post save my day !
I am going to try for the tourism part of this article. I guess that should be easier than the rest of the section in this article.
nofollow links but if any are from gov is much better
amazing facts and one should must consider.
thanks for sharing
nice article. very useful
to get backlinks from. gov, I think not
Hi, super info but it’ll be better if I can get here web addresses
Thank you about the mention of Chinese .gov sites. I know Chinese language so it would not be that difficult!
Great tips… definitely going to try the tourism part! Thanks!
Thanks for providing some tips of getting back links for website.
Well, Getting a GOV backlink is difficult till you actually are into working with them. The tourism part is surely a new thought and that helps me as my company is also into SEO and Social Media Marketing.
Really It is needed for all.
Very good article. I am trying to find gov backlink but not succeed yet.
now i know that link form .gov is very valuable for a blogger like.. thanks i lot.
i still not understand about that ? ?
Can you give some list or url ?
Very good information, definitely will be using this.
Tremendous Tips & really helpful for all of us who are seeking .gov or .edu back links. Tips regarding Tourism backlink is new for me
amazing article , thanks
Very good information, I am trying to find gov backlink but not succeed yet
Followed your advice, and found it to be most useful. Thanks for the post!
Well, Getting a GOV backlink is difficult till you actually are into working with them. The tourism part is surely a new thought and that helps me as my company is also into SEO and Social Media Marketing.
A backlink from .gov site is very good, is increase site trust, and site is not in sandbox. But I don’t know how to get it. Any one can help me.
How can I create a backlink with government site as I’m working on a sports blog?
Very Nice Post. Banyak orang yang mencoba mendapatkan backlink dari .gov .edu dan sebaginya, tapi tidak semua orang tahu manfaatnya.
Betul mas, saya juga kurang begitu faham 🙂
Getting government back links ain’t an afternoon job like some gurus always say it really requires a hard backbone and dedication but anyway thanks for your post you have kind of opened our minds
it is still a bunch a usefulknowledge, three years after the publication!
mmmm.. Brilian idea, this is helpfull for creating themes. But i thinl flash cms not recomended for web design. How about html5 css 3.
Thanks for flash cms solution brother ..
Thanks very much for such an info. I have never thought of that before but will start considering commenting on relevant .gov blog in my country.
i have trying, but backlink nothing listed until now. How to show gov backlink from redirect backlink?? thank’s before
Good information for a beginer like me. I will try it.
I always get to know the importance of backlinks from gov. sites through such great articles. But, never got success in getting one. Methods explained in this article is new for me, except the one related to blog comments. Nice read though. Keeping my fingers crossed…;) Waiting to get one such backlink..
Thanks for your sharing, its very hard to get .gov backlink and your article can open my mind how to get .gov backlink. 🙂
Great Post. It is not easy to get a .gov or .edu link however i like the part of having a juicy backlink from tourism blog. Thanks for sharing your great idea.
It’s hard to get .gov or .edu link. It was real insight into how easy a difficult task can be. I am going to try the tips and see where it gets me. Thanks
A good way to get a link from a Government website is to embed a Google Map with places of interest on the map and ensure that the map is associated with the same country as the Government.
Google maps are easy to make and obviously very visual – people love them 🙂
thanks my site rank well
thanks for great article, can you give me list of dofollow .edu n .gov? 😀
Again, it’s great to “Get a Power .gov” link, but it should be relative to your content and not spammy.
There will be no intrinsic benefit without that in mind.
This is nice that i found this post. thanks for sharing. i will try to get .gov backlinks ASAP!!
Great post folk, this is one of the finest method that works properly. Thank you. Keep posting articles like this
I run a adult website and searched hours to find a .gov website to make some backlink but no gain. still confused how paid seo people can do that
I was always wondering how SEO experts get backlinks from .Gov sites which I still couldn’t figure out but there must be some ways to get links. I will try your methods and hope to get few of them.
Thanks for sharing such information.
How important are .gov and .edu backlinks? do they really make a difference? would love to hear from an seo expert. thanks
This is a great article! Good valuable information. Though i think this might not work with any type of website. (To get links from the government, you have to have a valuable website anyways, i think, so it might not work with affiliate websites for instance..).
Definitely I will also try this and hope it works.
time to snoop around for all these .gov domains… pingler!!! love you guys
I think the smartest way to get dotgov back link without spamming (for Indonesian people) is by having a contact with a government staff, but we have pay for it. 😀
Very nice article with useful information. As this post has good ideas for link building. Thanks for sharing valuable article. Please advice .Edu backlinks building sites?
This is really a important and helpful piece of work. Thank you for sharing such stuffs. What about .edu links??
This is a great post! I didn’t even think about using the knowledge about local state attractions to get a backlink. I live in the Yosemite area and people are always looking to go off the beaten path!
Thanks again!.
Thanks for this post. it has given me food for thought and I will certainly be trying out some of the suggestions.
I was looking for some tech news blog that has .edu or .gov domain extensions…I loved the timing of this post…..I’ll certainly try the first 3 methods for sure….thanks for sharing.
but how i know that is dofollow .gov backlink or not?
An old and even actual post, its true, I got my site linked by a gov site, i think by the local information published here.
Thanks for this informative post. I was looking for some effective path to connect my site with government page. Have a wonderful time.