What is an anchor text? Explain the usage of an anchor tag in SEO.

[Cyril30]

What is an anchor text? Explain the usage of an anchor tag in SEO.

[Shree Vaghani]

What is an anchor text? Explain the usage of an anchor tag in SEO.

Hello,

"Anchor text is text on a page with a clickable hyperlink attached to it. You'll want to use anchor text when linking to another source whether that be another URL, a PDF document, or any other online media. In this example, “SEO Platform” is the anchor text. Simply put, anchor text provides context to both users and search engines. The link label indicates what a user will see on the linked page if she decides to click on it. On the other hand, search engines use the anchor text to index and rank webpages."

[Sopie1805]

What is an anchor text? Explain the usage of an anchor tag in SEO.

Hello,

"Simply put, anchor text provides context to both users and search engines. The link label indicates what a user will see on the linked page if she decides to click on it. On the other hand, search engines use the anchor text to index and rank webpages. SEO best practices dictate that anchor text be relevant to the page you're linking to, rather than generic text. ... The anchor text is also known as the link label or link title. The words contained in the anchor text help determine the ranking that the page will receive by search engines such as Google or Yahoo and Bing. "

[webxeros1]

Anchor text is the clickable text in a hyperlink. Anchor text provides context to both users and search engines. The link label indicates what a user will see on the linked page if she decides to click on it. On the other hand, it is important because search engines use the anchor text to index and rank web pages.

[laragiles]

Anchor text is text on a page with a clickable hyperlink attached to it. You'll want to use anchor text when linking to another source whether that be another URL, a PDF document, or any other online media. In this example, “SEO Platform” is the anchor text.