Using Twitter for link building

Links on Twitter are already nofollowed and most are shortened anyway by a shortener. What use can Twitter be for link building? Link building Eric Ward says the site is perfect for finding niche experts.

 

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using twitter for link building is not good. because twitter give the nofollow link and it is not usefull for all search engines. twitter is very good for traffic.

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I don't see the benefits of using Twitter for link building, especially if you don't have a large fan base. I don't use it too often, but I do use it occasionally.

With the new Google caffeine being introduced, Twitter and other news and social networking sites can be more effective and you could easily be placed on page 1 for your keyword for a limited time.

It might not be a great marketing strategy for the long term, but for new startups it can certainly bring in some quality traffic.

I'm all about link building and I also think Twitter can be a great resource for online marketing purposes, but I'm not sure I see how you can combine the two and really see results.

I think Twitter has zero SEO value as it does not pass link juice. All links are no follow. That said, I have submitted to several no follow sites within a short amount of time and seen my rankings boosted on Google. So, Google may not be absolute about "no follow".