• White Hat SEO

  Should you set external links to open in new windows?

  Posted by seohelper on July 27, 2021 at 8:47 am

  Hi,

  I’ve been researching this somewhat and people seem quite divided. Wanted to ask the SEO community here for their take.

  If you are using external links, should they be set them to open in new windows?

  I want to increase engagement / reduce bounce rate. The website I am working on links to external studies to help back up their statement (in the health industry) so use this as a scenario 🙂

  varuneco replied 2 years, 9 months ago 1 Member · 2 Replies
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  Odd-Molasses-9518

  Guest

  July 27, 2021 at 8:50 am

  It is always wise to open external links in a new window. Doing this will help reduce the bounce rate from your website.
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  varuneco

  Guest

  July 27, 2021 at 10:24 am

  External links: New window

  Internal links: Same window

  PERIOD!

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