What is anchor text?

[Aaron Sowerby]

Anchor text is nothing more than the hyperlink to your keyword. Previously it was very effective as more the number of anchor text more will be your ranking for that keyword in search engine, but now it is opposite, you may get penalized for doing this.

[Jeremy Burley]

Hi friends.....

<a href="http://www.example.com">keyword</a>
Help of the anchor text you make your keyword clickable.

Yes this is the way to create anchor text. And I also believe that we should not use this method now, because after the latest update this method has become unethical for Google, and we may get hit because of this.

[globalecampaign]

When you hyperlink your keyword with the domain related to that keyword then such links are called as anchor text, they had a lot of importance earlier but with the recently updated algorithms of Google, too many anchor texts can even drop your website ranking.

[Jason Bowden]

The anchor text is simply a clickable link on a keyword which redirects to the web page related to that keyword. It was having a great importance in the past but now it has lost that after the recent update of Google which is penguin 2.1, and now you may get penalized for using the excess of anchor text in your backlinks as it looks like a highly unnatural link.

[budiliauw87]

thanks for seo mastering ....
newbie just share.
author text like this
<a href="http://klikmobilhondaa.blogspot.com/">Honda jakarta<a/>

[Donna D. Phillips]

Anchor text is a word with a hyperlink which is used in the place of the keyword. It is may be a keyword or a word which defines the meaning of the keyword.

[missveronica]

Anchor text is the hyperlink text that serves both functionality and SEO optimization. It's how users and search engines understand the relationship between pages. Programmers often focus on the technical aspects of linking, but neglecting the semantic value of anchor text can lead to a site's stagnation in search rankings.
Relying on vague phrases or repetitive keywords is a rookie mistake. Instead, use descriptive phrases that add value and context.