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Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

Sounds very plausible.

I would like more information please, on the different link types you mention. I must confess I have never really understood the different link terms.

My expertise ends at "_new" and "_blank"

Could you explain more, and provide some example of a typical setup, to increase our "water retention" as you imply.

Regards Ste

Assuming you've read the linked to page already ( http://www.websitepublisher.net/two-step/ ), you can find out more about PageRank or Link Weight here:

http://www.websitepublisher.net/arti...nk_popularity/
especially here:
http://www.websitepublisher.net/arti...k_popularity/7 which is the page that covers this specific issue - just ignore what is said about nofollow, the article hasn't been updated yet

This article here: http://www.websitepublisher.net/arti...nternal-links/ covers this topic specifically for your internal links, rather than external links, but may help you understand the concept more.