Hi folks,
I've recently began reading a couple of webmaster forums and I keep seeing people refer to "link anchor text".
Can you tell me what it is so I won't feel like I'm in the dark?
Any help would be appreciated.

The anchor text, link label or link text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink. The words contained in the anchor text can determine the ranking that the page will receive by search engines. Since 1998, some web browsers have added the ability to show a tooltip for a hyperlink before it is selected.

 

   hi guys..
     
      Anchor text is that part people click to get where the link goes. It is one more way that people and spiders know why you made the link,  the relevance between your post and where you are sending them. Link anchor text is another way to reach out with respect to bloggers who offer information we value.

Link anchor text is a clickable text that contain a hyperlink of that webpage.

As I know Anchor text usually gives the user relevant descriptive or contextual information about the content of the link's destination. The anchor text may or may not be related to the actual text of the URL of the link.

Link anchor text is a word on which you put a link.
Anchor text is used to give information about the page.
It is very important link of the website....

Link Anchor text mainly suggest for hyper-link text. In most of the cases, every website like to prefer link on their keyword. In simple words, link anchor text is a clickable text which redirects and takes the visitors to the specific page of the particular website.

Link anchor text is a clickable text or a word that contain a hyperlink of a webpage.

Link anchor text is a text link we use to make a keyword for optimization. In short link anchor text is the "clickable" part of a text link. It helps point out various other pages to the search engine.

 link anchor text is  method to increase keywords ranking. 

Anchored text is a technique where you placed your link over your keyword to benefit your website to rank on SERP's.  Optimized Anchor text can boost your site ranking and targeted search engine traffic.

anchor text is really important for keyword ranking, specially in Google.

link anchor text is nothing but we give our web site link for particular keyword by using <a href= websitename>keyword</a> this is called link anchor text

You basically put your keywords as the anchor text and then a link to your website (as seen in the signatures of this forum. In my signature, for example, the words "Dog Leads UK" are the anchor text and the link to the website is hidden within that text but does not appear on screen

Hi,
Anchor text is the hyper-linked words on a web page - the words you click will lead to a web-page. This helps to provide useful information to the user.

Anchor text is the hyperlinked words on a web page - the words you click on when you click a link.

Thanks everyone for clarifying, I was a bit fuzzy on it too. From what I've gathered now though it's the text that would "anchor" a link down, without having to include the full web address. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

Link anchor text is nothing but we provide our web site link for particular keyword by using <a href= websitename>keyword</a> this is called link anchor text. Anchor text can significantly improve your page relevance.

Link anchor text is the clickable text or a word that contain a hyperlink of a webpage. When click on the hyperlink open a webpage.

Anchor text is the visible characters and words that hyperlink display when linking to another document or location on the web.

Code Sample

<a href="http://www.example.com">Example Anchor Text</a>

Anchor text is a link that hidden in texts directing to other pages of the website.

To make a text hyper-linked ,helps to redirect from one web page to another(targeted url).

Quote from: Nichole Green on January 30, 2012, 02:34:00 AM
The anchor text, link label or link text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink. The words contained in the anchor text can determine the ranking that the page will receive by search engines. Since 1998, some web browsers have added the ability to show a tooltip for a hyperlink before it is selected.

Thank you for the information

Anchor text when hover with the mouse over a text or clicking on that text will refer you to the relevant page.

Anchor text is clickable text in which desired link is pasted through html or bbcode coding.

Anchor text is the visible figures and words that hyperlink display when linking to another document or location on the web. The terms contained in the anchor text can determine the ranking that the page will receive by search engines

Anchor text is a clickable text. In which a link is hidden and it is pasted through hyper linking or bbc coding.

As you learn about promoting websites you're sure to hear people talking about getting relevant anchor text in links that point to your website. The anchor text you use for your internal, outgoing, and incoming links will help in increasing your search-engine rankings for the terms and keywords your site is targeting.

Anchor text is any word or group of words that is an active link to a webpage. Anchor text stands out from the rest of the text because it is blue in color and underlined.

Anchor text is a click able text on which when ever you make a click it will redirect you to another page which you have provided.Anchor text is used to create the back links.you can make your keywords as anchor text whenever user click on these they will be redirected.In forums,articles,blogs you can make anchor text.
for e.g:-
<a herf="URL">Keyword</a>
Thnx...

Hi everyone,
          Anchor text is the visible characters and words that hyperlink display when linking to another document or location on the web.

 Anchor text is the visible characters and words that hyperlink display when linking to another document or location on the web.

Anchor text is the text used to describe a link when turning it into a hyperlink using HTML or XHTML coding.

is the text used to explain a link when spinning it into a hyperlink using html or xhtml coding. It can also be changed when the text does not describe where the link is going.

Anchor text is not only useful for helping web surfers to click on a link and go to the appropriate website or page, but it is also helpful for boosting a website's search engine ranking.

It is where you give link to the keywords.

Anchor text is a graphic or a piece of text in an Internet document that can connect readers to another webpage, or another portion of a document. Web users will usually find at least one hyperlink on every webpage. The most simple form of these is called embedded text or an embedded link.