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Using Plugin For internal links, is it SEO friendly or not ?
Using plugin for internal links ?
Using Plugin For internal links, is it SEO friendly or not ?
Hey Mike,
Yes, it's "good" if used correctly.
I use the paid premium version of Link Whisper, but I believe there is a free option available too, although I'm not sure what you get with that.
However, the internal links should be "hyperlinked" with relevant text to the article that you wish to link to.
Often, you'll find that Link Whisper will suggest certain internal links, but the anchor text isn't that great or that relevant.
My suggestion, use Link Whisper to spot potential internal link opportunitues, but them create the links manually yourself.
Internal links are fantastic for SEO - they provide navigation for your readers, which improves visitor experience = great for SEO.
It improves your site structure = great for SEO
Correct use of anchor text (link from words in ONE article which are relevant to the target keyword of ANOTHER article) = great for SEO.
Hope that makes sense?
Partha
Hi, good morning Partha,
I'm using the Inline Related Posts AUTOMATICALLY inserts related posts INSIDE your content, then I add
"Check this Out Related article here": =====>>>
I set it up to show up three times on each post and pages.
thanks for reply/
I have used the free version of Link Whisper, but I am unsure if it is right. Meaning I have no idea if it is better to use it or do it myself.
Remember not to accept all ideas from the free version, as there would be too many internal links if you do that.
But I have got some good ideas, but I want to use a tropical cluster that is similar, and the free one doesn´t work like that. Can you do that in the paid one?
Hey Mike,
Okay, just be wary of using that type of anchor text for too many internal links.
This is known as a GENERIC anchor text, and in reality should probably not be used more than 5-10% of the time for your internal links.
Basically, a generic anchor text link doesn't usually use any keywords or provide a point of reference for your readers or the search engines.
In fact, they can be viewed as spammy!!
Especially when they are things like
"Click Here"
"More Info"
Here's a great article from semrush about the different types of anchor text and how to use them.
https://www.semrush.com/blog/what-is-anchor-text-and-how-can-i-optimize-it/
I myself feel that one of my websites was punished last year for overuse of exact match anchor text, so I have spent the last few months fixing this.
Partha
Hey Johann,
Yes, definitely use Link Whisper for ideas rather than following it blindly.
Even in the premium version I find myself thinking, "Well, that link doesn't make sense".
So, use it to find "link opportunities", but then do everything manually yourself.
As for topic clusters, I'm unaware of what the free version offers.
However, with the premium version you can separate links by posts, pages, categories, and tags.
So, as an example, you can list all posts under just one category, or if you use tags, then list posts under just one tag.
This is great as you can then see all the articles on ONE subject matter (topic cluster) in the same place.
This then allows you to create internal links throughout the entire article cluster.
So, as an example, on my exercise site, I first listed all articles in Link Whisper under the category "Chest", and then I got Link Whisper to list all articles around the tag "Bench Press".
This then gave me 56 results (56 articles targeting "bench press") and obviously it gave me "ideas" on how to internally link to each article.
However, as I say, even with the paid version I still PREFER to add links manually (a lot of the links are one word or don't make sense, etc.).
What you can do is check out YouTube.
Spencer the creator is a pretty decent guy and really helpful.
His brand is Niche Pursuits and he has a YouTube Channel, Podcast, and a website all under the same brand.
His name is Spencer Haws, and he'll definitely have lots of tutorials and videos on how to use Link Whisper.
Partha
Thank you!
Yes, I do it all manually. One problem too with using it without thinking is that Link Whisper free suggest sometimes 2 links in 3 sentences which is too close in my opinion.
Great about Spencer, thank you! Already subscript and will research him very soon, after I had found out how to use Generatepress (the seed in Thrive was killing my site!).
Thank you again and good luck!
First off, I hope it's ok to ask this on your thread, Mike.
Hey Prince🤴 P,
Just one thing on anchor text:
On my site, I use a static homepage.
But I added a section on my homepage for recent posts (which is under the fold), to keep showing Google that I'm adding fresh content to my homepage.
The recent posts section just contains the featured image, post title, and the read more link, like most other blogs I've seen that use a blog role as its homepage, except I kept it to 3 posts and it doesn't have the little content snippet.
But when I go to core web vitals, under the SEO section, it keeps saying: Links do not have descriptive text and when I open it up, it shows the 3 read more links on my 3 recent posts in that section.
My questions are:
Is Google seeing other blogs in the same way, that have a blog role as their homepage and have the read more links under all the posts?
Or is not having the little content snippet affecting this and therefore I should add one?
Or third, is it all right as is, and I should just ignore this?
Thanks, Prince🤴 P!
Your Loyal Royal👑 Supporter :)
Zach "The Prosperous View" aka "The Xylophone"
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Is it Ok to shorten my WA links with Bitly for my YouTube channel?
Yes. Pretty Links converts affiliate links to internal links, which has some advantages for affiliate marketing.
Hey Mike,
Personally, I use Pretty Links for all my affiliate links, as it makes my site look and perform best. How To Use Pretty Links Hope you find this helpful.
That’s a good question.
I wonder if there is some statistical data that shows a SALE that went through the entire process of proving the tracking cookies are actually in place and linked to the Affiliate URL and to the shortened link.
There are A LOT of places that links can breakdown in the long chain of events.
From the Ad Click, to PopUp blockers to prospects clearing their cache to researching on one device and then shopping on a different device to taking too much time and missing the cookie duration window.
I have seen many people do it on social media, including YouTube. It is not banned. Except for Amazon links, that's not allowed. But other purposes like WA or other affiliate links follow the affiliate company's terms of service (TOS) if they allow it. With WA, you can.
Best wishes to you in your marketing!
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Is it Ok to shorten my WA links with Bitly for my YouTube channel?
Yes. Pretty Links converts affiliate links to internal links, which has some advantages for affiliate marketing.
Hey Mike,
Personally, I use Pretty Links for all my affiliate links, as it makes my site look and perform best. How To Use Pretty Links Hope you find this helpful.
That’s a good question.
I wonder if there is some statistical data that shows a SALE that went through the entire process of proving the tracking cookies are actually in place and linked to the Affiliate URL and to the shortened link.
There are A LOT of places that links can breakdown in the long chain of events.
From the Ad Click, to PopUp blockers to prospects clearing their cache to researching on one device and then shopping on a different device to taking too much time and missing the cookie duration window.
I have seen many people do it on social media, including YouTube. It is not banned. Except for Amazon links, that's not allowed. But other purposes like WA or other affiliate links follow the affiliate company's terms of service (TOS) if they allow it. With WA, you can.
Best wishes to you in your marketing!
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What do you do to your external links?
Do you add NoFollow to your external links, all of them?
Hi Mikol,
As a one-word answer, NO.
There are various times you would use an external link in an article, but they should ALWAYS be to provide MORE and RELEVANT information about the subject matter in your article.
HOWEVER
They should never be on exactly the same subject in your article.
If you think about it, you are literally saying to the search engines, "Here's more information about EXACTLY THE SAME subject matter in my article because I haven't given enough infromation on this in my own article."
So, you're almost sayiong to the search engines, "My article isn't good enough, so here's some better information."
Who do think Google is going to rank higher if you do that?
So, as an example, if your article is about:
"How to Perfect Your Golf Swing?"
You may link out to an article about the estimated driving distance certain clubs may give you.
This is RELEVANT, but it's NOT EXACTLY the same subject matter as described in your article.
Personally, I would automatically make most links DO FOLLOW.
The main times you use No Follow would be if you feel the information you are linking to is perhaps not "expert" status or your external link has the potential to provide you with financial gain.
So, looking at the last one, ALL Affiliate links should be NO FOLLOW.
Basically, as affiliate link means you have the potential to make financial gain.
Now, you could actually just leave an affiliate link as No Follow, but you'll notice you also have the option to mark a No Follow link as "sponsored".
Again, this is another way of saying, "I have the potential to make money from this link".
You don't actually have to mark an affiliate link as "sponsored", as the search engines will understand that you have made the link No Follow.
Marking it as "sponsored" simply provides the search engines with more information, you're being more helpful to the search engines so they know how to categorize your link, but as long as you have marked the link No Follow, it isn't really required.
You'll notice that you also have the option to mark No Follow links as "UGC".
This means User Generated Content.
Basically, content that has created by individuals holding a discussion.
Some example of this would be:
Someone asks a question on Quora or Reddit, while other people provide answers and get involved in a discussion.
The same can be said for niche-related forums.
You could even say that discussions held here at Wealthy Affiliate are USER GENERATED CONTENT.
The reason you mark this as No Follow (and UGC if you want to) is because the discussions are held between a number of people and you are unable to verify their expertise in this field.
If you think about it, most websites and blogs have an About Me page, which allows you to verify someone's "expertise" in their chosen niche.
You can also mark a "normal" external link to another website/blog as No Follow if you feel the information is RELEVANT to the subject matter of your article, but you don't entirely agree with what is said on the other blog/website article, or you feel that you cannot verify the person's expertise.
So, "normal" external links can be left as DO FOLLOW.
NO FOLLOW is for affiliate links, links to user generated content, or if you feel you can't verify someone's expertise in the field.
Hope that helps.
Partha
Hi, Partha
Great post!
I think About Me pages are great to get a general idea about someone’s background but not great for gauging someone’s “expertise.”
If Google is using them for “credentialing” I think this is a mistake.
They are like resumes. People often add whatever makes them appear most qualified. 😊
Frank
Hey Frank,
I totally agree, and I have no real idea of how Google checks "expertise".
I can only but guess... & probably still get it wrong 😂😂
If "expertise" means that you're part of professional body or you require certain qualifications, then this may be easier to verify.
But, don't forget that, let's say for example that someone works in an office job, and they've also been doing woodworking DIY for the last 8 years as a hobby.
So, they have no professional (verifiable) qualifications, so if they decide to start a woodworking website their "expertise" (Google's Eat) will need to proven through their content.
That starts with their About Me page and every subsequent article thereafter.
As I say, I have no real idea how Google checks expertise, so I can only guess, but there's certainly many niche bloggers out there (with no professional qualifications) who are viewed as experts in their niche, e.g authority hobby blogs.
But yeah, you can pretty much put whatever you want in an About Me page and I'm sure many people do streeeetch the truth. 😂😂😂
Partha
Google will be changing its algorithm as per Google news yesterday.
As per the google article,
a credible/expert external link seems essential for google to find your blog easily on the web. That was mentioned in their article.
For my health blogs, I offer NCBI/ Pubmed/NIH kind of links. having the background and related research.
All external links should not be Nofollow.
If it goes to an authority site in your niche idea it should NOT be a nofollow.
Affiliate links should be rel=Sponsored.
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What do you do to your external links?
What do you do to your external links?
Do you add NoFollow to your external links, all of them?
Hi Mikol,
As a one-word answer, NO.
There are various times you would use an external link in an article, but they should ALWAYS be to provide MORE and RELEVANT information about the subject matter in your article.
HOWEVER
They should never be on exactly the same subject in your article.
If you think about it, you are literally saying to the search engines, "Here's more information about EXACTLY THE SAME subject matter in my article because I haven't given enough infromation on this in my own article."
So, you're almost sayiong to the search engines, "My article isn't good enough, so here's some better information."
Who do think Google is going to rank higher if you do that?
So, as an example, if your article is about:
"How to Perfect Your Golf Swing?"
You may link out to an article about the estimated driving distance certain clubs may give you.
This is RELEVANT, but it's NOT EXACTLY the same subject matter as described in your article.
Personally, I would automatically make most links DO FOLLOW.
The main times you use No Follow would be if you feel the information you are linking to is perhaps not "expert" status or your external link has the potential to provide you with financial gain.
So, looking at the last one, ALL Affiliate links should be NO FOLLOW.
Basically, as affiliate link means you have the potential to make financial gain.
Now, you could actually just leave an affiliate link as No Follow, but you'll notice you also have the option to mark a No Follow link as "sponsored".
Again, this is another way of saying, "I have the potential to make money from this link".
You don't actually have to mark an affiliate link as "sponsored", as the search engines will understand that you have made the link No Follow.
Marking it as "sponsored" simply provides the search engines with more information, you're being more helpful to the search engines so they know how to categorize your link, but as long as you have marked the link No Follow, it isn't really required.
You'll notice that you also have the option to mark No Follow links as "UGC".
This means User Generated Content.
Basically, content that has created by individuals holding a discussion.
Some example of this would be:
Someone asks a question on Quora or Reddit, while other people provide answers and get involved in a discussion.
The same can be said for niche-related forums.
You could even say that discussions held here at Wealthy Affiliate are USER GENERATED CONTENT.
The reason you mark this as No Follow (and UGC if you want to) is because the discussions are held between a number of people and you are unable to verify their expertise in this field.
If you think about it, most websites and blogs have an About Me page, which allows you to verify someone's "expertise" in their chosen niche.
You can also mark a "normal" external link to another website/blog as No Follow if you feel the information is RELEVANT to the subject matter of your article, but you don't entirely agree with what is said on the other blog/website article, or you feel that you cannot verify the person's expertise.
So, "normal" external links can be left as DO FOLLOW.
NO FOLLOW is for affiliate links, links to user generated content, or if you feel you can't verify someone's expertise in the field.
Hope that helps.
Partha
Hi, Partha
Great post!
I think About Me pages are great to get a general idea about someone’s background but not great for gauging someone’s “expertise.”
If Google is using them for “credentialing” I think this is a mistake.
They are like resumes. People often add whatever makes them appear most qualified. 😊
Frank
Hey Frank,
I totally agree, and I have no real idea of how Google checks "expertise".
I can only but guess... & probably still get it wrong 😂😂
If "expertise" means that you're part of professional body or you require certain qualifications, then this may be easier to verify.
But, don't forget that, let's say for example that someone works in an office job, and they've also been doing woodworking DIY for the last 8 years as a hobby.
So, they have no professional (verifiable) qualifications, so if they decide to start a woodworking website their "expertise" (Google's Eat) will need to proven through their content.
That starts with their About Me page and every subsequent article thereafter.
As I say, I have no real idea how Google checks expertise, so I can only guess, but there's certainly many niche bloggers out there (with no professional qualifications) who are viewed as experts in their niche, e.g authority hobby blogs.
But yeah, you can pretty much put whatever you want in an About Me page and I'm sure many people do streeeetch the truth. 😂😂😂
Partha
Google will be changing its algorithm as per Google news yesterday.
As per the google article,
a credible/expert external link seems essential for google to find your blog easily on the web. That was mentioned in their article.
For my health blogs, I offer NCBI/ Pubmed/NIH kind of links. having the background and related research.
All external links should not be Nofollow.
If it goes to an authority site in your niche idea it should NOT be a nofollow.
Affiliate links should be rel=Sponsored.
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Just a question here, if I point my website outside the WA platform to the WA server, do I still have to pay for the former host or only the WA.
I have a domain not hosted on WA that points to my website here at WA.
I have no website attached, it's simply a URL. In there dns records of that domain, I point it to my website.
If someone typed that URL In a browser, they get to my website here at WA.
I don't pay for hosting, because there is no website.
I do have to renew the domain when it expires. At that time I'll renew it here, at WA.
I hope that's helpful.
Al
As a paid premium member you can have 10 domain websites hosted at WA. The hosting of 10 websites is included in that membership fee.
We are talking about 2 things here. A domain name which has registration and is paid separately. A domain name can remain where it was purchased or have its DNS set to WA servers. The reason for this is because a domain name to be useful needs a created website.
For a domain name to be of value, it needs a website. The website needs hosting. So you need domain name registration and website hosting.
So if you have domain websites that are currently being hosted with other providers you can transfer the domain name and website to WA hosting and you will no longer need their hosting services. Make sure you transfer your domain name registration to WA. You may need help from Site Support to make sure things go smoothly.
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support
You can also choose to leave your domain registration where it is and point the DNS to WA Name Servers for Wealthy Affiliate Hosting ALWAYS are: DNS settings
Primary: https://ns1.mywahosting.com
Secondary: https://ns2.mywahosting.com
You would need to transfer your website from the old host to WA. Site Support can help with that or you can do it with a backup and restore plugin. You would also need to point your domain name to WA's servers, ns1.mywahosting.com and ns2.mywahosting.com.
Once the transfer is complete, you can cancel your account with the old webhost. Your costs going forward are domain name renewal and the Wealthy Affiliate monthly fee.
Hi, Yes, you would still have to pay the yearly renewal fee to your DN Resgistrar to keep your domain name.
You can visit this question from a member and the reply from Marion will help you understand it all.
You can stop paying the former host but you need to get some things done first.
Please read Marion's reply to the member Renewing domain name registration on wa? If still not sure you can contact Kyle or Carson on this for proper confirmation
Here are their links to do so.
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/kyle
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/carson
Andre
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I just a thought on what we got right here?
Just a question here, if I point my website outside the WA platform to the WA server, do I still have to pay for the former host or only the WA.
I have a domain not hosted on WA that points to my website here at WA.
I have no website attached, it's simply a URL. In there dns records of that domain, I point it to my website.
If someone typed that URL In a browser, they get to my website here at WA.
I don't pay for hosting, because there is no website.
I do have to renew the domain when it expires. At that time I'll renew it here, at WA.
I hope that's helpful.
Al
As a paid premium member you can have 10 domain websites hosted at WA. The hosting of 10 websites is included in that membership fee.
We are talking about 2 things here. A domain name which has registration and is paid separately. A domain name can remain where it was purchased or have its DNS set to WA servers. The reason for this is because a domain name to be useful needs a created website.
For a domain name to be of value, it needs a website. The website needs hosting. So you need domain name registration and website hosting.
So if you have domain websites that are currently being hosted with other providers you can transfer the domain name and website to WA hosting and you will no longer need their hosting services. Make sure you transfer your domain name registration to WA. You may need help from Site Support to make sure things go smoothly.
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/websites/support
You can also choose to leave your domain registration where it is and point the DNS to WA Name Servers for Wealthy Affiliate Hosting ALWAYS are: DNS settings
Primary: https://ns1.mywahosting.com
Secondary: https://ns2.mywahosting.com
You would need to transfer your website from the old host to WA. Site Support can help with that or you can do it with a backup and restore plugin. You would also need to point your domain name to WA's servers, ns1.mywahosting.com and ns2.mywahosting.com.
Once the transfer is complete, you can cancel your account with the old webhost. Your costs going forward are domain name renewal and the Wealthy Affiliate monthly fee.
Hi, Yes, you would still have to pay the yearly renewal fee to your DN Resgistrar to keep your domain name.
You can visit this question from a member and the reply from Marion will help you understand it all.
You can stop paying the former host but you need to get some things done first.
Please read Marion's reply to the member Renewing domain name registration on wa? If still not sure you can contact Kyle or Carson on this for proper confirmation
Here are their links to do so.
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/kyle
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/carson
Andre
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Hello, and how is everyone doing?
Just a question here!
Impression VS Sessions what important the most and how they work,?. My website impression is increasin
Hey Mike,
Asking Google your question, several posts were offered that may provide you with some great tips. See screen print below...
Hope you find this helpful.
HI
You may review below resource
https://www.klipfolio.com/metrics/difference/impressions-vs-sessions
Impressions vs sessions what is important the most ?
Hello, and how is everyone doing?
Just a question here!
Impression VS Sessions what important the most and how they work,?. My website impression is increasin
Hey Mike,
Asking Google your question, several posts were offered that may provide you with some great tips. See screen print below...
Hope you find this helpful.
HI
You may review below resource
https://www.klipfolio.com/metrics/difference/impressions-vs-sessions
Hey Mike,
Yes, it's "good" if used correctly.
I use the paid premium version of Link Whisper, but I believe there is a free option available too, although I'm not sure what you get with that.
However, the internal links should be "hyperlinked" with relevant text to the article that you wish to link to.
Often, you'll find that Link Whisper will suggest certain internal links, but the anchor text isn't that great or that relevant.
My suggestion, use Link Whisper to spot potential internal link opportunitues, but them create the links manually yourself.
Internal links are fantastic for SEO - they provide navigation for your readers, which improves visitor experience = great for SEO.
It improves your site structure = great for SEO
Correct use of anchor text (link from words in ONE article which are relevant to the target keyword of ANOTHER article) = great for SEO.
Hope that makes sense?
Partha
Hi, good morning Partha,
I'm using the Inline Related Posts AUTOMATICALLY inserts related posts INSIDE your content, then I add
"Check this Out Related article here": =====>>>
I set it up to show up three times on each post and pages.
thanks for reply/
I have used the free version of Link Whisper, but I am unsure if it is right. Meaning I have no idea if it is better to use it or do it myself.
Remember not to accept all ideas from the free version, as there would be too many internal links if you do that.
But I have got some good ideas, but I want to use a tropical cluster that is similar, and the free one doesn´t work like that. Can you do that in the paid one?
Hey Mike,
Okay, just be wary of using that type of anchor text for too many internal links.
This is known as a GENERIC anchor text, and in reality should probably not be used more than 5-10% of the time for your internal links.
Basically, a generic anchor text link doesn't usually use any keywords or provide a point of reference for your readers or the search engines.
In fact, they can be viewed as spammy!!
Especially when they are things like
"Click Here"
"More Info"
Here's a great article from semrush about the different types of anchor text and how to use them.
https://www.semrush.com/blog/what-is-anchor-text-and-how-can-i-optimize-it/
I myself feel that one of my websites was punished last year for overuse of exact match anchor text, so I have spent the last few months fixing this.
Partha
ahh..
alright then, ill remove it now.
thanks for the head up.
Hey Johann,
Yes, definitely use Link Whisper for ideas rather than following it blindly.
Even in the premium version I find myself thinking, "Well, that link doesn't make sense".
So, use it to find "link opportunities", but then do everything manually yourself.
As for topic clusters, I'm unaware of what the free version offers.
However, with the premium version you can separate links by posts, pages, categories, and tags.
So, as an example, you can list all posts under just one category, or if you use tags, then list posts under just one tag.
This is great as you can then see all the articles on ONE subject matter (topic cluster) in the same place.
This then allows you to create internal links throughout the entire article cluster.
So, as an example, on my exercise site, I first listed all articles in Link Whisper under the category "Chest", and then I got Link Whisper to list all articles around the tag "Bench Press".
This then gave me 56 results (56 articles targeting "bench press") and obviously it gave me "ideas" on how to internally link to each article.
However, as I say, even with the paid version I still PREFER to add links manually (a lot of the links are one word or don't make sense, etc.).
What you can do is check out YouTube.
Spencer the creator is a pretty decent guy and really helpful.
His brand is Niche Pursuits and he has a YouTube Channel, Podcast, and a website all under the same brand.
His name is Spencer Haws, and he'll definitely have lots of tutorials and videos on how to use Link Whisper.
Partha
Thank you!
Yes, I do it all manually. One problem too with using it without thinking is that Link Whisper free suggest sometimes 2 links in 3 sentences which is too close in my opinion.
Great about Spencer, thank you! Already subscript and will research him very soon, after I had found out how to use Generatepress (the seed in Thrive was killing my site!).
Thank you again and good luck!
Great feedback here, guys :) Thanks!
First off, I hope it's ok to ask this on your thread, Mike.
Hey Prince🤴 P,
Just one thing on anchor text:
On my site, I use a static homepage.
But I added a section on my homepage for recent posts (which is under the fold), to keep showing Google that I'm adding fresh content to my homepage.
The recent posts section just contains the featured image, post title, and the read more link, like most other blogs I've seen that use a blog role as its homepage, except I kept it to 3 posts and it doesn't have the little content snippet.
But when I go to core web vitals, under the SEO section, it keeps saying: Links do not have descriptive text and when I open it up, it shows the 3 read more links on my 3 recent posts in that section.
My questions are:
Is Google seeing other blogs in the same way, that have a blog role as their homepage and have the read more links under all the posts?
Or is not having the little content snippet affecting this and therefore I should add one?
Or third, is it all right as is, and I should just ignore this?
Thanks, Prince🤴 P!
Your Loyal Royal👑 Supporter :)
Zach "The Prosperous View" aka "The Xylophone"