{"id":60,"date":"2025-04-12T20:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T20:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backlink-finder.com\/backlinks\/glossary\/outbound-link\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T20:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T20:20:10","slug":"outbound-link","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/backlink-finder.com\/backlinks\/glossary\/outbound-link\/","title":{"rendered":"Outbound Link"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An <strong><a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_d934d6ada5daade8b2fe5a7e872978b4\" href=\"https:\/\/backlink-finder.com\/backlinks\/glossary\/outbound-link\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Outbound Link<\/a><\/strong> is a hyperlink from your website to an external site, often used to cite sources or guide users to relevant content. 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