Say about footer links?

[moon67]

Hi friends,
I want to ask that what are footer links? Are they helpful to get high ranking?
Thanks in advance for any sharing in this regard.

[Jajwicoy]

Footer links gives alot of links to your site – if you build it correct, it might work

[seojunction]

Hello Friends,

Footer links may be devalued by search engines automatically
Check out the evidence – Yahoo! says they may devalue footer links, Bill Slawski uncovers patents suggesting the same and anecdotal evidence suggests Google might do this (or go further) as well. Needless to say, if you want to make sure your links are passing maximum value, it’s wise to avoid the footer (particularly the footer class itself).
Footer links are often not the first link on the page to a URL
Since we know that the first link on a page is the one whose anchor text counts and footer links, while anchor text optimized, are often a second link to an already-linked-to target, they are likely not to have the desired impact.
Footer links get very low CTR
Naturally, since they’re some of the least visible links on a webpage, they receive very little traffic. Thus, if algorithms like BrowseRank or other traffic metrics start to play a role in search rankings, footers are unlikely to have a positive impact.

Thanks

[elmerkit]

It a good technique if done right, but make sure not to over done it.

[Urvigala]

footer links are to improve search ranking, and also to improve the click-through rate of the listing that appears in a Google search engine results page.