The Role of Backlinks in Boosting Your Search Rankings
Backlinks are the most crucial SEO ranking factor. A backlink is when another site links to yours, and search engines consider it a sign of trust. The higher quality backlinks your website gets, the greater authority you gain, which tends to rank your pages higher.
To be sure, not all backlinks are created equal. A link from a strong, relevant site is worth more than dozens of links from low-quality or irrelevant sites. More to the point, spammy or manipulative backlinks can hurt your rankings and even trigger penalties.
The most effective way to create backlinks is by producing content that others are going to naturally want to link back to, like guides, research, or helpful resources- and establishing genuine relationships within your field. Guest blogging on reputable sites can also be beneficial.
Here are some example of backlinks:
https://coda.io/@louis-young/how-to-migrate-google-drive-to-onedrive-a-simple-step-by-step-gu
https://www.trysmallbiz.com/united-kingdom/london/technology/louis-young
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I see it's been a while since you've posted, but I just wanted to ask if anyone here has noticed a difference in ranking when getting backlinks from newer blogs versus older, more established ones. I’ve been testing both and the results are kind of mixed so far. Curious to hear if others have seen similar patterns or if I’m just overthinking it.