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    • AHC_SEO
      AHC_SEO last edited by

      When building links, what would you say is more valuable in boosting your google rankings when you, for example, are currently on pages 2 and 3 for keywords, have a DA of 18, and have a few relevant links from niche directories etc...?

      1 irrelevant linking root domain with a DA of 80 **or **8 relevant linking root domains with a DA of 10 each.

      There is no right answer (I think :-)), but I would like to see how different people view relevancy, and quantity vs. quality.

      Also, would you answer differently for a site that is well established (DA= 30-40) with a number of both relevant, irrelevant, high DA, and low DA linking domains.

      Discuss please 🙂

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        • LoganRay
          LoganRay last edited by

          Hi Trevor,

          Unfortunately, with link building, the math isn't that simple. The litmus test you should use is to ask yourself "Would another person find this link useful?". If the answer is yes, then the link will be beneficial. If the answer is no, it means the link isn't worth your time and would mislead or frustrate people.

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          • GastonRiera
            GastonRiera last edited by

            Hi Trevor,

            Math in linkbuilding is complicated.
            I believe that you should not get attached to any idea like: "Only high PA links" or "As many links as possible". It should be a mix of those ideas.

            The linkbuilding target should always be "diversificate", make it look natural. Although we know that linkbuilding isn´t always natural.

            I prefer getting some high authority links, some low athority links, some medium authority.. all those separated in time, some days/weeks in between. "make it look natural"
            Never forget to mix anchors, exact URL, dofollow, noFollow and irrational anchors (sourche, click here, more info)
            Hope this is useful for you 🙂
            bye

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