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Don't worry about spammy backlinks

by Preciseim
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Hi all,

another excellent video from SEOMOZ, interviewing Google engineer.

SEOmoz | Whiteboard Friday - Interview with Google's Maile Ohye

Check out video around 6.27, saying that backlinks will not hurt your site!

Also she mentions that Google is changing its algorithm constantly, so don't get too uptight about the intricacies of SEO.

Focus on the fundamentals, good content, unique titles and you're site will build up strength naturally...

Hope you enjoy
#backlinks #spammy #worry
  • Profile picture of the author Paul Hancox
    Google may not mind (or rather, be able to detect) spammy backlinks, but the site owners probably do mind.

    Still, thanks for sharing the video
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  • Profile picture of the author Preciseim
    Good point...I must point out that I am not encouraging people to spam other websites, all I am saying is that many people in forums worry "what if there is a backlink to my website from a spammy site etc"...

    I keep saying you can't be punished for backlinks because you have no control over them...I think that is what google is trying to clarify

    Thanks for pointing that out
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeff Collision
    Thanks for the video..

    I too believe that content matters more for SEO. It only will help to reduce the bounce-rate. Every site should satisfy the user not search engines.

    But still, I have a doubt on your point. Spammy backlinks won't hurt our site?
    I heard from many that spammy backlinks penalized their site ranking..!

    Somebody please explain me..

    Thanks in advance...!
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    • Profile picture of the author Preciseim
      Originally Posted by Jeff Collision View Post

      Thanks for the video..

      I too believe that content matters more for SEO. It only will help to reduce the bounce-rate. Every site should satisfy the user not search engines.

      But still, I have a doubt on your point. Spammy backlinks won't hurt our site?
      I heard from many that spammy backlinks penalized their site ranking..!

      Somebody please explain me..

      Thanks in advance...!
      Ok in my opinion backlinks cannot hurt your site, for a more detailed idea please read my blog post

      Will Google Punish Me For Building Links | PreciseInternetMarketing.com

      Cheers
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    • Profile picture of the author 4morereferrals
      Spend $20 and some time and test it out ... wont be that hard really.

      Believing everything you ... HEAR or READ can be costly. Try stuff.

      Originally Posted by Jeff Collision View Post

      Thanks for the video..

      I too believe that content matters more for SEO. It only will help to reduce the bounce-rate. Every site should satisfy the user not search engines.

      But still, I have a doubt on your point. Spammy backlinks won't hurt our site?
      I heard from many that spammy backlinks penalized their site ranking..!

      Somebody please explain me..

      Thanks in advance...!
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  • Profile picture of the author amerigo
    Something to consider though, while backlinks themselves will not hurt your site, backlinks that disappear WILL hurt your site.

    I have had this happen to me a bunch. So if you do want to go with "spammy" backlinks, just make sure they don't disappear.
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  • Profile picture of the author angilina
    Originally Posted by Preciseim View Post

    Hi all,

    another excellent video from SEOMOZ, interviewing Google engineer.


    Check out video around 6.27, saying that backlinks will not hurt your site!

    Also she mentions that Google is changing its algorithm constantly, so don't get too uptight about the intricacies of SEO.

    Focus on the fundamentals, good content, unique titles and you're site will build up strength naturally...

    Hope you enjoy
    Thanks for sharing this video. I always tell people that a site cannot get harm by backlinks as we do not have control over inbound links. Out bound links are the ones that can hurt. I now have a proof to support my point
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    • Profile picture of the author Kurt
      Originally Posted by 4morereferrals View Post

      Spend $20 and some time and test it out ... wont be that hard really.

      Believing everything you ... HEAR or READ can be costly. Try stuff.
      Originally Posted by amerigo View Post

      Something to consider though, while backlinks themselves will not hurt your site, backlinks that disappear WILL hurt your site.

      I have had this happen to me a bunch. So if you do want to go with "spammy" backlinks, just make sure they don't disappear.
      These are the two main points on this thread.

      First, a domain name a hosting are dirt cheap. There's little reason why you can't get a second domain going just for the sole purpose of testing how aggressive you can get acquiring links. Small risk. Large potential gain.

      The second point is about "link decay". It's very possible that building links quickly will help your ranking. But the flipside is, losing links may also hurt your ranking.

      And it may not just be the number of links. If you are losing a lot of links quickly, even if you're adding more, this could be a sign other webmasters don't like your site very much and/or you're spamming.

      IMO, you want to be aggressive, but you also want to make sure your links have a good chance as "sticking".

      Also, you want to mix things up. Many of us "link hunters" look for "fingerprints" to find sites that use certain software....For example, "Powered by Wordpress" will return WP blogs.

      But if we can find these fingerprints, so can Google. It isn't hard to detect that all of your links are from WP blogs. I suggest to mix it up and use a wider variety of linking resources.
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