Is buying .EDU backlinks package bad idea?

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Is it a bad idea to buy .EDU backlink services? I mean if one of my sites suddenly get 20 .EDU backlinks in one day, wouldn't that turn on a red flag at Google and get a initial drop in ranking?
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  • Profile picture of the author pjman
    It really does not work unless you are in a very uncompetitive niche. I have seen many people try this and never get results.

    I wouldn't be worried about getting banned for 20 .edu links though. I work in one niche that is education based. When we go to a conference and meet with college representatives it is very common for them to post a link to us afterwords. In a single day maybe 100 colleges will post a link a few times a year, it never hurt us.
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  • Profile picture of the author bgmacaw
    First of all, .edu links aren't magical. They usually, but not always, are authority sites, which can help, but so are many other websites.

    Secondly, 20 links is nothing. You're worrying over nothing.
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  • First thing is .edu backlinks are of no special importance.
    It's just a myth that .edu backlinks gves more weight to your site.

    And if you get a lot of .edu backlinks within a short period then I think you might get red flagged although I am not sure about it.
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