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My Observations with Backlinks

by bigfoot875
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When I checked on Open Site Explorer, all the high authority websites in my niche had backlinks from other NICHE RELATED websites.

None of these high authority websites had articles posted on Ezine Articles or other article directories, pinging, press releases, or such.

Because none of those are niche related. Google doesn't like that, does it? You won't get very high in the search engines if you rely on this method.

Most of the backlinks from these niche related authority sites didn't have forms to post your own articles, press releases, videos, and podcasts. Instead from what I saw, you almost always have to contact the webmaster to have them post an article or video to their site with your link in it.

This is correct isn't it? In the majority of cases, you have to contact the webmaster in order for them to put a link on their website.

Because most of the time, people won't be able to post a blog or article without the website owners permission. There are only a few niche related blog sites where you can sign up and post a blog freely on their website without having to contact them.

Almost all websites, blogging sites are dofollow. Except social media websites.

Most social networks are nofollow.




Questions:

How long does it take to get ranked in Google if you have 5 backlinks and with an authority of 78 and higher, but your competitors have 8000 high authority backlinks and 100 low authority backlinks ? Do you have to have as many as 8000 high authority backlinks to be competing with them?

If you naturally get backlinked by people who are low authority (they just link to your website without you asking), does Google rank you lower in the search engines?
#backlinks #observations
  • Profile picture of the author Jrivera680
    Nobody can give you an exact number on how long it takes to rank in the serps. Everyones answer will most likely be based on their own circumstances. Truthfully if your doing a long term investment such as an authority site then have a portfolio of diverse links: guest posts, blog comments, forums, create docs.

    if your doing a short term investment then do a micro niche site and just do blog comments. 10-15 a day is good. I use micro niche sites for testing markets and quick cash to invest into more important long term investments.

    this is from my experience. these methods are not set in stone
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Maguire
    The good news is that you're learning a lot faster then 99.999% of the would be SEOers out there.

    Good links don't come for free.
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    • Profile picture of the author bigfoot875
      Originally Posted by Kevin Maguire View Post

      The good news is that you're learning a lot faster then 99.999% of the would be SEOers out there.

      Good links don't come for free.

      When you use every tool in your arsenal that you've got, you're sure to get farther beyond others, and sometimes even faster.

      Only because I have like 12 five star books on internet marketing that I utilize for IM research, access to forums like these, have bought 3 IM courses, enough time to read and go to work, and spend a lot of time watching IM YouTube videos.
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