Is it ok to use sites that have dropped from SERPs for backlink purposes?

by Jayroo

Posted: 10 years ago 4 replies

Hi SEO experts,

I have 2 websites that are both PR2, they both used to be on page 1 for most of 2013, in 1st and 3rd spot for its main keywords, though due to the recent G updates, they have since dropped to around pages 8 - 10, and are hovering about that zone.

Just wondering if I use these 2 sites for backlinks to my NEW website, (they are all in the same niche) will that help or potentially hurt my new site? since the backlinks are coming from sites that have dropped in SERPs for these same keywords.

thank you.

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Syed Ray 10 years ago

Well if a site has been penalized, then it's worthless. Wouldn't ever use the same site again especially for a backlink.
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- Jayroo 10 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Syed Ray
  
  Well if a site has been penalized, then it's worthless. Wouldn't ever use the same site again especially for a backlink.
  
  I haven't received a penalty, (that's different) they have just dropped in SERPs, if they were penalized I wouldn't be considering using them.
  
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squadron

10 years ago

Originally Posted by Jayroo

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Just wondering if I use these 2 sites for backlinks to my NEW website, (they are all in the same niche) will that help or potentially hurt my new site?

Assuming it is an algorithmic penalty rather than a manual penalty, the links from the old sites should be fine.

I have taken this approach with several penalised sites over the last 6 months and it worked well. But I may just be lucky