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Backlinking in 2015

by jsmith2482
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I think we all can agree that buying backlinks as we know it is gone. In 2015, in your opinion, is it possible to buy quality backlinks as PART of your SEO ranking strategy.

Example- Blog article around 1,200-1,500 words filled with off site linking to authority domains and intra site linking. A few hundred real Facebook likes from fans.

How much could it hurt to give it a push with some quality backlink to get it to start ranking while I continue to drive views and real Facebook likes?
#2015 #backlinking
  • Profile picture of the author SEO Power
    Webmasters are still buying links and link selling/buying is an activity that will continue in 2015 as it becomes harder to rank in Google and new webmasters learn of the need to buy links in order to rank their sites in Google.
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    Backlinks are good, if you have a quality and unique content on your site/blog
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  • Profile picture of the author Shirlyn
    Hi,
    Backlinks from websites which are related to your niche can help you earn good SERPs.
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
    Originally Posted by jsmith2482 View Post

    I think we all can agree that buying backlinks as we know it is gone.
    No we do not all agree on that.

    Originally Posted by jsmith2482 View Post

    In 2015, in your opinion, is it possible to buy quality backlinks as PART of your SEO ranking strategy.
    Nothing is different when the date hits 2015. What worked on December 31st, 2014 still works on January 1st, 2015.

    Originally Posted by jsmith2482 View Post

    Example- Blog article around 1,200-1,500 words filled with off site linking to authority domains and intra site linking. A few hundred real Facebook likes from fans.

    How much could it hurt to give it a push with some quality backlink to get it to start ranking while I continue to drive views and real Facebook likes?
    Facebook likes, real or fake, have nothing to do with SEO.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
      Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

      Facebook likes, real or fake, have nothing to do with SEO.
      Unfortunately I think that one won't go away. People seem to think it should with no good evidence needed.
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      • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
        Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

        Unfortunately I think that one won't go away. People seem to think it should with no good evidence needed.
        The problem is all those stupid correlation data reports put out by well know websites. Of course a lot of high ranking websites have a lot of social signals... because they get more traffic. It wasn't the social signals that caused the high ranking. It was the high ranking that resulted in more social signals.

        People do not understand the difference between correlation and causation.

        You are right though. This is one of those dumb rumors that will be around for a long time. Kind of like the number of pages Google shows in the index for a search term has something to do with SEO competition.
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        • Profile picture of the author jsmith2482
          Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

          The problem is all those stupid correlation data reports put out by well know websites. Of course a lot of high ranking websites have a lot of social signals... because they get more traffic. It wasn't the social signals that caused the high ranking. It was the high ranking that resulted in more social signals.

          People do not understand the difference between correlation and causation.

          You are right though. This is one of those dumb rumors that will be around for a long time. Kind of like the number of pages Google shows in the index for a search term has something to do with SEO competition.
          You're right. They go hand in hand. Site A gets ranked and has a ton of FB likes and Twitter retweets due to the traffic they get from ranking.

          What is your personal SEO strategy right now?

          I'm writing unique, long form, content 2-3 times per week but am not noticing my articles, which are long tail, ranking in google.

          Why is this?

          My strategy going forward is to produce those quality 2-3 articles of 1,200-1,500 words each week with intra linking and smaller video posts during the week.

          Trying to get up to around 2,000 visits daily when I'm at 800 right now.
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    • Profile picture of the author edusegzy1
      Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

      No we do not all agree on that.



      Nothing is different when the date hits 2015. What worked on December 31st, 2014 still works on January 1st, 2015.



      Facebook likes, real or fake, have nothing to do with SEO.
      facebook like is a social signal and it is one of the google ranking factors according to searchmetrics.

      http://www.searchmetrics.com/wp-cont...ctors-2014.jpg
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  • Profile picture of the author carloss
    In my humility opinion likes, shares have nothing to do with SEO, maybe this can generate visitors but don't help to stay in top 5 of Google
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  • Profile picture of the author ProfitFromMyDomain
    just use social and engage your visitors!
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  • Profile picture of the author milesrampel
    I think buying back links is a good idea. Definitely not dead.

    You just need to be careful in choosing your link partners
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    You're worried about paid links but your keyword stuffing irrelevant nofollow forum sig. links.
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    • Profile picture of the author jsmith2482
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      You're worried about paid links but your keyword stuffing irrelevant nofollow forum sig. links.
      Dude that's an old signature link from 3 years ago and I never bothered to change it. I get what you're saying but how about you contribute something to the post instead of just posting to tell me I'm doing something wrong?
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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by jsmith2482 View Post

        Dude that's an old signature link from 3 years ago and I never bothered to change it. I get what you're saying but how about you contribute something to the post instead of just posting to tell me I'm doing something wrong?
        You took the time to reply but didn't have time in the last 3 years to remove the spammy forum sig. The sig. links are still pointing at live domain/pages so the whole 3 year thing doesn't mean much.

        My original comment above was about the OP asking about quality links while spamming out a forum sig. See the irony?
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  • Profile picture of the author chaksmiths
    buying links was never dead . If your content is good you should definitely go with it.
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  • Profile picture of the author infear_takao87
    The good or bad of the backlink is base on how you do the submission.. the quality and strategy of backlink campaign are very important to get a better rank in search engine.
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    • Profile picture of the author habibkhan01
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      Your backlinks should be manually created whether you create own or buy. Dont try software backlinks.
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  • Profile picture of the author stellajohn
    Buying Backlinks from websites are having good content is always good idea, No second option for that
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    Social media is the best medium to get traffic on your website.
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    • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
      The good or bad of the backlink is base on how you do the submission.. the quality and strategy of backlink campaign are very important to get a better rank in search engine.
      Your backlinks should be manually created whether you create own or buy. Dont try software backlinks.
      Buying Backlinks from websites are having good content is always good idea, No second option for that
      Social media is the best medium to get traffic on your website.
      One thing that hasn't changed in 2015 are the quality of posts to this subforum.

      But there are gems from a few who are not bots and know what is going on:

      Kind of like the number of pages Google shows in the index for a search term has something to do with SEO competition.
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      • Profile picture of the author dougp
        Originally Posted by kindsvater View Post

        One thing that hasn't changed in 2015 are the quality of posts to this subforum.

        But there are gems from a few who are not bots and know what is going on:



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        2X. That's why I created an AMA thread about keyword research and was actually adding value to this forum and guess what happened? It go deleted ,
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        • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
          Originally Posted by dougp View Post

          2X. That's why I created an AMA thread about keyword research and was actually adding value to this forum and guess what happened? It go deleted ,
          I'm not surprised. Valuable or not, they are against the rules here.
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  • Profile picture of the author johncalkovich
    Make more and more backlinks from high pr site so your site will be on top rank.
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    • Profile picture of the author anusantosh
      Buy links in your niche. Two things I will look in these days...

      1)I will buy link from a site(in my niche) with moz trust 5 and above.
      2)I will buy from an owner who don't want to reveal his url where the link will be placed.

      I have seen SERP improvement in just a week. Such 4-5 links(for less competitive keyword) in a span of 3-4 weeks definitely put you on page1. Other alternative is PBN if you have money and time which is most safe.
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  • Profile picture of the author jenniferrini
    Hi,

    Backlink always increase your site SERP, but instead of buying the backing from gig you can create by your own, hence there will be lot of junk when you buy the backlink.
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  • Profile picture of the author Siyaagarwal
    Backlinks is good, I am also use this activity for my website because i am use quality and unique content my site/blog.
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    Don't buy and use manual backlink techniques.
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  • Profile picture of the author Oziboomer
    Backlinks are like currency.

    What would you prefer to be holding?

    Rupees, Pesos, Dollars or Gold Bullion?

    Quality trumps quantity every time.

    That's why the smart money is on quality in 2015 and beyond.
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      Originally Posted by edusegzy1 View Post

      facebook like is a social signal and it is one of the google ranking factors according to searchmetrics.

      http://www.searchmetrics.com/wp-cont...ctors-2014.jpg
      An infographic does not prove that they are a ranking factor, neither does the data provided.

      Of course sites ranked highly tend to have more social signals than those ranked poorly. They usually get more traffic. It is not the social signals that cause the rankings though. It is the rankings and traffic that cause a site to get more social signals.

      I do not understand why so many people struggle to see that.

      I have said it a ton of times. Show me one site or case study where someone ranked a page in a moderately competitive SERP with just social signals. I have yet to see a single one. If it was true, there would be tons of examples.
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      • Profile picture of the author Chaudhary Daniyal
        Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

        An infographic does not prove that they are a ranking factor, neither does the data provided.

        Of course sites ranked highly tend to have more social signals than those ranked poorly. They usually get more traffic. It is not the social signals that cause the rankings though. It is the rankings and traffic that cause a site to get more social signals.

        I do not understand why so many people struggle to see that.

        I have said it a ton of times. Show me one site or case study where someone ranked a page in a moderately competitive SERP with just social signals. I have yet to see a single one. If it was true, there would be tons of examples.
        Here are some Case Studies.

        No one is saying that Social Signals are the main ranking factor. They just contribute to rankings.

        I'm sure you'll find a reason to dispute with the results of these case studies aswell.
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