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Websites which have fewer backlinks are ranking no#1, when backlink is the most important factor?

by Amarjeet Verma
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I started a discussion, Which ranking factor is most important to rank No#1 on Google. I got many replies and everyone saying the quality and number of backlinks is still the strongest factor.

So my question is, Websites which have fewer backlinks are ranking no#1 and websites which have many backlinks with a good quality, ranking below them.

So, how can anyone say the backlink is the most important factor?
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  • Profile picture of the author Medon
    I think backlinks are important in Google ranking just as the quality of the content is. But for obvious reasons, Google considers the quality of the content more important. It is possible to have backlinks but still appear nowhere around the top. And again the reason is obvious, if the site you are backlinking to is not authoritative, you will not score more.
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  • Profile picture of the author expmrb
    Originally Posted by Amarjeet Verma View Post

    I started a discussion, Which ranking factor is most important to rank No#1 on Google. I got many replies and everyone saying the quality and number of backlinks is still the strongest factor.

    So my question is, Websites which have fewer backlinks are ranking no#1 and websites which have many backlinks with a good quality, ranking below them.

    So, how can anyone say the backlink is the most important factor?

    You got it partially right. Yeah, backlinks are important. But their numbers are not.


    A site with a handful of quality links will rank way better than a site with a millions of worthless links.
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    Originally Posted by Amarjeet Verma View Post

    So my question is, Websites which have fewer backlinks are ranking no#1 and websites which have many backlinks with a good quality, ranking below them.
    Good quality according to who? Please don't tell me you are relying on a tool or mythical rating like DA or PA to tell you something is a quality link.
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  • Profile picture of the author cbpayne
    Originally Posted by Amarjeet Verma View Post

    I started a discussion, Which ranking factor is most important to rank No#1 on Google. I got many replies and everyone saying the quality and number of backlinks is still the strongest factor.

    So my question is, Websites which have fewer backlinks are ranking no#1 and websites which have many backlinks with a good quality, ranking below them.

    So, how can anyone say the backlink is the most important factor?
    Because they are obviously wrong!
    Lots of clueless clowns post at Warrior Forum
    I always hope my competitors get their SEO advice from here.
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  • Profile picture of the author jay26
    Back links are the most important factor to rank your website but quality back link will make you rank even faster.
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  • Profile picture of the author steverobert
    As I experienced, Backlinks are helpful to get the traffic on the website and we get continuous traffic if the website has quality content. If a site has relevant quality content and with less backlink it can be ranked on any search engine.
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  • Profile picture of the author accoladesmedia
    Quality of the backlinks is a factor for Website ranking but not the number of backlinks. Google gives preference to Quality backlinks and Quality Content. The content on the website should not be duplicate.
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