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Question about buying sites for backlinking

by kurosaki4d
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Hello there Warriors

I'm currently going through a slow backlinking acquisition campaign for my site.

I noticed that another way to get backlinks is to buy new sites from "Auction sites", some of them in my same niche are very cheap and between 2-4 months old.

Is it safe for me to buy these sites to link to my main site? Should I watch out for anything when I'm buying these kinds of sites?

Any advice would be much appreciated.


Thank you
#backlinking #buying #question #sites
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  • Profile picture of the author displaydigitalmktg
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    • Profile picture of the author kurosaki4d
      Thanks for your reply!

      Yes, that is exactly how I've been acquiring backlinks so far, by using "write for" or "guest post" followed by the name of the niche.

      That's considered "white hat", right?
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      • Profile picture of the author DABK
        No, it's not white. White is when you do nothing but pay for ads. Posting with the intent of getting a backlink so as to rank higher is not Google's idea of how sites should rank. Everything you do to get backlinks to get higher in SERPs, except publishing content on your site goes against what Google wants.


        So, you either do only onpage SEO or you're breaking Google's heart.


        So, seriously, worry less about black and white and worry about does it work? Especially, does it work the way you do it? (Yes, in general, you'll have a longer run if you do not try to manipulate Google's algo's om too visible ways.)



        Originally Posted by kurosaki4d View Post

        Thanks for your reply!

        Yes, that is exactly how I've been acquiring backlinks so far, by using "write for" or "guest post" followed by the name of the niche.

        That's considered "white hat", right?
        NEVER EVER buy backlinks when you do not know what you're doing. Otherwise, go for it. They help a lot.


        Originally Posted by displaydigitalmktg View Post

        NEVER EVER buy backlinks. This is a blackhat practice and quite frowned upon by Google. Backlinks are earned through good content and connecting with companies. An excellent first step is to type in "write for (insert industry). This will give you a good list of credible companies to reach out to and begin a relationship with.
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      Originally Posted by displaydigitalmktg View Post

      NEVER EVER buy backlinks. This is a blackhat practice and quite frowned upon by Google. Backlinks are earned through good content and connecting with companies. An excellent first step is to type in "write for (insert industry). This will give you a good list of credible companies to reach out to and begin a relationship with.
      This is a naive response.

      And don't follow the "write for" idea. That is horrible advice. Google has targeted that sort of guest posting for several years now. If any site is advertising that you can write for them, avoid them.
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      • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
        Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

        This is a naive response.

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        and thats putting it mildly considering MOST "dofollow" backlinks are either bought or come from a financial interest in some form.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kavitazen
    If you want to buy backlinks you have to think according to google algorithms.
    Move with google guidelines..
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  • Profile picture of the author Shizuka
    You could not buy backlinks but if you do so then it will considered as Black Hat SEO. It will not work longer. You can create backlinks with good content and by connecting with websites.
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    • Profile picture of the author DABK
      How did you come to these conclusions?

      I am asking because for $2500 a month I will sell you a link and only me and you will know you are buying it from me. Nobody else, unless you tell. Definitely not Google. It will be the only outgoing link on my site not going to a .gov site page.

      And, if Google does not know you are buying it, how will it know it's black hat and punish you?



      Originally Posted by Shizuka View Post

      You could not buy backlinks but if you do so then it will considered as Black Hat SEO. It will not work longer. You can create backlinks with good content and by connecting with websites.
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  • Profile picture of the author OKPlodder
    Writing for another website as in guest posting can be a source of backlinks BUT most people really do it for traffic. If done correctly I don't see why some people above are giving it such a bad name.
    The other thing is that I think we are paying too much attention to Google. If you have noticed, Google these days returns results in its SERPS that have substandard content, because apparently they want to return so-called authority sites. A lot of these will have the kind of backlinks I see you're frowning upon.
    The most reliable way to get good backlinks IMHO is to create good content on your site and then network with other site owners to share your content with their readers (thy would have to link to your content). The only problem with this is that you can't use this strategy for say your Amazon review blog or any such sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author kumarajite
    I would like to suggest you that, never "Buy Backlinks", there are many free methods are available where you can build good quality backlinks for your website those process will help you for better promotions for the website.
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    • Profile picture of the author kurosaki4d
      Can you please give a few example on these few free effective methods?
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  • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
    I know a lot go into PBN which is costly but work in the end still a mystery.
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  • Profile picture of the author agrajag
    Buying or selling links is a violation of Google's Webmaster Guidelines, where the links attempt to transfer or manipulate PageRank. If you are purchasing links for the purpose of getting "linkjuice", you may be able to get away with it for some time, however, I strongly suspect that Google will catch up with you sooner or later in one of their updates.

    This is not to say that paid links are bad, as there are many circumstances where they can be beneficial. They should, however, be labelled as "nofollow" or "sponsored".

    DABK does make a good point;
    for $2500 a month I will sell you a link and only me and you will know you are buying it from me. Nobody else, unless you tell. Definitely not Google. It will be the only outgoing link on my site not going to a .gov site page.

    And, if Google does not know you are buying it, how will it know it's black hat and punish you?
    If Google doesn't know, how can they penalise you? Very true. But one-off, direct paid links are not really what we're talking about here, is it?
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      Originally Posted by agrajag View Post

      Buying or selling links is a violation of Google's Webmaster Guidelines, where the links attempt to transfer or manipulate PageRank. If you are purchasing links for the purpose of getting "linkjuice", you may be able to get away with it for some time, however, I strongly suspect that Google will catch up with you sooner or later in one of their updates.

      This is not to say that paid links are bad, as there are many circumstances where they can be beneficial. They should, however, be labelled as "nofollow" or "sponsored".

      DABK does make a good point;
      If Google doesn't know, how can they penalise you? Very true. But one-off, direct paid links are not really what we're talking about here, is it?
      They can do whatever updates they want. As long as you are not sending them a copy of the invoice, how would they possibly know?

      Google is not omnipotent.
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      • Profile picture of the author agrajag
        Which invoice are you talking about? The $2500 one for a single link, or the one for a bunch of links of an auction site?

        The single link $2500, I agree; they likely won't figure it out so go for it if you want. As for purchasing links from an auction site, I can think of a few ways in which Google might be able to work it out.

        As I see it, purchasing links like that is a little like buying speakers out of the back of a van. Highly unlikely you are going to get a good deal.
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      • Profile picture of the author savidge4
        Originally Posted by MikeFriedman View Post

        Google is not omnipotent.
        Not that I am in any way suggesting this is the case... BUT Google has invested a whole lot into what is the backbone of the internet. They OWN ISP's, they happen to own G-Mail, They have a pretty decent sized Fiber network. Google owns or in part owns at least 10% of the submarine cables the world over.

        If they ( Google ) WANTED to, and there is an amount of question if they do or dont... there is a huge amount of "Omnipotent" flex that could occur. Do they know? they more than likely could - a bit of a scarry thought, but a legitimate thought.
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        • Profile picture of the author kurosaki4d
          If they were to go that route, that will put down a lot of sites to the ground, because everyone now are doing guest posts, or at least did them in the past.

          So it's not like anyone haven't used it before.

          But I understand your argument, it's sound, but a bit far stretched in my opinion, going that route by checking footprint in all their network that would take a huge sum of money and time investing assuming that they exhausted all the other methods of penalisations, just like any new update, they will experiment and screw up, which will lead to a lot of false positives.

          But I'm glad I've read your comment, it's something to keep in mind on the look out.

          Thank you
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    • Profile picture of the author DABK
      What difference does it make whether you're buying one or 10000000000000000000000000000000 links?


      If Google does not know you paid for them, Google does not know that you paid for them.


      If you're buying links from a site / seller that advertises on Google that they sell backlinks, Google knows.


      Do not buy backlinks from sellers knows to Google as sellers and do not tell Google that you bought backlinks. It's that simple.


      Originally Posted by agrajag View Post

      Buying or selling links is a violation of Google's Webmaster Guidelines, where the links attempt to transfer or manipulate PageRank. If you are purchasing links for the purpose of getting "linkjuice", you may be able to get away with it for some time, however, I strongly suspect that Google will catch up with you sooner or later in one of their updates.

      This is not to say that paid links are bad, as there are many circumstances where they can be beneficial. They should, however, be labelled as "nofollow" or "sponsored".

      DABK does make a good point;
      If Google doesn't know, how can they penalise you? Very true. But one-off, direct paid links are not really what we're talking about here, is it?
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      • Profile picture of the author kurosaki4d
        You make a good point!

        So in order for me to avoid those sites that advertise selling links, in that context, what are the possible signs in those sites that I should watch out for in order for me to avoid them?
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    Originally Posted by kurosaki4d View Post

    Hello there Warriors

    I'm currently going through a slow backlinking acquisition campaign for my site.

    I noticed that another way to get backlinks is to buy new sites from "Auction sites", some of them in my same niche are very cheap and between 2-4 months old.

    Is it safe for me to buy these sites to link to my main site? Should I watch out for anything when I'm buying these kinds of sites?

    Any advice would be much appreciated.


    Thank you
    The best way to generate backlinks is to do it naturally. That will give you long-term results and Google will love your site for it. When it comes to getting quality backlinks, don't buy at all. But build out quality content consistently and promote your content on social media and niche-related forums.
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  • Profile picture of the author Justine2
    There is a risk of loss of data if you practice this, this is my idea but as we say to you the last word.
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  • Profile picture of the author digitalstar
    Any links that are given voluntarily by Website owners who like your content is White Hat.

    Websites that offer linking opportunities and allow you to place links and gain backlinks easily. These types of links are Grey Hat.

    Any other types of links are Black Hat.

    White Hat is always good. Create Awesome content and Gain White Hat Links.

    Choosing a Dropped Domain That has got some value is fine. You need to do proper study before buying and after buying you must maintain this in a right way. Otherwise they will lose vaule soon.
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    • Profile picture of the author kurosaki4d
      I bought a couple of domains, each had 1 strong backlink, and I redirected them directly to my articles, does that work? Does it have any power in terms of link equity?
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  • Profile picture of the author Emma Trust
    Oy, listened about such a method too. Maybe you have some a result already? Where you find sites?
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    How do you do SEO work?
    Only optimize the site page regardless of keyword ranking?
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  • Profile picture of the author NAncy hale
    If you're buying high authoirty sites then yeah it will do your work. Always look towards quality.
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  • Profile picture of the author Awais_Afzal1
    Google Intentions is always to provide the most relevant results to the prospects. If you are following the Google Guidelines and your target keywords have less than 40 kd (Keywords Difficulty) then yes it will work...
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  • Profile picture of the author plopza
    You will want to know what you are doing. Cheap domains usually don't have trust with the search engines and have low incoming backlinks. Buying domains with high DA per Moz and using Ahrefs to look at a domains backlink profile prior to purchasing at an auction is imperative. If you just have a bunch of junk domains with no DA and no backlinks they aren't helping your efforts

    I would disagree. Buy backlinks from good private blog networks. If the PBN has good domains the links will carry a lot of weight and be discovered fast. Trying to build backlinks by doing outreach, etc. will get you passed by people who use PBNs.
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    • Profile picture of the author kurosaki4d
      Thank you, thanks to everybody's advice, I gave up this strategy, and went for a better one which already is showing results
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