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Question about my Backlinks

by kurosaki4d
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Hello all,

I'm in the IT niche, and I'm currently acquiring a lot of "Haro" links from sites in "Marketing/Business" niches pointing to my homepage.

Having said that, will that hurt my SEO if 95% of my site's links are Haro links closely related like the above?

Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    Not at all. They are all from different websites and are about as natural a link as you can get these days. One of our past course students really climbed the ranks with almost exclusively HARO links and has remained at the top of his niche for many years, grossing more than $2 million per year.
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    • Profile picture of the author kurosaki4d
      Thanks for your answer man! Were all these links pointing to the homepage?

      Also, were you using any silos in your homepage? Somehow to pass the juice to specific articles?
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  • Profile picture of the author andrewecook
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    • Profile picture of the author DABK
      I don't see the depends part or the 'don't go for it if your site is new' part,

      It does not depend.

      HARO links are links you get for helping a reporter with an article. When they publish the article, they link to you as their source of info or they quote you. Any way, the link you get is the kind of link Google wishes everybody got, earned. Which is good, whether your site is 10 minutes or 10 yeas old.


      Originally Posted by andrewecook View Post

      No, but it depends. I mean if your site is new then firstly don't go for it. first of all, do other types of backlinks then go to Haro. and it is the best practice to do Haro backlink for the website.
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  • Profile picture of the author praetserge
    I would try to diversify my link profile.
    Guest posts, web2.0, niche edits, forum posts, etc.
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    • Profile picture of the author DABK
      Why would you do that?


      You think people, when they link to a site, they check the profile and, if the site has too many links like theirs, they pass?


      There is nothing wrong with getting links via HARO. You do not have to do anything to offset them.


      Originally Posted by praetserge View Post

      I would try to diversify my link profile.
      Guest posts, web2.0, niche edits, forum posts, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author krishan1982
    Main focus on your content as well your ON Page Optimization Internal linking and try to find out low spam BK and good DA
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  • Profile picture of the author JamesMan
    I think there is nothing wrong getting links fro haro as long as it has high DA and at least relevant to your site.
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    • Profile picture of the author kurosaki4d
      Can it be a closely related niche?
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      • Profile picture of the author DABK
        Of course it can.

        Think about this:

        Aa article about motorcycle repairs on a motorcycle repair site so impressed the owner of a real estate appraising website that they mention it on their site, with a link.

        The motorcycle page gets a link from a real estate appraising site.

        Same article impressed a guy who owns a motorcycle repair website. This guy gives the article a link too.

        Things like the above example happen in the real world. You do not control who links to you because they like your content. If you're an idiot, you remove links from sane or related niches.

        Google's algo is about rewarding people whose pages other people find interesting. Google knows which pages people find interesting by the number of backline those pages get (used to be it did not make a distinction between self-created and created by other, random people).

        If anything, it should give more weight to editorial links on sites in the same niche than sites in other niches and more to those from closely related niches than those that are not.

        Kind of like:
        An expert in motorcycle repairs is more likely to be a better judge of the quality of an article on motorcycle repair than a Dodge or Toyota mechanic, the latter being more better than wedding dress consultants or shoe makers or SEO specialist.

        Originally Posted by kurosaki4d View Post

        Can it be a closely related niche?
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        • Profile picture of the author kurosaki4d
          Thank you so much!

          It makes a lot of sense
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  • Profile picture of the author norfa
    I think there is nothing wrong till these links are natural and not forced.
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