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Are backlinks really the IT?

by afam4eva
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I've gotten some backlinks which has pushed my website from somewhere around the 50th page to the 3rd page on google. My website is specific to Nigeria. I find it hard to understand why most of my competitors with less backlinks like 100 backlinks for example will be ranked higher than my own website that has over 900 backlinks. I thought the more backlinks one has the more ranking one gets. Pls i need explanations.
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  • Profile picture of the author agravity
    If you think high number of back links will put you higher in search results, then you are in misconception.

    The site having 800 back links with low PR will definitely rank low as compare to site having only 100 back links with high PR.

    I think you got you answer.
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  • Profile picture of the author afam4eva
    I have a PR 0 for my site and doesn't seem to wanna increase.
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    • Profile picture of the author ayushiinfo
      here also same i have more backlinks above 2000 but my page rank is 0
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      • Profile picture of the author Burtgummer
        The quality of your backlinks is what makes the difference. PR is being debated as to whether it's actually much of a ranking factor or not.

        For instance, 300 backlinks from 1 site won't be entirely useful. The more you have from 1 website, the less valuable the subsequent ones become. This is why you want to spread backlinks across a bunch of different websites.
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  • Profile picture of the author thebitbotdotcom
    It depends. How does the quality of your 900 backlinks compare to the quality of the 100 backlinks of your competitor?
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    • Profile picture of the author afam4eva
      Originally Posted by thebitbotdotcom View Post

      It depends. How does the quality of your 900 backlinks compare to the quality of the 100 backlinks of your competitor?

      I really don't know but i know for fact that most of my backlinks are from site with PR 2 and above.
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      • Profile picture of the author Dude72
        May be google using different algorithm for PR and Backlink, because I have 1 backlink from google and 3 PR for my automotive site.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brian Douglas
    You need quality backlinks, quality content and good seo. You are unlikely to get where you want to be on backlinks alone.
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  • Profile picture of the author dark witness
    Have you considered what your on page optimization is like compared to theirs ?

    I have sites that outrank others just off the fact that I have better onpage optimization.

    about getting the PR on a page, I think the quality of a link helps but also the age maybe. I only say this out of observing my own websites.

    I have my own labor of love which is just a simple blog. it's the very first website I ever built. I have NEVER done any back linking to it and i NEVER optimized it with any on page seo. It's about a year and a half old and it's a PR2. I have not updated any content on it in months ( I need to get round to it now that I think about it ).

    I have heard different stories about PR and how or what it's benefits are etc. but this is just my observation.

    I have to ask what part of Niga are you from ? My mum is Igbo, lived in Lagos for 12 years.
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    • Profile picture of the author afam4eva
      Originally Posted by dark witness View Post

      Have you considered what your on page optimization is like compared to theirs ?

      I have sites that outrank others just off the fact that I have better onpage optimization.

      about getting the PR on a page, I think the quality of a link helps but also the age maybe. I only say this out of observing my own websites.

      I have my own labor of love which is just a simple blog. it's the very first website I ever built. I have NEVER done any back linking to it and i NEVER optimized it with any on page seo. It's about a year and a half old and it's a PR2. I have not updated any content on it in months ( I need to get round to it now that I think about it ).

      I have heard different stories about PR and how or what it's benefits are etc. but this is just my observation.

      I have to ask what part of Niga are you from ? My mum is Igbo, lived in Lagos for 12 years.
      I'm Igbo too from Enugu state but live in Lagos.
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  • Profile picture of the author khenmhike
    Backlinks are very important for a site to rank. But Huge number of backlinks with low quaity will be useless. So one of the reasons why your competitor's site has a Good PR is because the quality of the backlinks are good.
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  • Profile picture of the author afam4eva
    Guys thanks very much for the replies thus far.
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    • Profile picture of the author lexilexi
      How many of the links pointing to you are no-follow? These type are worthless in Google's eyes.

      Slow and steady wins the race. Sounds like what you are doing is working overall, I say keep going.
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