how old before you start backlinking?

You can start link building, but don't overdo this. Try to build links from different sources.

You can start building backlinks immediately but start out slow and make it look natural. Not too many links at first. Let your site age some at least 4 months.

If you want to be safe, add 7-10 pieces of 400+ word unique content over a span of 3 weeks first. Then start backlinking.

Start with link directories, PRs and articles to set up a "foundation" then build linkwheels.

build them the second your site is indexed in google. Speed of backlinks wont matter as much as consistency will. I recommend going full force manually building links right away and dont worry about how fast you are building links... it is impossible to build links "too fast" when you are manually building them... that rule only apply's when you start dealing with automated software.

Just know that SEO is a long term solution and your sites rankings will bounce around for some time until your site builds trust and age in googles eyes.

Do forum participation and blog commenting on do follow forum which has a good site page rank. Of course do this activities manually since we are more into quality here not quantity.

I start building SEO right away, but very slow from the start. DerekS said everything I wanted to say.

As soon as my site indexed in Google and I start my linkbuilding campaigns.

I use to build very limited amount of backlinks say 3-5 per day for the first week and then extended linkbuilding starts.

Building x,xxx of backlinks in a short period of time for new a site is not a good idea.

Thanks

you can start but be in limit...

You should start link building after completion of on-page SEO.

There is no issue in getting backlinks from day one. But make sure you include the sitemap before you start building backlinks.

hope this helps...

You can even build links for your domain before setting up your website and purchasing shared or dedicated hosting accounts because links are always valid and the faster they go online the better. Since it will take some time before the pages that contain your links get accessed and crawled by search engines, so even if your website is under construction, no harm would be done if you continue building links.

Gradually as the links and your domain get older, their effectiveness levels too would also get improved. No wonder some websites which have hundreds of older links might be so difficult to defeat in terms of SEO and web ranks. Before building links, make sure you verify your website through Google Webmaster Tools panel so that the portal learns of your recently set up site, even without links yet.

I often start link building work after Google indexed more than 20 pages of my websites. Always start from adding 1-2 links per day, after few weeks raise the links number to 20-30, and that's the schedual.

Few links from digg, mixx and etc. for fast indexing. Then you can start your linkbuilding.
Dont make too much, I limit myself to 100-200 daily for sites under 2-3 months.
Good luck

i always start right away but without super spam power

You can now start building links to your site. I suggest you to build good quality backlinks.

Most of my link schedules start on the fifth day after getting indexed. They all start slow and I gradually move into more aggressive linking.

I actually just answered this so here you go...

There is no concrete number that anyone can make as a line for you to not cross...only guidelines you can follow based on the type of page you have, its rank, age etc.

For new or a weak website go for 50/day per page you want to optimize. Stronger domains can take hundreds and of course 2.0s can take even more "damage".

You should test for yourself on a throw away domain so you can see what works for you. Good luck brother!

You can start backlinking as long as your site is up and all ready. And as long as it is already been indexed.

when i do site:mydomain.com in google the website shows up but I cant even find it on any page under the keyword im going for. Anyone willing to give me a little lesson on scrapebox footprints PM me, still cant seem to get it to do what I want.

Why are people saying wait for the site to be indexed?

Just backlink already...

Surely backlinking to your site is how you get indexed in the first place!

Once it's indexed, start your backlinking.

I was 24 before I started backlinking.

Not a big deal, you can take on start and start building, keep the pace consistent ( its ok for little variation ) else it will smell like bot, phewwww, no one would like to be charged of it. anyhow, keep on updating your content with the passage of time while keep on with your back linking too.. just simple go in pace, destination is all the way waiting for you.

regards

do it now if you want. like Matt Cutts put it, 'age doesn't really matter'.

You can start .........

I think Paul in his inimitable way said it all - most of this backlinking paranoia is pretty much unfounded. What happens when a site, that didn't exist yesterday, instantly goes viral, like the Sock and Awe! game did a while back? I see it's in the index and doing fine.

I can imagine SOME really silly actions MIGHT create a really obvious footprint (just blasting forum links at a new site or something - though even that would be worth trying just as an experiment), but most of the time Google is powerless to distinguish natural linking from 'manipulative' linking.

If you want a strictly sensible approach that cannot raise any flags (even if such exist), why not take a 'natural' approach to begin with like:

- submit your site to a few of those whois type sites that get you a link, and get you indexed very quickly. Just used Nemanja's tool on IMTalk - Internet Marketing & SEO Forum - IMT Website Submitter - just don't do the whole list, that might be a bit silly
- write a press release 'announcing' your site, like a 'real' site would and submit to a few press release sites (or pay someone on Fiverr to do it).
- start submitting to some good ole' web directories, again I refer you to this free tool: Internet Marketing & SEO Forum | IMTalk.org

Then start really building from there. Apart from some Google Dancing you have nothing to fear.

Yeah just build links right away, don't worry too much about scheduling link building or pace, at least that's my opinion - the more link building I do, the more I realize it's too easy to overthink it. With new sites - I've tried building links slowly and ramping up over time, I've tried building a lot of links right away, and many other combinations of pace/volume, and what I've really noticed after all these different techniques is that it doesn't seem to really matter.

Just basically build good links til the site ranks where you want it to, that's what I do now, I don't worry about pace or anything.

I typically just build a bunch of links immediately after launching a site, and then periodically on a monthly basis for a few months, or more as needed, and it's working well

I would suggest to link build your site in related niches to gain rankings in Google.

I suggest just let everything happen naturally. Not too many back links at first. Google is smart!!!