Tag Archives: Backlinks

Google’s John Mueller says the total number of backlinks a website has doesn’t matter at all to the search algorithm. One good link from a relevant website can be more impactful than millions of low quality links. This is stated by Mueller during the Google Search Central SEO hangout recorded on February 19. A site owner submits the following question to Mueller: “What matters most? The number of unique referring backlink domains or the total number of backlinks?” At times known for his… Source link

In a Google SEO office hours hangout someone asked John Mueller to explain what Google means by quality backlinks. John offered a recommendation on how to approach the problem of attracting natural backlinks What are Backlinks? A backlink is a link from one web page to someone else’s web page. The term backlink probably came about from when websites engaged in reciprocal link strategies and one website linked to a second website in exchange for a link back to the first site. The link back to… Source link