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Everybody knows how backlinks increase SEO authority. Nobody knows that the positive effects from backlinks remain even if the backlinks are removed...
Everybody knows how backlinks increase SEO authority.
Nobody knows that the positive effects from backlinks remain even if the backlinks are removed.
This was a test done.
There were two websites.
Both received 22 backlinks of equal quality.
They both shot up in positions.
Website A moved from position 31 to position No. 1.
Website B moved from position 11 to position No. 5.
This is the part nobody expected.
Months after the links had been removed, every page that was linked to continue to rank considerably higher than its initial position.
The pages kept their rankings even when the links were removed.
This has two major implications.
Backlinks really are worth their weight in gold.
They're so much more valuable than people initially thought.
The negative value of illegitimate links sticks around.
If you get the wrong links, they might hurt you.
com niche directories go to ChatGPT agent mode tell agent mode about your business.
Tell it to find you directories in your niche.
Submit your business to those directories.
com which allows you to respond to journalists looking for expert quotes.
You're the expert.
You respond to a journalist, you get a backlink.
Again, backlinks are so much more powerful than everybody thought.
The source cites a test where ranking gains from backlinks persisted months after the links were removed.
Treat link-ghost persistence as an experimental hypothesis; do not rely on temporary or artificial links without independent validation.
This source is connected to Backlinks / link ghost hypothesis, Risk/avoid / bad link persistence.
Everybody knows how backlinks increase SEO authority. Nobody knows that the positive effects from backlinks remain even if the backlinks are removed. This was a test done. There were two websites. Both received 22 backlinks of equal quality. They both shot up in positions. Website A moved from position 31 to position No. 1...