Are backlinks still relevant for SEO?

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Marc-Oliver Gewaltig · Accepted Answer

Unless search engines stopped using PageRank, yes.

Steffi Nicolaïdes · Answer

Absolutely!

Luke Ducan · Answer

Of course, backlinks are still considered one of the important indicators for keyword rankings.

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Naomi | Beeyond AI · Answer

Backlinks do help with trustworthiness. So, yeah, Search Engines do factor them in for SEO.

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For sure, backlinks are still a critical factor for SEO and improving your search rankings. Quality backlinks from high-authority sites in your niche can really boost your domain authority. I'd recommend focusing on building genuine relationships and creating great content that naturally attracts links. There are some AI tools emerging to help with link building research and outreach, but the foundations of quality link building remain the same.

Hamna Malik · Answer

Yes, backlinks are still relevant for SEO. They signal trust and authority to search engines, helping improve your site's rankings. Focus on acquiring high-quality, relevant backlinks rather than just aiming for quantity.

Juliette BEGUE · Answer

Yes, but be careful with the text of your anchor and what page your link targets.

Basically, if you're a food startup and you've got a screw design company linking to your page on their own website, it's not great. 
But if it's a restaurant, you've got a lot more power.

Regarding the page chosen for the redirect: 
The vast majority of the time, it's your home page that will be redirected to. But if you regularly request redirection to your pillar pages, they'll gain in popularity and therefore be better referenced.

Georg Aare · Answer

here is the thing with backlinks: they are needed if you are looking to rank for content with high competition. But if you are targeting low competition keywords, then backlinks are not necessary to rank. The competition of the keywords can be determined with all sorts of fancy metrics but honestly looking at the traffic of the sites ranking for that keyword is your best indicator.

Are backlinks still relevant for SEO?

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