krawling1
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- Oct 17, 2018
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DISCLAIMER: I don't say that it will work in 100% of situations (you know, it is an SEO), I just analyzed and compared 50 websites, found boundaries and tends. I don't pretend to be an SEO guru, I share what I've noticed.
Important: I don't consider on-page factors, only backlink profiles.
I analyzed backlink profiles of 50 websites that rank well in very competitive "educational" niche, all of them started building links 3 or less years ago.
Methods they were using:
- Forum or blog comments/profile links (from too spammy to not-so-spammy);
- Paid guest blogs;
- Free guest blogs;
- Hacking;
- Side-bar, footer, header links;
I split them into three categories regarding methods they have been using:
- White-hatters (Only guest blogs);
- Gray-hatters (mix of forum/profile links + guest posts);
- Black-hatters (let's hack the internet);
Black-hatters:
I was expecting that hacking methods shouldn't work (I'm too naive) but websites that generated 2000 ref.domains with 200,000 of links in one month got top10 positions pretty quickly. I don't know what will happen after, but at this moment they rank high with a backlink profile that consists of hacked websites on spanish, belgium, polish, etc. domains.
Gray-hatters:
Most of them were posting links on spammed-to-death forums, some of links were "unique", but in general links were placed on forums that everybody aware of as a place where you can instantly put a link. Also, they have some guest post links, but not too much. One website has ONLY side-bar links on landing pages, and it didn't work well for its positions.
Their positions are lower, than blackhatters have and very unstable. I can say, that this backlink profile isn't powerful.
White-hatters:
This is a win-win scenario, really. A few websites started guest blogging and have been getting links in amount of 30-60 per month. They were posting their backlinks in articles on reputable websites. Many of them were free, the most expensive was $350 (as far as I know). Links were placed in relevant articles and only in the body of the article (no links in bio). And they rank so fucking high on every commercial keyword.
In short:
1) forum/profile links won't work well without guest posts
2) guest posts are cool
3) hacking is ok, but be afraid of getting penalized
conclusion: I'm kind of busy, so I didn't explained every detail, but if you have questions I'd be happy to share what I know
p.s. native english speakers, forgive me please, I do my best.
Important: I don't consider on-page factors, only backlink profiles.
I analyzed backlink profiles of 50 websites that rank well in very competitive "educational" niche, all of them started building links 3 or less years ago.
Methods they were using:
- Forum or blog comments/profile links (from too spammy to not-so-spammy);
- Paid guest blogs;
- Free guest blogs;
- Hacking;
- Side-bar, footer, header links;
I split them into three categories regarding methods they have been using:
- White-hatters (Only guest blogs);
- Gray-hatters (mix of forum/profile links + guest posts);
- Black-hatters (let's hack the internet);
Black-hatters:
I was expecting that hacking methods shouldn't work (I'm too naive) but websites that generated 2000 ref.domains with 200,000 of links in one month got top10 positions pretty quickly. I don't know what will happen after, but at this moment they rank high with a backlink profile that consists of hacked websites on spanish, belgium, polish, etc. domains.
Gray-hatters:
Most of them were posting links on spammed-to-death forums, some of links were "unique", but in general links were placed on forums that everybody aware of as a place where you can instantly put a link. Also, they have some guest post links, but not too much. One website has ONLY side-bar links on landing pages, and it didn't work well for its positions.
Their positions are lower, than blackhatters have and very unstable. I can say, that this backlink profile isn't powerful.
White-hatters:
This is a win-win scenario, really. A few websites started guest blogging and have been getting links in amount of 30-60 per month. They were posting their backlinks in articles on reputable websites. Many of them were free, the most expensive was $350 (as far as I know). Links were placed in relevant articles and only in the body of the article (no links in bio). And they rank so fucking high on every commercial keyword.
In short:
1) forum/profile links won't work well without guest posts
2) guest posts are cool
3) hacking is ok, but be afraid of getting penalized
conclusion: I'm kind of busy, so I didn't explained every detail, but if you have questions I'd be happy to share what I know
p.s. native english speakers, forgive me please, I do my best.
