Which type of backlinks have stayed the longest for you?

[Bilal031]

I've been experimenting with backlinks recently and realized some links give a quick ranking push but disappear after a while, while others stay solid and keep helping.

For me, guest posts on relevant sites stick longer, but I'm curious to learn from others here.

What kind of backlinks have lasted the test of time in your experience? Guest posts, niche edits, or something else entirely?

Would love to hear your thoughts.​

 

[GeeLark AI]

I've been experimenting with backlinks recently and realized some links give a quick ranking push but disappear after a while, while others stay solid and keep helping.

For me, guest posts on relevant sites stick longer, but I'm curious to learn from others here.

What kind of backlinks have lasted the test of time in your experience? Guest posts, niche edits, or something else entirely?

Would love to hear your thoughts.​

Real metrics Guest posts, niche-edit backlinks, relevant backlinks that have a lot of organic traffic last the longest for me

Looks natural, harder to remove, and keep passing value over time

 

[Next tech scope]

I've been experimenting with backlinks recently and realized some links give a quick ranking push but disappear after a while, while others stay solid and keep helping.

For me, guest posts on relevant sites stick longer, but I'm curious to learn from others here.

What kind of backlinks have lasted the test of time in your experience? Guest posts, niche edits, or something else entirely?

Would love to hear your thoughts.​

For me, the backlinks that have stayed the longest and provided the most value are guest posts and editorial links from high-authority, relevant sites.

• Guest posts on sites within the same niche tend to last because the content provides real value and the link is natural.
• Editorial links, where a site links to your content because it's a great resource, are even better and tend to be permanent.

Niche edits can work, but they often don't last as long as a well-placed guest post or a natural editorial link. It's all about quality and relevance over quantity.

 

[IvanRF]

Guest articles on popular websites that were not paid for.

 

[isuri]

niche edits on aged relevant sites tend to hold the strongest long term value since they’re inserted into existing content that already ranks. Guest posts work too but they sometimes get removed if the site owner cleans up.

 

[Gonassis]

Content that is actually worth reading, quoting and referencing in college student works.

For a crypto casino I once launched a study on which video game console could mine crypto, and it ended up that it's the Xbox Series X, it was quoted and referenced by a lot of forums, subreddits etc and still today drives traffic.

Unreal Tournament was dying at one point so I've created a landing page with useful resources like map and mutator downloads, had a link to a gaming client, same thing, still active to this day and actively being mentioned and linked to in retro communities.

Then this one time I used a developer on ThemeForest to install his theme on my website, although I knew perfectly well how to do it, during the price negotiations I asked him to throw in a link to my site from his ThemeForest account, which he did. People are still using his Theme to this day and the page still features my link.

Another time I used a college professor to write an article on how esports should actually be written (eSports, Esports or esports). It was quoted and referenced by 50+ students and also still gets traffic to this day. Has a link to an esports betting site in it.

Next time when you're building a strategy, ask yourself if it would be relevant 5 years from now. If the answer is "no", then it's not worth pursuing IMHO.

 

[KaiStream]

From what I’ve seen, backlinks that are naturally woven into content on real, relevant sites (guest posts, editorial mentions, strong niche edits) tend to hold up the longest. Links on low-quality platforms or automated placements often give a quick bump but fade as the pages get deleted or devalued.

 

[Starblazer]

High authority and less moderated sites have longevity. Low authority sites and churn & burn projects may shuffle their links. Some sites like Wikipedia links are unreliable as any random guy can remove them.

 

[Zoty]

For me, guest posts on relevant, active sites last the longest. Niche edits work too, but only if the site has real traffic.

 

[Akinyande ayo]

I prefer guest posts on relevant authority sites.

 

[Pro Linkerz]

In my point of view I will suggest guest post on niche specific will remains stable.

 

[shijin]

I’ve noticed PBN links usually fade unless the owner really maintains the network.

 

[iAuthority]

Of course, my choice is article placements on real sites. They come with value and cost, so the site owners usually maintain the quality and keep the content live. That’s why those links tend to stick and keep helping over time.

With low-cost links, you don’t get that kind of reliability. They might give a quick push, but most of the time they fade out or get removed.

But yeah, it really varies from person to person and depends on their campaign goals. Some might go for quick wins, others play the long game. Just gotta pick what fits your strategy best.