Slorm31600
Registered Member
- Aug 4, 2022
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Honestly, PBNs still work if they're truly high quality and built like real sites. But low tier PBNs get burned fast by updates these days
- Jan 17, 2015
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It's true that Google started some months ago, trying to hunt for repurposed PBN sites, so basically I would say that by 90% of the PBN have been hunted and tagged by now and building a quality PBN is probable 10-20 times harder that used to be. So its normal that if you go to the marketplace the average joe selling PBN links is going to be selling b***s**t
Finding a good PBN has never been easy and now is even harder. At this point my take is: if you cannot build your own PBN with the current standards, you cannot buy a good PBN.
Only buy PBN links if you really think you don't have the time to do so but not because you are willing to rent know how.
- Aug 21, 2016
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Yes, those are still effective and provide measurable output, but it is really important to check the website footprint and analyze its quality.
Jack-Thomas
Registered Member
- Sep 10, 2023
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Yeah, PBNs still work but not like before. If the network looks clean and aged, it can pass some juice. But with all the updates, relying only on PBNs is risky. Most people now mix them with niche edits and guest posts to play it safer.
- Sep 8, 2015
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Yes it is.
Setup and maintenance got much trickier though.
You have to check regularly if they are sneakily marked as spam and lose power.
They no longer de-index PBNs completely (unless it's utter garbage) rather just "disable" them.
There are ways to recover but takes time.
Setup and maintenance got much trickier though.
You have to check regularly if they are sneakily marked as spam and lose power.
They no longer de-index PBNs completely (unless it's utter garbage) rather just "disable" them.
There are ways to recover but takes time.
schttrj
Power Member
- Feb 27, 2011
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Yes, the only thing is, building a PBN is a pretty hectic task and requires quite a bit of investment. And it's hard to be certain whether it will bear any fruit in the end. I agree, it is a lot harder now than before. Whew!
Pro Linkerz
Previously banned member
- Nov 20, 2019
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Yes, PBN backlinks still work for rankings in 2025, but it all comes down to quality. Spammy networks don’t help anymore, while strong, niche-relevant PBN's can still push results.
- May 18, 2012
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Have 3-4 HQ sites as PBNs. Not that big of an investment, and are enough to see some improvement if the KW is not that tough.
Fiesta Agency
Newbie
- Mar 31, 2025
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That's the million-dollar question for many of us. PBNs are definitely not as simple as they used to be, and the risk of deindexing is a major concern.
From my perspective, they are still a viable tool, but the approach has to be far more sophisticated than in the past. It's no longer just about buying cheap domains and firing them up. You have to focus heavily on quality metrics, real traffic, and natural-looking footprints. The cost and effort have gone way up, but the impact can still be significant for competitive niches. The key is to run them like a real business, not just a link farm
From my perspective, they are still a viable tool, but the approach has to be far more sophisticated than in the past. It's no longer just about buying cheap domains and firing them up. You have to focus heavily on quality metrics, real traffic, and natural-looking footprints. The cost and effort have gone way up, but the impact can still be significant for competitive niches. The key is to run them like a real business, not just a link farm
- Apr 14, 2011
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PBN links still work when they're built carefully and kept relevant to the niche. The difference now is quality matters much more than quantity, especially with indexing and algorithm updates. A clean, natural-looking PBN can still move rankings very well.
