Which is better: 1 powerful backlink or 10 average backlinks?

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Ali Imran Malik

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• Tuesday at 2:09 PM

• #21

SEO Sparton said:

I wouldn’t evaluate it based on the number itself. 10 relevant yet good links can have more value than 1 good link when they are all coming from different good websites.

It is better to look at relevance, traffic, placement, and other backlinks than only at DR.

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I respect your observation but in my point of view one powerful backlink from a high authority and quality site is more effective if that one powerful coming from a high authority which has organic traffic. I think that is what makes the difference. In my perspective one big vote which is coming from a powerful site is much better than 10 small votes.

 

Nastrz

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• Wednesday at 5:04 AM

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10.. every time man. and the thing nobody in here says, 10 pages that mention your brand in the text is also what the ai answers read. one dr70 link is one page. i had a site get into chatgpt answers with basically zero strong links, just a lot of mid pages saying the name.. relevance and count beat one big one now

 

HustleTong

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• Wednesday at 5:22 AM

• #23

I'd say 10 votes is better than 1

 

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onlinemarketer12

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• #24

1 strong backlink will be more beneficial in this case.

 

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paisawaisa

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• Wednesday at 7:15 AM

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That entirely depends on exact quality of those 10 links. In sone cases, they can together defeat the seo effect of one quality link as well.

 

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X39Rank

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• Wednesday at 7:19 AM

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The target page matters too, because a good backlink won’t help much if the page itself is weak.

 

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learnandearnwithseo

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• Wednesday at 7:22 AM

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In most of the cases, 1 powerful link will have better effect. There can be exceptions based on niche and other factors.

 

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CTRPulseX

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• Wednesday at 7:30 AM

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If the site has real visitors and the link fits the content, I would consider it worth more than just a high DR link.

 

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AdCoreX

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• Wednesday at 8:24 AM

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True, the context and quality of the referring website matter more than the number itself.

 

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ElenaB77

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• Wednesday at 8:43 AM

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Quantity isnt always better than quality. But sure, it depends on the website and a link.

 

Reputation Solutions

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• Wednesday at 8:49 AM

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One niche relevant powerful backlink for sure.

 

SEO Sparton

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• Wednesday at 12:29 PM
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Nastrz said:

10.. every time man. and the thing nobody in here says, 10 pages that mention your brand in the text is also what the ai answers read. one dr70 link is one page. i had a site get into chatgpt answers with basically zero strong links, just a lot of mid pages saying the name.. relevance and count beat one big one now

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Precisely. Even a single high DR link is after all just a single page. From an AI perspective, having several relevant pages that naturally talk about the brand is something that gives a lot more strength to both entity signals and topical signals.