Are guest post backlinks useless in 2020?
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babythakur
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low quality guest post backlinks are worthless
FlyingGains
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According to John even high quality links from sites like Forbes are useless
Holdentot_Accfarm
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Definitely worked for me during 2020.
HustleTong
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Google employee prefers to help webmasters?
FlyingGains
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So you think he is a liar?
safeSEOboost
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guest post backlinks are no more useless in 2020 than they were in 2010; just do it in a white hat way, or white hat looking way, and you should be good to go.
and google has not way of knowing if a guest post link was paid or not (in fact this is so of most links), unless you make it obvious; free or not, there are too many guest post links on the web to make it a very risky strategy, unlike others.
and google has not way of knowing if a guest post link was paid or not (in fact this is so of most links), unless you make it obvious; free or not, there are too many guest post links on the web to make it a very risky strategy, unlike others.
Not really, These guest posts backlinks could prove more effective when done right. so all it matters is choosing the right one.
samrathgupta
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Just like “nofollow” arent considered by the algorithm.
Google’s comments about SEO best practices are about as trustworthy as China’s data on COVID-19.
Google’s comments about SEO best practices are about as trustworthy as China’s data on COVID-19.
- Jul 30, 2012
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I believe it is still alive. A link from guest post carries a lot of benefits to your website until you find a zero value site.
lovepreet1235
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Of course they will say this..
and what else we can expect from him, he is still using google plus link on his twitter profile he is living in 2013
and what else we can expect from him, he is still using google plus link on his twitter profile he is living in 2013
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It will work and it depends upon the quality and authority of the site.
Alexa Blish
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Bottom line is that guest posting does work. The facts speak for itself and show that it is still a relevant way to gain high quality links. But guest posting effectively in 2020 is very different than it was even a few short years ago.
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That is NOT what a google employee said, you've just twisted his words and ask if it's true.
He said: "Those links have zero value. It's a waste of time if you're just doing it for the links.". Basically, he's referring to guest posts on the sites which were created purely to sell guest posts and offer no value.
Rahuldev09
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I hate this guy john for endless reasons... I don't know why does he even use Twitter. I think he is drunk when he tweets... IMAO, You shouldn't read his tweets, anyway, you can't understand whether he is helping you or trying to tell you're in wrong industry. I wish I could kick him out of twitter even from earth.
FlyingGains
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No I did not he is exactly saying what I mentioned. Just think about it for a second
avidjam
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correct . Google will only not give authority to guest links when they detect them , if they can't detect they can't hurt
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I've tried to explain this time and again.
Links only count if they generate engagement.
Google is monitoring user activity. If links are built never to be clicked, they don't exist and actually count against you.
FlyingGains
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This means most of the links sold here are useless?