Are we measuring link building the right way?

Sarah Mathews said:

Hi,I have noticed that many link building campaigns are still measured mainly by ,how many links were delivered?.

But 100 backlinks don't necessarily mean 100 valuable links.for me, the bigger factors are referring domain quality, topical relevance, placement context, target page relevance, and the overall strength of the link profile.

A few highly relevant placements can sometimes contribute more than a large number of unrelated links.so instead of only reporting,“100 links delivered.”

I think we should also look at:

Relevant referring domains → Quality placements → Target-page growth → Ranking movement → Organic visibility

Link building should ultimately help build authority and sustainable organic growth, not just increase the backlink count.
For experienced link builders, what metric do you consider the best indicator that a backlink campaign is actually working?

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