Are Web 2.0s still worth it?

When I read about members in BHW using web 2.0s for backlinks they usually claim they do it to index their newest website or blog pages. So they'll create a web 2.0 blog post (say on tumblr) and then point a link to their money site, to the page they just created, then blast the tumblr post with GSA to index it, to hope their money page gets indexed.

I thought Web 2.0's were for link juice. Do they still have value in that manner?

Also, why do you want pages indexed so fast? Your newest posts will be indexed soon enough if your money site has even a little bit of DA I imagine.

So, do you guys still use them? The ones I am starting to use and think are most important are:

blogger
tumblr
google sites
weebly
wordpress
home.blog

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SilentKnight said:

When I read about members in BHW using web 2.0s for backlinks they usually claim they do it to index their newest website or blog pages. So they'll create a web 2.0 blog post (say on tumblr) and then point a link to their money site, to the page they just created, then blast the tumblr post with GSA to index it, to hope their money page gets indexed.

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yeah, it does work sometimes...

SilentKnight said:

I thought Web 2.0's were for link juice. Do they still have value in that manner?

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opinions are mixed on this. Personally, I think they don't work anymore (well, they didn't work for me 2 years ago when I last used them), but there are people on the forum who could swear they still work.

So I guess the best way is to test them yourself

SilentKnight said:

Also, why do you want pages indexed so fast?

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some people are desperate and need everything right away or the entire universe explodes if they don't instantly get what they want.

But other people need the content indexed fast because that content is time-sensitive (like, limited time offers, breaking news, etc.). This type of content does need to be indexed fast.

But "little DA" has nothing to do with how fast the content gets indexed. Even if it's a lot of DA it's not guaranteed to index fast (although high authority sites do get preferential treatment from google). It has more to do with how big and popular a website is. For example, this forum, being the biggest SEO forum on the planet, with millions of monthly users, indexes within a few seconds (create a thread and then copy its URL and paste it into google and you will see that it's indexed in under 1 minute).

Big, popular sites like BHW, quora, reddit, amazon, wikipedia, etc... these sites get crawled and indexed like crazy, so if you manage to make a website this big you'll reap the rewards, too. But good luck getting to these heights if you're not one of the privileged few people that has everything in life going smoothly for them

SilentKnight said:

So, do you guys still use them? The ones I am starting to use and think are most important are:

blogger
tumblr
google sites
weebly
wordpress
home.blog

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I only use them to diversify my backlinking profile, but I don't stress over these websites anymore. Like I said, 2 years ago I've built 40 web 2.0 links to one of my sites and in less than a month 36 links got indexed, but after 2-3 months only 8 or 9 were still indexed because either google de-indexed them for reasons that I never figured out, or the web 2.0 have deleted my content or closed my account, or my links have been nofollow'd, or the owners have closed my web 2.0 account because I didn't want to upgrade to a paid plan, and so on...

And for these many issues and considering how low value these links are I've decided not to bother with them anymore. It took me almost a week to create content for those links by the way, because I wanted to be as legit as possible so I only published manually written and well researched content with unique images (created by myself in canva), etc. And for what? Just to have my content deleted or accounts closed because I didn't want to upgrade? Nah, fuck that! From now on, I'll just pay someone on BHW $20-30 to make me 100 such web 2.0s with plagiarized content and if only 10% of the 100 web 2.0s manage to stick and get indexed I'll be happy with it. But I'm not wasting my time with these sites anymore

But like I said, some people are willing to swear on their lives that these platforms still work, so I don't know, it's up to you to make them work I guess....

Yeah, They are still works awesome but depends on your content quality, if your content is unique & quality then your web 2.0 will index & rank good.

tazarbm said:

I only use them to diversify my backlinking profile, but I don't stress over these websites anymore.

And for these many issues and considering how low value these links are I've decided not to bother with them anymore. It took me almost a week to create content for those links by the way, because I wanted to be as legit as possible so I only published manually written and well researched content with unique images (created by myself in canva), etc. And for what? Just to have my content deleted or accounts closed because I didn't want to upgrade? Nah, fuck that! From now on, I'll just pay someone on BHW $20-30 to make me 100 such web 2.0s with plagiarized content and if only 10% of the 100 web 2.0s manage to stick and get indexed I'll be happy with it. But I'm not wasting my time with these sites anymore

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Thanks for the reply. I really do appreciate it. What then would be a better way to get solid links?

Also, I too am weary of doing any work that is too involved just for another platform to delete it. I remember a Tumblr user building a 50,000 follower blog in the fashion niche and making good money, AND adding value to Tumblr. The whole blog was deleted one day because one Tumblr employee received a complaint and shut it all down. Now the guy has no business.

SilentKnight said:

I remember a Tumblr user building a 50,000 follower blog in the fashion niche and making good money, AND adding value to Tumblr. The whole blog was deleted one day because one Tumblr employee received a complaint and shut it all down. Now the guy has no business.

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ouch! Crazy world we're living in...

Anyway, there are ways to get solid links...

One option would be this forum's marketplace, it is jam-packed with sellers so check it out:
https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/seo-link-building.43/
You'll find many types of links being sold in there, but "solid links" are usually the quality PBNs, quality guest posts or quality niche edits. What "quality" means, though... now that's another discussion which I'm not getting into at the moment. But you'll find it anyway with a quick search on the forum...

Now, if you focus on churn & burn projects instead of white hat ones you might not want to waste your money on quality links since the c&b sites will tank anyway at some point. So, in this case blasting the sites with tools like GSA, RankerX, SeNuke, etc might be the better investment

Also, the types of links that I've mentioned above will cost you money, so be warned! If you're looking for free solutions, however.... well, there aren't many I'm afraid... But still, every now and then generous members of the forum share free links with us and some of those links are pretty good.

But many of those are profile links, so know this beforehand! You can use the search button to find these links, but also have a look at this post that I've made a few months ago in which I've listed several backlinks that I've bookmarked in the last year or so:
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/backlink-suggestions.1468521/post-16023549
Last but not least, a third option would be to check your competitors' backlinking profile for the low hanging fruit (backlinks that are decent, easy and / or free to get without much hassle). You'll be surprised what golden nuggets you can find after a few minutes of spying on your competitors

Yes, They still do work if you can use them wisely.

I think freshly created web 2.0 makes no sense if you do everything manually. It's very time consuming with little effects. However, if you automate a lot of things, from account registration to content via ChatGPT, then the backlink diversity is certainly not wrong. Whether web 2.0 pages really make a huge difference in the ranking, I have never been able to find out for myself personally.

Yes, it still works. But only 2.0 is nothing. You should add some quality PBN backlinks with it for better results.

Years back there was a cool map on BHW that had a list of all the current Web 2.0 sites that were used for backlinks, does anyone remember what thread that was? I thought it had, a massive list.
But my memory is shat. Maybe it was an ebook. But I thought it was somewhere in backlinking methods.

Yes, even 30 year old legacy system have a market

Web 2.0s for SEO is still worth and can be a rewarding but risky strategy. You need to weigh the pros and cons carefully before using it. You also need to follow the best practices for creating quality and relevant content, choosing authoritative and trustworthy platforms, building natural and diverse backlinks.

Ranking Expert said:

Yeah, They are still works awesome but depends on your content quality, if your content is unique & quality then your web 2.0 will index & rank good.

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i disagree i have a web 2.0 where i use chat gpt content but fully unique and human-readable + not AI content ( used wordAI for it ) and still after 1 month not a single article of this web 2.0 is not indexed in google.

Web 2.0 platforms can still be useful for indexing purposes as well as link building. By creating web 2.0 blog posts and linking back to your money site, you can facilitate the indexing process and potentially improve the visibility of your money pages. While web 2.0 links may not carry as much link juice as high-quality backlinks from reputable sources, they can still contribute to your overall SEO strategy.

So yes, web 2.0 platforms can still be part of your SEO toolkit, but it's critical to approach their use strategically and in conjunction with other SEO techniques.

Some Web 2.0 platforms may still provide value for link building, it is generally advisable to focus on high-quality and relevant backlinks from authoritative websites. Building a diverse and natural link profile that includes a variety of link sources, such as guest posting, influencer collaborations, and earned media, is considered a more effective approach for long-term SEO success.

Overall, it's great for additional diversification

Web 2.0 is good but its hard to index now so i suggest you use linkdexing to help with indexing so you can get the link juice