Backlinking, what is really working now days?

If you are just starting out, build profiles and web 2.0 links then gradually start building PBNs, niche edits and guest posts backlinks.

They're always as great as they are quality. If you leave low-quality backlinks, you'll end up at the end of search engine results lists

I brought a website from a crash of 20% back to normal, and now it's gaining even more traffic.

How did I do it?

I didn't backlink from external sites.

Instead, I doubled down on internal linking using calls to action.

My secret is that when I internally link, I make sure that the page that I'm linking to actually adds value to the page the reader clicking from.

A lot of people miss out on this.

Either they misunderstand it or they completely ignore it.

You have to remember that the main reason why links exist is that they're supposed to add value to the life of the reader.

When somebody is reading a post and they click on a link, they are expecting that such action would add value to the stuff that they had read previously.

As long as you stick to this basic principle, you should be fine.

Unfortunately, a lot of people who do interlinking focus solely on the strategy of keyword linking.

This really is too bad.

If there is no niche relevance or topical continuity between the page that you're linking to and the page the link is on, you might not only be wasting your reader's time, but you might be drawing unnecessary attention from Google later on.

blackbeans said:

I brought a website from a crash of 20% back to normal, and now it's gaining even more traffic.

How did I do it?

I didn't backlink from external sites.

Instead, I doubled down on internal linking using calls to action.

My secret is that when I internally link, I make sure that the page that I'm linking to actually adds value to the page the reader clicking from.

A lot of people miss out on this.

Either they misunderstand it or they completely ignore it.

You have to remember that the main reason why links exist is that they're supposed to add value to the life of the reader.

When somebody is reading a post and they click on a link, they are expecting that such action would add value to the stuff that they had read previously.

As long as you stick to this basic principle, you should be fine.

Unfortunately, a lot of people who do interlinking focus solely on the strategy of keyword linking.

This really is too bad.

If there is no niche relevance or topical continuity between the page that you're linking to and the page the link is on, you might not only be wasting your reader's time, but you might be drawing unnecessary attention from Google later on.

Click to expand...

This is a great advice. On my new blog with only 6-7 posts I started with a certain keyword cluster and internally linked those articles. Even my latest article from 6-7 hours ago is showing up on 1st page of Google.

INCC said:

If you dont have a budget for niche edits and guest posts then your best bet would be PBNs.

Quality PBNs also cost. These $1-5 per link PBNs won't do you any good either so you need money to do proper SEO.

Click to expand...

Can PBNs push traffic or is it only for building links to power up your site for certain keywords I want my money site to rank for?

Relevant content, Guest Blogging, Skyscapper

If you blast your Tier 2 backlinks going to your Tier 1 or money sites - does that do any good these days?

INCC said:

If you dont have a budget for niche edits and guest posts then your best bet would be PBNs.

Quality PBNs also cost. These $1-5 per link PBNs won't do you any good either so you need money to do proper SEO.

Click to expand...

how much do you expect to pay for a proper guest post for such a back link?

yes it is definitely working and i will boost website by manual work

PBN has been working for quite some time. But just another PBN will not work. Go for those which charge monthly for homepage PBN link, it passes more seo juice to your website.

Doing quality backlinks from relevant niche-related websites still work but every year it gets harder and harder to get quality links. I am still using guest posting on good sites, writing different roundups, HARO, collaboration with other link builders or partners, link exchanges, and actively respond to related posts on Quora and Reddit .