Do I need backlinks?

Only content is not going to help you to rank 1st on Google. There are loads of competition in the market. In order to surpass your competitor, you have to get backlinks from the high authority site.
 
Hi there,
although this is my first post I have been reading on here for ages.
Anyway, I made my own website using the "income school" method of no backlinks.
"Build and they will come" they said. They didn't.
My site (can I name it here?) is in the fitness niche (I know, too broad) and I did 50 articles, all at least 1,000 words, using KGR or long tail keywords.
I mean, the site looks ok to most people but I get no visits after 1 year since post 30 and 6 months since post 50.
I have read time and time again that you cannot rank in certain niches without backlinks, so what do you guys think?
Is it just a waiting game or should I try backlinks?
Try Guest blogging in your niche sites this might give you some exposure.
 
My competitor has over 1k backlinks pointing to his home page and all of the links are with keyword a href, and the links are coming from his own website.

So yeah, I don't know what to think about the link ratios, because he is ranking high on many keywords.
 
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