My experience testing Tier-2 Backlinks for an affiliate site

seosparkpro · Wednesday at 7:16 PM

Hey BHW,

Recently, I tested building Tier-2 backlinks (web 2.0s and niche comments) pointing to my existing Tier-1 guest posts instead of building more direct links to my money site.

Here is what I noticed after 4 weeks:

Indexing rate of Tier-1 links improved significantly.

Small jump in rankings for medium-competition keywords.

Has anyone else seen good results with Tier-2 link building recently, or do you prefer sticking purely to direct high-tier links?

nicenic · Thursday at 11:35 AM

Tier-2 works better as an indexing push than a direct ranking weapon. If the guest post is good but not getting much attention, some relevant links behind it can help.

I'd just watch if the rankings hold after a few more weeks.

HenryObi · Thursday at 7:10 PM

seosparkpro said:
Hey BHW,

Recently, I tested building Tier-2 backlinks (web 2.0s and niche comments) pointing to my existing Tier-1 guest posts instead of building more direct links to my money site.

Here is what I noticed after 4 weeks:

Indexing rate of Tier-1 links improved significantly.

Small jump in rankings for medium-competition keywords.

Has anyone else seen good results with Tier-2 link building recently, or do you prefer sticking purely to direct high-tier links?

I don't even do them as there's no real benefit from Tier-2 links as before. Maybe the quality of link might the differentiating factor.

alwaysrank · Thursday at 7:33 PM

seosparkpro said:
Hey BHW,

Recently, I tested building Tier-2 backlinks (web 2.0s and niche comments) pointing to my existing Tier-1 guest posts instead of building more direct links to my money site.

Here is what I noticed after 4 weeks:

Indexing rate of Tier-1 links improved significantly.

Small jump in rankings for medium-competition keywords.

Has anyone else seen good results with Tier-2 link building recently, or do you prefer sticking purely to direct high-tier links?

I've seen something similar on a few projects. Tier 2 links can help if the Tier 1 links are already strong and relevant. I just try to keep the Tier 2 links natural and don't build too many at once, otherwise the results don't seem as good.

ayufun · Thursday at 7:53 PM

Tier 2 links were not as good as before, but I think it still works, it just depends on the quality of both the tier 1 & 2

elfox14 · Thursday at 9:11 PM

Tier 2 work best when its used to strengthen already indexed high quality Tier 1 links rather than as a substitute for earning more strong editorial backlinks The gains are usually incremental while the biggest long term ranking improvements still come from adding relevant Tier 1 authority and improving the site itself.

Monsterer · 2026-08-10T17:24:22+0100

Of course, the Tier linking method is a more effective strategy. If you build more quality Tier 1 links, it will be more useful for your money site. May I know what your niche is about?

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