What is better? ZERO backlinks or 1000 spammy backlinks?

I’d take zero backlinks over 1,000 spammy ones any day I’d rather build a few relevant quality links slowly than risk the site with junk

zero, if those are honestly the only two choices. but nobody should be buying a random fiverr package in 2026 when you can build the same volume yourself for less and actually pick where it lands. the link count was never the problem with those

Zero backlinks, easily. I’d rather start with no links and build a few relevant, quality backlinks naturally than point 1,000 random spammy links at a new domain. Quality and relevance matter far more than the raw number.