What spam score is acceptable for a website when building backlinks?

Titans

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Spam score doesn't matter much. Just make sure that the links are placed naturally in high quality articles relevant to your topic. If you face any issues after adding the link, you can disavow them and build links from legit websites.

 

GeeLark AI

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IMO below 20% max 40%

 

Linkzo

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Google accepts and crawls website with under 20% spam score

 

King SEO

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Try to acquire links from sites with a low spam score, ideally below 12.

 

Fiducia

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Must be unleaked ranking factor #14001. https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/google-documentation-leak-14-000-ranking-factors-and-new-seo-revelations.1606240/

 

wowthatsher

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While building backlinks, it's better to keep your spam score really low, likely under 5%. If it's between 1% and 30%, you're usually okay, but ideally focus on getting quality backlinks from trust-worthy sites. By that way, you could possibly avoid any risks and keep your site safe from penalties.