Episode Details

E616: How going after low-traffic backlinks can actually increase rankings on Google!

A user on the SEO subreddit had a client focusing mainly on the raw traffic numbers of the backlinks they were going after.

The SEO advised looking deeper than just raw traffic numbers:
- Is the traffic real?
- Is the traffic coming from a relevant country?
- Is the linking site ranking for legitimate keywords or spam?

Not all domain authority/domain ratings are created equal.

Not all traffic is created equal.

This is how going after low-traffic linking sites - backlinks - can increase Google rankings.

⭐️ Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO/comments/1imd65e/link_building_in_2025_strategies_for_success_and/

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00:00 Introduction to Backlink Quality
00:57 Problems of Relying Solely on Traffic Numbers
01:32 Strategies for Evaluating Backlink Quality
02:14 Building a Natural Backlink Profile
04:23 Relevant Traffic in Backlinks
04:59 Final Thoughts

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