Backlinks are an industry term for when another website links back to yours. Google includes the quantity and quality of backlinks as a ranking factor when determining which sites show for searches. Quality is far more important than quantity. In fact, having 1000s of low quality backlinks can actually hurt your rankings because they can be seen as spammy. Whereas, having a few high quality backlinks can greatly improve your rankings. The quality of a backlink is measured by Google, in part, by the quality and popularity of the linking website.
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Paul Dumas2020-02-27T15:11:17-06:00 Share This Article
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Paul Dumas is the co-founder and owner of Optimized Marketing Group, LLC. and it's subsidiary Marketing For Cleaners. The internet marketing agency has provided website design, search engine marketing, social media management, internet advertising and printing solutions to small businesses targeting local markets for over 10 years.