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Backlinks can be a controversial subject when it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Some SEO experts swear by them, and other SEO experts say they are no longer relevant, and yet, some companies try to sell you backlinks that will do your website more harm than good. What is the real backlink story? Find out how to find your competitors backlinks, perform backlink analysis, and use that information to develop a backlink strategy of your own.<\/p>\n

The following is a no-nonsense guide to backlink analysis for those business owners who understand that paying someone to do SEO for them defeats the entire purpose of getting free, organic traffic from the search engines. If you are paying someone to do SEO for you, that traffic is no longer open because you are paying for your SEO results. If that is the case, it is better just to pay for ads on the appropriate search terms as you will be guaranteed to be at the top of the page.<\/p>\n

What Are Backlinks?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Links that are coming to your website from an outside webpage are backlinks. They are linking “back” to your site. An example of a backlink is a link that is created on social media when someone shares an article or blog post from your website.<\/p>\n

Another example of a backlink would be a link to your restaurant’s website from a local newspaper that reviewed your food. Other directories for consumer reviews such as Yelp can also generate a backlink to your site. Here is a visual example:<\/p>\n

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Any source that links to your website creates a backlink. For the most part, you do not have direct control over who links to your site, but there are things that you can do to create high-quality backlinks to your website.<\/p>\n

Why Do I Need Backlinks?<\/b><\/h2>\n

High-quality backlinks are considered an indicator of the authority or legitimacy of your website content. Backlinks are used by the rank algorithm to determine how other websites regard the quality of your content. The rationale behind this is that if more sites are linking to your content, then it must be a good source of information for the searcher.<\/p>\n

However, low-quality backlinks will hurt your search engine rankings. A low-quality backlink would be one that comes from a site on an unrelated topic or ones that have multiple backlinks linking to questionable sites, which is the case with many backlinks that are sold to unsuspecting website owners. Never purchase backlinks. Never. Here is what Google has to say about link schemes:<\/p>\n

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Who Are My Competitors?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before you begin any kind of competitor analysis, you first have to identify your competitors. The best way to do this is to utilize the keywords you’re using for your content, and then see who is ranking on the first page for those keywords. Those are your competitors. Since the goal is to gain Search Engine Rank Position (SERP), it makes no sense to spend time on competitor websites that do not rank more highly than you. You want to emulate success.<\/p>\n

Remember, you are looking for those competitors who are ranking organically, not those listed with “Ad” in front of their entry. You will never be able to rank above an advertiser for a given search term. You are looking for those competitors whose content ranks without a paid ad position. Check out the difference:<\/p>\n

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