Backlinks
What is a backlink?
Backlinks are very similar to internal links. When a backlink is clicked on, it will redirect you to another web page. However, contrary to an internal link which is directly on a page of your website, a backlink is a link on a webpage elsewhere on the internet.
Once a backlink is clicked on, it will redirect to your website. Any time there is a link on a website elsewhere on the internet which directs to your site, that is a backlink.
Backlinks can be thought of as votes, the more backlinks (the more votes) a website has, the higher it will rank on search engines. Obtaining backlinks is one of the most strenuous and time consuming efforts in relation to the entire SEO process, but like all things that take time and effort, the rewards are well worth it.
- Backlinks are considered by some to be the strongest and most important factor of Search Engine Optimization.
- Building backlinks ensures your website is strong and can compete in the digital world.
- The more backlinks a website has, the better it will rank on search engines.
- High quality backlinks are ones that are on other strong websites, quality over quantity is better, but quality and quantity is best.
