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Everybody knows how backlinks increase SEO authority. Nobody knows that the positive effects from backlinks remain even if the backlinks are removed. This was a test done, there were two websites. Both received 22 backlinks of equal quality. They both shot...

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Everybody knows how backlinks increase SEO authority. Nobody knows that the positive effects from backlinks remain even if the backlinks are removed. This was a test done. There were two websites. Both received 22 backlinks of equal quality. They both shot up in positions. Website A moved from position 31 to position No. 1. Website B moved from position 11 to position No. 5. This is the part nobody expected. Months after the links had been removed, every page that was linked to continue to rank considerably higher than its initial position. The pages kept their rankings even when the links were removed. This has two major implications. Backlinks really are worth their weight in gold. They're so much more valuable than people initially thought. The negative value of illegitimate links sticks around. If you get the wrong links, they might hurt you. 3 ways to get backlinks p

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Everybody knows how backlinks increase SEO authority. Nobody knows that the positive effects from backlinks remain even if the backlinks are removed. This was a test done. There were two websites. Both received 22 backlinks of equal quality. They both shot up in positions. Website A moved from position 31 to position No. 1. Website B moved from position 11 to position No. 5. This is the part nobody expected. Months after the links had been removed, every page that was linked to continue to rank considerably high...

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The creator cites a test claiming ranking gains from backlinks persisted months after the links were removed.

Backlinks / link ghost hypothesis · asserts

Everybody knows how backlinks increase SEO authority. Nobody knows that the positive effects from backlinks remain even if the backlinks are removed. This was a test done. There were two websites. Both received 22 backlinks of equal quality. They both shot up in positions. Website A moved from position 31 to position No. 1. Website B moved from position 1...

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If backlink effects persist after removal, the creator warns that negative effects from illegitimate links may also persist.

Risk/avoid / bad link persistence · asserts

Everybody knows how backlinks increase SEO authority. Nobody knows that the positive effects from backlinks remain even if the backlinks are removed. This was a test done. There were two websites. Both received 22 backlinks of equal quality. They both shot up in positions. Website A moved from position 31 to position No. 1. Website B moved from position 1...

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