{"id":3636,"date":"2018-01-30T09:14:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T09:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/?p=3636"},"modified":"2025-04-29T05:53:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T05:53:03","slug":"good-backlinks-vs-bad-backlinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/good-backlinks-vs-bad-backlinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Backlinks vs Bad Backlinks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3636\" class=\"elementor elementor-3636\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-720be4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"720be4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d363f2d\" data-id=\"d363f2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e2d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-audio\" data-id=\"66e2d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-soundcloud-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2w46TcF8z9PmG8WbwejfvX?si=rd0wn_S_ShGNiEcxH4PwFw&#038;utm_source=oembed&#038;auto_play=false&#038;buying=true&#038;liking=true&#038;download=true&#038;sharing=true&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_playcount=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;color\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-575629ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"575629ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65f62e47\" data-id=\"65f62e47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f43772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43f43772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><b>&#8220;The objective is not to make your links appear natural; the objective is to build natural links.&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>They say that backlinks are the backbone of SEO, I say <i>quality backlinks<\/i> are the backbone of SEO.<\/p>\n\n<p>While backlinks are a great option to make your website or business popular, only good quality backlinks can prove fruitful for you, or say, your business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of domains linking to a page was the factor most strongly correlated with high rankings in Google.<\/span><\/i>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n<p>There&#8217;s always been a buzz about good and bad backlinks. And yes, bad backlinks do exist.<br \/>Want to know more? Well, you all know about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/effect-of-backlinks\/\">building quality links<\/a>. So, in this article, I will focus more on the bad backlinks, how to find such links and tips to weed this out.<\/p>\n\n<p>Let us start with the defining good links and bad links:<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are Good Backlinks?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Link building is similar to building your business network for achieving popularity \u2013 you associate with top brands in your industry and get widespread recognition. Similarly, quality backlinks are those that come from relevant authoritative domains in your niche.<\/p>\n\n<p>In other words, if the site linking to your website has a high Domain Authority with similar content, your backlink is said to be good as per the norms of SEO. Good backlinks play a crucial role in earning your website top ranks in the search queries.<\/p>\n\n<p>However, a backlink should possess certain qualities to be considered as \u201cGood\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Traits of a Quality Backlink<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A good backlink should be relevant enough &#8211; in terms of the general them of the linking domain, relevancy of the links that hit the domain, and the content itself.<\/li>\n\n<li>Backlinks acquired\u00a0from authoritative websites\u00a0are\u00a0said\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0good.<\/li>\n\n<li>Quality\u00a0Backlinks\u00a0come\u00a0from\u00a0websites\u00a0that\u00a0are\u00a0\u201cReal\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0have\u00a0real\u00a0traffic.<\/li>\n\n<li>Good\u00a0Backlinks\u00a0are\u00a0created\u00a0from\u00a0sites\u00a0of\u00a0high\u00a0standards\u00a0that\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0belong\u00a0to\u00a0\u201cscammy\u201d\u00a0industries.<\/li>\n\n<li>Good\u00a0Links\u00a0are\u00a0built\u00a0using\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0(white-hat)\u00a0SEO\u00a0strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are Bad Backlinks?<\/h2>\n\n<p>While having maximum backlinks on your website is rewarding, not all of them are perfect and can have a negative effect on your business site.<\/p>\n\n<p>Bad backlinks are the ones that come from either unauthorized domains or illicit techniques. Bad backlinks, often referred to as unnatural links are an indication that your site might lack quality or interesting content to get proper backlinks on its own.<\/p>\n\n<p>While it is true that bad links can get you short-term wins, you&#8217;ll soon end up in trouble. After the release of the Google Penguin penalty, Google hates spammy links and content. Hence, having bad backlinks can backfire in the end.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Traits of a Bad Backlink<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Backlinks\u00a0that\u00a0are\u00a0obtained\u00a0from\u00a0sites\u00a0developed\u00a0solely\u00a0for\u00a0SEO\u00a0links.<\/li>\n\n<li>Backlinks\u00a0built\u00a0with\u00a0over-optimized\u00a0anchor\u00a0text.<\/li>\n\n<li>Backlinks\u00a0that\u00a0are\u00a0produced\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0comments\u00a0of\u00a0websites\u00a0that\u00a0are\u00a0irrelevant\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0niche.<\/li>\n\n<li>Spammy\u00a0links\u00a0that\u00a0come\u00a0from\u00a0duplicate\u00a0content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Find the Bad Backlinks?<\/h3>\n\n<p>To protect your website from Google Penguin Penalty, you must take measures to identify if there are any unnatural backlinks on your website.<\/p>\n\n<p>And the options are simple:<\/p>\n\n<p>When you get a backlink for your website, ask yourself, \u201cWould I click on this link If I were a visitor to this page?\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Honest marketers will be able to spot bad links easily with this tip.<\/p>\n\n<p>In fact, Google also uses the same technique to spot spammy backlinks. It approves the links that are the most clicked and visited and consider this as \u201cquality\u201d links. Google decides by evaluating the percentage of people that visit a page and actually click on the backlink.<\/p>\n\n<p><b>Other Resources:<\/b><\/p>\n\n<p>Although there are several resources out there to determine the spammy links, the most common tool that is both easy to use and free is the <b>Google Webmaster Tool<\/b>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The tool allows you to view a list of websites that link to your own. Usually, quality links are mostly from websites like social media, Yelp, or Better Business Bureau, and help your SEO.<\/p>\n\n<p>Links coming from sources other than those mentioned are likely to be untrusted and might be harming your SEO.<\/p>\n\n<p>What more:<\/p>\n\n<p>When it comes to finding the spammy backlinks, you should be asking several questions to yourself:<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is\u00a0the\u00a0website\u00a0trusted\u00a0or\u00a0of\u00a0low\u00a0quality\u00a0with\u00a0hundreds\u00a0of\u00a0links?<\/li>\n\n<li>Does\u00a0the\u00a0website\u00a0have\u00a0an\u00a0\u201cabout\u00a0us\u201d\u00a0page?\u00a0Generally,\u00a0untrusted\u00a0or\u00a0scammy\u00a0websites\u00a0do\u00a0not\u00a0post\u00a0any\u00a0information\u00a0about\u00a0their\u00a0website\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0intention\u00a0to\u00a0hide\u00a0certain\u00a0things.<\/li>\n\n<li>Will\u00a0this\u00a0link\u00a0benefit\u00a0your\u00a0business?\u00a0If\u00a0your\u00a0answer\u00a0is\u00a0yes,\u00a0then\u00a0keep\u00a0it!<\/li>\n\n<li>On\u00a0the\u00a0contrary,\u00a0\u00a0get\u00a0rid\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0link\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0associated\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0source\u00a0your\u00a0link\u00a0is\u00a0coming\u00a0from.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Weed Out Bad Backlinks?<\/h3>\n\n<p>Once you have the list of spammy backlinks, it&#8217;s time for you to work on their rival!<\/p>\n\n<p>Below I&#8217;ve listed a number of ways to disable these links so they won\u2019t affect your Google rankings:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find the contact details of the owner of the website and ask them to eliminate the link directly. This is the easiest way to get rid of bad backlinks.<\/li>\n\n<li>Find out the low-quality pages on your site that are linked to spammy links instead of the links (404\/410). Don&#8217;t forget to disavow the bad links.<\/li>\n\n<li>If you have too many unnatural links associated with your site, simply disavow the links. This is a way to inform Google that these links are not to be considered when assessing the website. Visit Disavow Tool to disavow any spammy links.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of Quality Backlinks<\/h2>\n\n<p>At last, let us discuss the benefits of having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/link-building-services.php\">quality backlinks<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Better\u00a0Organic\u00a0Ranking<\/b>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Backlinks are the simplest way to get high ranking in search engines. Getting organic links in good numbers from reputed sites will automatically improve your search engine rankings.<\/li>\n\n<li><b>Faster Indexing<\/b> \u2013 When you have got quality backlinks, it helps Google and other search engines to discover your website and crawl it effectively. This is particularly beneficial for newly built websites that are struggling to get indexed.<\/li>\n\n<li><b>Quality Traffic<\/b> \u2013 Backlinks bring quality traffic, which is targeted and has a low bounce rate. Naturally, people like reading valuable and popular content.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pro Tips for Building Links Organically<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write\u00a0informative\u00a0and\u00a0unique\u00a0articles.<\/li>\n\n<li>Create\u00a0linkable\u00a0assets\u00a0like\u00a0infographics\u00a0or\u00a0educational\u00a0content.<\/li>\n\n<li>Submit\u00a0to\u00a0only\u00a0hyperlocal\u00a0and\u00a0niche web\u00a0directories.<\/li>\n\n<li>Do\u00a0not\u00a0opt\u00a0for\u00a0paid\u00a0backlinks\u00a0often\u00a0else\u00a0be\u00a0prepared\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0penalized\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Penguin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>If you still find it difficult to distinguish between good and bad links, write to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/\">SEO Discovery<\/a> today! 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