{"id":118719,"date":"2020-06-09T18:08:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T10:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/?p=18719"},"modified":"2023-03-21T15:32:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T07:32:35","slug":"buying-backlinks-for-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/buying-backlinks-for-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying Backlinks for SEO in 2020: Should You Still Do It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/buying-backlinks-for-seo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fpi-shvzz\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18722 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Buying-Backlinks-for-SEO-in-2020-Should-You-Still-Do-It_Cover-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-wp-pid=\"18722\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/450;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Should I buy backlinks for SEO?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Quick Answer:<\/strong> While buying backlinks for your website can theoretically boost your rankings, there are many cons to buying links, with the biggest one being the risk of penalization by Google (as it goes against their Webmaster Guidelines). It is a risky strategy, and I suggest only buying links with the goal of promoting or advertising your website in mind.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buying backlinks for SEO has been around ever since search engines used links as a ranking factor, especially Google\u2019s PageRank algorithm. Google has always said that they are against buying and selling links for ranking purposes and they have done a better job in identifying links that are bought.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, buying links is still a common practice.\u00a0 This is because many say that they have experienced success using this strategy and it is one of the quickest ways to increase their website\u2019s authority. But of course, it comes with risks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just to be clear, this post is not to promote buying of links or condone those who are using this strategy. This post is created to talk about the practice of buying links and the pros and cons of it to help people decide if they should do it or not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what exactly is link buying?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buying links (or paid links) is the process of paying another website to insert a link to your website in one of their pages. Usually, the goal is to buy as many links as they can to further boost their rankings in the Google search results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buying links can come in different forms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paid directory listings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paid guest posts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paid link placements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private Blog Networks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is considered to be a form of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/black-hat-seo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">black hat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/gray-hat-seo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gray hat SEO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> technique since it is against <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/66356?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google\u2019s Webmaster Guidelines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. According to the guidelines, buying and selling of links are a form of Link Schemes as it intends to manipulate the PageRank algorithm. Buying links is also misleading for users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18721 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/link-schemes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"100\" data-wp-pid=\"18721\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/100;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Do People Buy Links?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two main reasons why people buy links for SEO; first is that it saves a lot of time and second, the results are fast. Conventional link building takes a lot of time and effort. There are a lot of different strategies but the most common ones are content-driven.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to build great content first on your website to <a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/e-a-t\/\">make it trustworthy<\/a>. Then, you either wait for other webmasters to take notice of your content so they link to you as a resource or you can reach out to other webmasters. This process can take months of effort and you might not even achieve the number of links you are aiming for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, for those who buy links, things are a lot easier. They allot a budget, contact websites, send their payment, and it\u2019s done! The bigger budget they have, the more links they can buy. It also offers a lot of flexibility since webmasters allow people who buy links from them to decide what content to publish, where the links are placed, the anchor text, and so on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first, glance, buying links is an easy win but there are a lot of cons to it. It is expensive and it gets more expensive should you want to get links from higher quality websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But money isn\u2019t the only dues that you pay. As mentioned, it is a black hat SEO technique, and techniques that are against Google\u2019s guidelines don\u2019t come without a price.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Happens if Google Caught You?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you are buying links to boost your SEO or you are a website that is selling links as a form of monetization for your website, there is a high risk of getting penalized by Google. This is the biggest downside of using this strategy. Once you get hit by a penalty, it\u2019s almost impossible to recover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Google noticed that you are buying links, they will issue a \u2018<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/9044175?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manual Action<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 that can be seen under the Manual Action tab in Google Search Console labeled as \u2018Unnatural Links to Your Site\u2019. Once you get slapped with this penalty, your only course of action is to use the disavow tool and disavow all the links that you bought making all the money that you spent go down the drain. The worse part is, disavowing your links doesn\u2019t guarantee that your website is going to recover.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is there a proper way of buying links?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you read between the lines of Google\u2019s definition of Link Schemes above, it specifically talks about links that aim to manipulate the PageRank algorithm. Meaning, it is talking about \u2018dofollow links\u2019. Dofollow links pass on PageRank that may help increase the rankings of a webpage. If you are buying links for this purpose, this is dangerous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Google is not against monetizing websites. It\u2019s just a matter of properly labeling sponsored and affiliate links. Last year, Google announced new link attributes and one of them is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/nofollow-ugc-sponsored-links\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rel=\u201dsponsored\u2019 tag<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Google highly recommends that you use this tag for all paid links on your website to avoid being penalized. Prior to that, the nofollow tag was recommended to be used so paid links won\u2019t pass on PageRank. Using one of these tags is fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/google-use-rel-sponsored-for-affiliate-links-28951.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search Engine Round Table<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wrote a short article highlighting John Mueller\u2019s advice on affiliate links in a Twitter thread:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18720 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/john-mueller-on-paid-links.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"299\" data-wp-pid=\"18720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 605px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 605\/299;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also important to note that paid links are bad if they are misleading users. If you plan on sponsoring links on other websites, take note that it should be clear to users that this link is sponsored and paid for by your website. Affiliate links should follow the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would still avoid some link buying techniques such as paid guest posts, directories, and private blog networks. If you plan on buying links, keep in mind that your goal should be to promote or advertise your website on another person\u2019s website visitors not to get links and increase your rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Takeaway<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buying links is a dangerous strategy and could get you in a lot of trouble if done wrong. While it is an easy way to get links and increase your rankings instantly, the risks are too high and in my opinion, it\u2019s not worth it. Though if you still plan on buying links on other websites, make sure that they are properly labeled and it comes through the form of advertisements or promotions, not for ranking purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here at SEO Hacker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we do not use the practice of buying links and we only use white-hat SEO techniques for our clients. We create great content and use different outreach strategies for our link building. While different SEOs could argue all day which hat of SEO is better, I personally believe that white-hat is the best. SEO is a long game. Strategies that take time will win in the end against strategies that aim to climb the search results in a short span of time may have repercussions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should I buy backlinks for SEO? 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