{"id":1808,"date":"2021-04-16T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T15:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jarodthornton.com\/?p=1808"},"modified":"2021-04-08T13:56:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T17:56:25","slug":"how-do-i-know-if-a-backlink-is-good-or-bad-in-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jarodthornton.com\/2021\/04\/how-do-i-know-if-a-backlink-is-good-or-bad-in-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I know if a backlink is good or bad in SEO?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When it comes to SEO, backlinks play a huge role, determining your page ranking, overall site authority, and much more. However, contrary to popular belief, any old backlink won\u2019t do. The backlinks in which you have control over, for example, guest posts and sponsored posts, should be selected carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If a backlink is of low quality, this will impact the ranking of individual pages and potentially your website. In basic terms, a backlink is a link from one site to another, almost a seal of approval between different sites. However, if a site has an already poor reputation and weak SEO scores, the link may be causing more harm than good, especially if the site has received a Google penalty in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This blog post will discuss more on backlinks, more specifically, how to distinguish between good ones and bad ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n