Difference between revisions of "Glossary/Backlink"

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 An '''backlink''' is a link pointing to a page on a website from a different site. People use the term "backlink" when they're looking at the link from the point of view of the site that's linked to.  Backlinks are also referred to as [[Glossary/Inbound-link|inbound links]] as well.
-For more information, and for tips on getting quality inbound links, read our [[Learn/Link-Building|articles about link building]].
+Backlinks have usually been thought of as the most important ranking factor that helps a site appear higher in search results.
+With backlinks, '''quantity and quality''' matter.  For example, to achieve the same SEO benefits from backlinks you could get a few really backlinks from authoritative web pages with high [[Glossary/PageRank|PageRank]], or many links from less authoritative web pages.
+Also, to receive the SEO value of a backlinks, the link must be [[Glossary/DoFollow]] and not [[Glossary/NoFollow]].
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+For more information, and for tips on getting quality backlinks, read our [[Learn/Link-Building|articles about '''link building''']].

Revision as of 23:20, 28 December 2011