The impact of one quality backlink 🔗

Hello, my friend!

If you're growing your website with SEO, I think you’ll find today’s email pretty interesting!

So, here’s something you might already know about me:

I’ve always followed the following approach to doing SEO:

Content > Backlinks. 💻

Yep, I know many SEO experts claim that backlinks are everything when it comes to rankings.

But honestly, I see things a little differently. 🙃

Even if you boost your website’s domain authority with backlinks and your site starts ranking higher in search results, ultimately, it will depend on the content whether your site stays on top for years or slowly fades away into the Google void. 🚀📉

And when I say “content,” I’m talking about stuff like:

✅ Does your content match user search intent?
✅ If your content aligns with your website niche
✅ Do users stick around and engage with it?

The way people interact with your content is a big deal when it comes to staying at the top of search results. 📊💡

That’s why I’ve always been a big believer in creating high-quality, well-optimized content. Not just for rankings but for results.

In times when everyone says “SEO is dead,” my SEO approach helps me make $4,000 from my website in April and generate over 15,000 monthly visitors.

If interested, I teach my approach in my SEO ebook.

But wait... what about backlinks? Aren’t they still a big deal? 🤔

Yep, Google still sees backlinks as little “votes” of trust. 🗳️

The more quality sites link to you, the more credible you look. But they don’t carry as much weight as they used to.

People can now flood a site with low-quality backlinks and try to game the system. 🙄 It’s super common... but not exactly the smartest long-term move.

For example, my site has only 528 referring domains and 1.8k backlinks, according to Semrush. And it performs quite well! 😉

Most SEOs would probably say it’s no big deal. 😅

But I didn’t build those backlinks the usual way. I used a different approach to get high-quality links.

Just a few days ago, this exact strategy got me a free backlink from Ahrefs—yep, the one with a 91/100 domain authority. 💥🚀

One backlink took my site’s domain authority from 37 to 41 in just a few days! 🤯📈 Crazy how much impact a single link can have!"

Ever wondered how to score a free backlink from a big-name site? 👀

Create awesome content that ranks! 🎯

In particular, the Ahrefs’ team reached out to me a few days ago asking to feature their product on my website. They were open to giving me a backlink from their website if there was something valuable they could link to.

So, I shared my post on Humanizing AI content and got a positive response:

One solid backlink from a trusted, relevant site is way more powerful than a bunch of random ones from so-so websites.

Quality > quantity every time.

These days, I only focus on collaborations that lead to high-quality backlinks and it works! 🙌

But you need one essential thing to make it happen — high-quality content that ranks!

If you’re curious how I consistently write content that ranks, brings in brand deals, and earns me around $4,000/month (I’ll spill more details in next week’s email 👀), check out my SEO book.

I walk you through my full process — from finding the right keywords to creating and optimizing content that gets results. 🚀

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P.S. I’m always happy to answer your questions! 😊 But I won’t be able to check your website or do things for you. I can guide you, but I can’t do the work on your behalf.

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Have a great weekend!

Victoria

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