more content or more backlinks ?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by youssefedwardsaber, Apr 15, 2011.

  1. #1
    i was wondering whether important for the SEO. writing more content or increasing the number of backlinks to reach higher ranking.
     
    youssefedwardsaber, Apr 15, 2011 IP
  2. SEOTranslator

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    As everybody points out, content is still king. Good content will create "free" links from other people linking to you, otherwise you have to create the links yourself. And with the new Google Panda algorithm, content will increase in importance. That of course does not mean that you should stop link building! But I prefer content creation, in the long run it provides more dividends.
     
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    Yep I agree. The back links exist to support the content, rather than thenother way round.
     
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    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    #4
    Content is king no matter what - but you need to work on increasing your backlinks - in order to have successful SEO.
     
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    #5
    content is the most important but you still need backlinks
     
    selenexy1, Apr 15, 2011 IP
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    The combination of both can do the trick, really.
     
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    #7
    More content or more backlinks doesn't matter. What matters is more quality content and more quality backlinks. Quantity was never an important thing unless there is quality in each of those quantity.
     
    suichiro, Apr 15, 2011 IP
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    wordpecker Well-Known Member

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    Really tricky question. The answer will be pretty similar as earlier said "Both are equally important". If you leave one other will start pulling you back.So maintain a balance between the duo.
     
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    Kiranraj Well-Known Member

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    #9
    I think both are important content & backlinks
     
    Kiranraj, Apr 26, 2011 IP
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    #10
    Your website should contain quality content with a focus on targeted keywords and key phrases. After having quality content you need a good number of quality back links.
     
    diyakapoor, Apr 26, 2011 IP
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    w3bmaster Notable Member

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    There are sites (eccommerce sites for exemple) where you can't and is no point adding content from time to time for those Backlinks

    For blogs / informative sites More content and more backlinks ...
     
    w3bmaster, Apr 26, 2011 IP
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    i think in this case caring about quality is more important than quality and you of course have to continue your continue your back linking job too.
     
    digitalwebman06, Apr 26, 2011 IP
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    #13
    More content, but if your site is new backlinks are more important. You need to get the word out.
     
    cheesee, Apr 26, 2011 IP
  14. webguys

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    I think it depends on the site, its a risk vs reward when making this call. To be clean building content is the way to go and hope for some truly "organic" links to happen, but for immediate more "risky" rewards, links are the way to go (remember...all links are not created equal!).

    -chris
     
    webguys, Apr 26, 2011 IP
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    #15
    if you enhanced the both of them your SEO campaign will never be the same.
     
    derrickschwan, Apr 26, 2011 IP
  16. sam.desuja

    sam.desuja Greenhorn

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    Both points are diffrent, more iffective are backlinks, they you get by links (One Way or Two Way or Three Way).
     
    sam.desuja, Apr 26, 2011 IP
  17. michalka

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    I think we need more content first and we can target for keyword by back link.
     
    michalka, Apr 26, 2011 IP
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    #18
    Quality content and quality backlinks are important for ranking.
     
    rwsseo, Apr 27, 2011 IP
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    Content and backlinks both are important.But presence of fresh and unique content increases your backlinks.If your web page contains duplicate content.So that less number of users will come tour web page and then, you get less number of backlinks.So,if you have unique content ,then, thereby you get more number of links.
     
    mstv111, Apr 28, 2011 IP
  20. bettsnirvana

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    #20
    if you want to have more backlinks you have to do more content.
     
    bettsnirvana, Apr 28, 2011 IP