Test Results: Link Velocity on New Sites (2014)

Discussion in 'Link Development' started by DiggitySEO, Mar 19, 2014.

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    Many people, new and experienced SEO's, ask the question: How fast can I build links to a new site? Here's the results of a test experiment, varying the link velocity between two different sets of test sites.

    Test Suite A

    Link Velocity: 2 high PR/PA/DA backlinks per week, from relevant niche sites
    • 3 unique sites, all targeting the same keyword. 12k/month medium competition.
    • Non-spun content. Individually written.
    • All reverse-silo structured.
    • All using the same theme.
    • New sites: < 3 weeks
    • Social signals: Created FB, Twitter for each. ~1000 fans each. 10 signals per week
    • No additional backlinking other than high PR/PA/DA relevant backlinks
    Results:

    Summary: Slow to index (5 days). Hit first page in 25 days.

    Average ranking result:
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    Test Suite B

    Link Velocity: 6 high PR/PA/DA backlinks per week, from relevant niche sites
    • 3 unique sites, all targeting the same keyword. 12k/month medium competition. Same keyword as Test Suite A
    • Non-spun content. Individually written.
    • All reverse-silo structured.
    • All using the same theme.
    • New sites: < 3 weeks
    • Social signals: Created FB, Twitter for each. ~1000 fans each. 10 signals per week
    • No additional backlinking other than high PR/PA/DA relevant backlinks
    Results:

    Summary: Indexed immediately. Never hit first page.

    Average ranking result:

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    Conclusion

    When building backlinks to a new site, go slow. 2 high powered backlinks per week seems to be the magic number. Suite A got to page 1 in 3.5 weeks with just 6 backlinks. Suite B never made it to page 1 and used up 18 backlinks. Save yourself money and get a better result.

    Hope this helps,
    Diggity






     
    DiggitySEO, Mar 19, 2014 IP
  2. caner4802

    caner4802 Greenhorn

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    Thank you for testing bro. I enjoyed reading this. I would like to see more testings, better i would like to test myself..
     
    caner4802, Apr 18, 2014 IP
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    beemcity Greenhorn

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    This is a nice report for me, I will learn from it, Thank you.
     
    beemcity, Apr 20, 2014 IP