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There is no doubt that link building is one of the best off site SEO practices. However I am not able to benefit from it, I am doing it as it should be done. Have created 10 different blogs for the same topic, all these blogs are regularly updated. Each blog post contains two links, one link to the website that I am promoting and other to some other blog. Still I am not benefiting from Link Wheel, what am I doing wrong.

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Thread context: describes a setup of multiple small blogs linking into a single site; replies from and raised manipulation and competition points. The problem is rarely the raw count of blogs and links — it is how search engines judge independence, relevance, and link value. The checklist below gives focused diagnostics and practical remediation steps that address the common gaps left out of the existing replies.

  • Indexing and link value: Confirm that each blog post that links to the promoted site is actually indexed. Use the site: operator or Google Search Console to verify. Unindexed pages and links do not pass meaningful ranking signals.
  • Link and page markup: Inspect page source for rel="nofollow", meta robots "noindex", or rel=canonical that points elsewhere. Some platforms automatically nofollow external links or block bots.
  • Content quality and uniqueness: Audit for thin, duplicate, or templated posts across the blog set. Original, helpful content is the basic currency that attracts editorial links and indexing.
  • Footprint and ownership signals: Check for identical analytics snippets, shared WHOIS details, same theme/template, or all sites on one C-class IP — these create a visible network footprint that reduces independent value.
  • Anchor-text and linking pattern: Look for heavy exact-match anchors or closed-loop wheels (A->B->C->A). Such patterns are easy to detect and devalue; diversify anchors with brand, naked URLs, long-tail, and generic phrases.
  • Penalties and traffic signals: Review Google Search Console for manual actions and inspection tools; compare organic impressions/clicks in analytics to spot filtering or drops.

Recommended remediation: pause further wheel growth and redirect effort toward earning editorial links from topically relevant, authoritative sites (guest posts, resource pages, outreach, original research). Improve the target page (content depth, internal linking, on-page relevance) so any earned link has stronger impact. Favor slow, diverse, and natural link acquisition over repetitive patterned linking.

Modern algorithms favor relevance and clear editorial endorsement. Replacing a closed network with fewer, higher-quality placements and stronger on-site content is the safer path to sustained ranking gains.

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Member Avatar for canadafred

... what am I doing wrong?

You are trying to manipulate the search engine into believing your web page is important because it has relevant links pointing to it.

Member Avatar for sharma.gaurav

You might have high competition for the keywords, create 4-5 link wheel in a month can bring any keyword in good position.

You can also do social bookmarking for each blog link for more effective result.

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