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Hi Friends,
To promote a website i follow some best link building techniques really which works great and it brings so worthy to me...i.e.

  1. Link Wheel
  2. Guest Posting
  3. Blogs
  4. Slide Submissions
  5. Video Optimization
  6. Business Listing
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Good roundup from , and useful quick replies from and — a short, up-to-date reality check for anyone who finds this thread years later.

Google now treats manipulative link networks and large-scale article/guest-post campaigns as link‑spam; tactics that simply “add links” at scale are risky and can trigger manual actions. (developers.google.com)

Guest contributions still have value for reach, branding and referral traffic, but using them primarily to gain keyword‑rich links is what Google and early warnings from Matt Cutts called out as a problem. If a post’s main intent is to manipulate rankings, mark paid/sponsored links appropriately (or don’t use them). (mattcutts.com)

Social media is great for amplification and discovery, which indirectly helps SEO by driving traffic and earning organic links, but social “likes/shares” are not a direct ranking signal per Google’s public guidance. Treat social as distribution, not a ranking shortcut. (searchenginejournal.com)

Practical, safe workflow (fast to implement and low risk):

  • Audit: export backlinks from Search Console and a backlink tool to see referring domains and anchor text.
  • Clean: contact sites for removals for clearly spammy links; use disavow only after reasonable removal attempts and if you see manual actions. ()
  • Create: build a few high-value assets (original data, how‑to guides, tools or case studies) that actually solve problems for your niche.
  • Outreach: prioritize relationship-based, personalized outreach and content partnerships rather than mass link buys or networks. (ahrefs.com)
  • Monitor: track referral traffic, link velocity, and Search Console messages; adapt if you see warning signs.

Focus on earning links that are editorial and relevant. Quick schemes can look productive short-term but often require cleanups that cost far more time than honest content and outreach.

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Member Avatar for jeffer08

Yeah now a days the guest posting is very much effective it generates natural backlink for your websites.

Member Avatar for Dani

Link wheels are useless nowadays and Google is cracking down really hard on advertorials, limiting the benefit from guest posting. It's all about social media.

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