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I've heard that adding links to other blogs or websites will increase traffic. Why is that?
How to do that?
And how do you know which one you should link to?

Thanks in advance. I kinda get mixed up here.

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Good question, — and thanks to for starting the debate. Short, practical view: adding links to other sites is not a magic traffic booster, but well-chosen outbound links can improve reader trust, provide useful context, and help you build relationships that sometimes bring referral traffic or backlinks. Think of linking as a user-focused tool that may create SEO benefits indirectly, not as a direct grab for instant rank.

Quick checklist for choosing and where to link:

  • Relevance: link only when the external page genuinely adds value or evidence.
  • Quality: prefer established, well-maintained sites with readable content and transparency.
  • Anchor text: use natural, descriptive phrases instead of keyword stuffing.
  • Attribution rules: mark paid or sponsored placements appropriately (rel="sponsored") and user content as rel="ugc"; use rel="nofollow" when needed.
  • Avoid link schemes: do not trade links purely for SEO or join low-quality networks.
  • Monitor: track referral traffic in your analytics and periodically check for broken or changed targets.

A simple workflow: write your post, add a few high-value external references to back claims, add internal links to keep users on your site, publish, then measure referrals and outreach opportunities. If you want to attract links back, create content others want to cite (original data, useful tools, how-tos) and politely notify the sites you referenced.

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That's a myth. Linking to other sites will only help the other sites. It won't help yours in any way.

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Thanks, stymiee.

Maybe it's not a myth.
Maybe it's a trick or a trap to make people link to other websites(including those who made this thing up.)

Just my stupid idea.

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