Yes, it’s official. Google does not consider the actual number of Websites backlinking to yours but the quality of each backlink, according to a Google official.
Google’s John Mueller: Total Number of Backlinks Doesn’t Matter – searchenginejournal.com
Google’s John Mueller says the total number of backlinks a website has doesn’t matter at all to the search algorithm.One good link from a relevant website can be more impactful than millions of low quality links.This is stated by Mueller during the Google Search Central SEO hangout recorded on…
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