Red Flags When Choosing Link Partners
Avoid harmful backlinks: spot generic outreach, PBNs, pushy follow-ups and one-sided exchanges. Vet partners by traffic, DR and backlink diversity.
Ian Naylor
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⭐ I help online businesses boost their website conversions, using CRO techniques to perform AI aided content testing - Test headlines, CTA's, button text and more, with user engagement improvement the focus of the AI success engine - with PageTest.AI
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I have worked the world over during the last 20 years, starting and running various internet and technology businesses.
In my spare time I make stuff, from soapboxes, to buildings, the occasional cake and a roast most Sundays!
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Use a balanced mix of branded, generic, partial-match and exact anchors to avoid penalties, boost rankings, and widen keyword visibility.