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Adding dofollow links to authoritative sites (like Wikipedia or CNN) does nothing from an SEO perspective. It was an outdated spam technique that probably never worked.
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💬 EN 📅 01/10/2021 ✂ 15 statements
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Official statement from (4 years ago)
TL;DR

Dofollow links to authoritative sites do not improve SEO. This SEO technique is considered spam and has never really worked. Google does not change its ranking based on these links.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Un lien vers un site comme Wikipedia augmente-t-il mon rang SEO ?
Non, les liens vers des sites autoritaires comme Wikipedia n'améliorent pas directement votre classement SEO.
Doit-on complètement ignorer les sites d'autorité dans sa stratégie de backlinks ?
Pas nécessairement. Intégrez-les s'ils sont pertinents et bénéfiques pour le contenu, mais ne comptez pas dessus pour un boost SEO direct.
Quelle est la meilleure manière d'utiliser les backlinks aujourd'hui ?
Concentrez-vous sur la pertinence et la qualité en privilégiant les sites avec un contenu contextuellement pertinent à vos pages.
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