recently said<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Over time, the weight on the links at some point will drop off a little bit as we can figure out a little bit better how the content fits in within the context of the whole web.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nThere are two ways to look at this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first way is that Google is saying links will become less valuable over time. The statistics among link builders do not align with this, as almost two thirds believe links will have the same or higher value in 5 years time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe other way to look at this though is that Google is freely admitting that links currently do have a high weighting in the algorithm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Looking at reliable link building statistics to gauge the sentiment of the industry is really important. The Google algorithm is weighted differently from how Google would like you to think it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Links matter a lot. And they will continue to matter, at least for a while.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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