Backlinks as Quality Signal

Google uses backlinks from other websites as a proxy for content quality, reasoning that a quality site would not link to a low-quality site, giving Google a measurable indicator without needing to read the content.

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"A quality site doesn't link to a crappy site. If you get a backlink from a quality site, you must have a quality site."
"A quality site doesn't link to a crappy site. If you get a backlink from a quality site, you must have a quality site."