Link spam is another factor that search engines (Google especially) are being incredibly strict about. That means the sites you link to need to be authoritative, and not spammy, promotional, or random sites no one has ever heard of.
To help you improve the link health of your story, we have the following rules:
- Diversity of sources
- Internal linking
- Changing links
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4.b.i. Diversity of sourcesTable of Contents:
1. Editing Protocol Overview 1.a. Second Human Rule1.a.i. Verified Writers1.b. Time to Review2. Standards of Quality2.a. Originality Score2.b. 6 Ws Score2.c. Objectivity in ranked listicles2.d. Unranked listicles2.e. Actionable advice
3. Red Flags3.a. Subject Matter3.a.i. Subject matter saturation3.b. Plagiarism3.c. Sources and Citations3.d. Formatting is bad or broken3.e. Grammar level: gibberish3.f. Story is Too Short🔗 4. Backlink Rules & Guidelines
4.a. Backlink Limits4.b. Banklink quality and diversity4.b.i. Diversity of sources4.b.ii. Internal linking4.b.iii. Changing links4.c. Reposting and Canonical Linking4.c.i. Canonical links to company domain4.c.ii. Canonical links to blog networks or social networks