Is there added benefit to having a link profile with backlinks from other countries?
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I haven't been able to find any articles to back this up, but I remember hearing that having backlinks from diverse geographic locations is a positive ranking factor.
Thanks!
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If you're a global site yes, if local then they probably don't hold as much weight but still count.
If you have a french section of your site and have links from .fr domains that's a good indicating factor as one of many factors.
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