Should I get a link from a low quality directory?
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While doing some backlink research of similar ranking sites I noticed that a few of them had links from a directory called Infignos, it has a moz DA of 37 and a low spam score of 3, so it doesn't look like complete junk. But the posts on it look terrible, like people are just putting keywords with a small description to get rankings.
Should I bother posting something similar to be competitive or just move on? Any advice or feedback on this is much appreciated, I know some of these things are not quality sites but I was wondering the best way to filter that out.
Thanks in advance.
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there's no better answer than yours
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Hi there,
DA 37 is fine, but if you can see the website is rubbish, Google will realise it soon too! What if they carry on with this strategy and they will be marked as a proper spammy website? No one wants a backlink marked as a spam. Google sees backlinks as recommendations/testimonials. You want them to be top quality not only when it comes to DA, but all other aspects - such as spam score, relevancy to your website (niche), etc.
So even though your competitors might have a free backlink from them, is it really worth to you? Instead, don't be desperate for the backlink & challenge yourself and find another relevant website for a backlink instraf and make sure you are happy with the quality of the website. Feel free to check the directory discussed in future and see if they improved or not. If yes, then go for the backlink. For now, I wouldn't. It's about both quality and quantity - but quality is more important when it comes to backlinks.
I hope this helps. Good luck with your backlinks!
Katarina
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