- What's up guys.
So in this video, I'm gonna teach you exactly why
Reddit backlinks are complete garbage for SEO.
And how they're not gonna help your rankings at all.
So if you're building backlinks from Reddit,
you're completely wasting your time when it comes to SEO.
And in this video, I'm gonna teach you exactly why.
But before we jump in, make sure you've downloaded a copy
of my free book, "Link Building Mastery."
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Now, let's jump straight into the video.
So the first thing I'd say,
when it comes to Reddit backlinks
is that these aren't gonna help your rankings,
simply because they don't count for much
when it comes to authority
and link juice for your website, okay?
So basically, links from Reddit,
are kinda like any type of forum backlinks.
And as I've discussed in previous videos,
forum backlinks will not help you.
In fact, if you're spamming a forum with backlinks,
and you're just trying to use forums
as a way to get more backlinks and links to your websites
to rank your site, then it's gonna be easily recognized
by the people who read your threads.
It's gonna be downvoted by people on Reddit.
People are gonna mark you as spam,
and it's probably gonna get your Reddit account blocked.
And even if you don't get your account blocked,
and most of the links that you build on forums,
especially on Reddit are gonna be marked as nofollow,
which is a piece of code automatically generated
on Reddit's website, that's basically says,
"Don't pass any link juice or authority
from Reddit's website to yours."
Now you can kind of get around that,
but later in this video, I'm gonna explain exactly why
that still doesn't help your site.
The other thing is that when it comes to Reddit,
these links aren't editorially added, okay?
So anyone can go onto Reddit,
they can upload a post,
they can include a backlink to their site,
and this isn't exclusive to you.
Which doesn't really offer much value
in terms of the links you're building.
I mean, basically anyone can go onto Reddit,
upload, and create an account with Reddit,
build a backlink on there.
And this means it's not exclusive to your site,
it's not exclusive to anyone else's.
And chances are if you're putting backlinks on there
and anyone can, then that means all sorts of spammy websites
are gonna be doing the same strategy.
Which means that you're gonna be in the same
link neighborhood.
It's all sorts of crappy websites
that you don't want to be associated with.
For example, it could be Viagra websites,
could be casinos, could be gambling sites.
Basically any sites that are on the way to getting penalized
for using dodgy link building techniques,
will probably be using Reddit as well.
I mean, you can even go onto peopleperhour.com
and you can buy a Dofollow backlink from Reddit instantly
for about $60.
And you know, anyone can do that, right?
So it's not exclusive, there's no editorial process.
And that means there's not much link juice
when it comes to Reddit.
Which simply means that you won't rank higher.
And sure, Reddit is like a DA 90, DA 91 website,
So you may think like it's a holy grail
when it comes to link building,
but the main rating and any sort of metric
that measures a website's authority,
for example, Moz's domain authority,
Ahref's domain rating,
all these sort of metrics are just vanity metrics, right?
So even though a site's DR 90,
it doesn't make it equal to all the other DR 90 websites
out there.
For example, if you get a backlink
from a relevant DR 90 website,
and it's a Dofollow link
that's super relevant to your niche,
that's not the same as getting a backlink from Reddit
or any other forum that's got a high DR as well.
They simply aren't on the same level.
And when it comes to link building,
you have to focus on quality not quantity.
And kind of ignore vanity metrics
like domain rating and domain authority.
So don't get too hung up on those sort of metrics.
The other problem when it comes to Reddit,
if you're just using it for link building, for SEO,
that's gonna be very obvious to anyone
who sees your threads on Reddit.
Which means that they won't create much value.
Your audience won't engage with it.
It's probably gonna give you a bad reputation
when it comes to just spam in forums,
and it's not gonna make your brand look very good either.
In fact, most people, when they come to using Reddit,
if they see anyone chilling or potentially
trying to sell stuff or promote their services,
instantly, that's gonna get downvoted,
if not banned by the moderator of the thread.
So seriously, for SEO,
this is not your best link building strategy.
In fact, I would highly recommend
looking at other alternatives.
I've mentioned it in my book, actually,
which you can download for free right now.
But if you check out,
for example HARO, the skyscraper technique, GAS plugin.
There's so many outreach strategies were out there right now
that you could use as an alternative.
So honestly, Reddit should be at the bottom of your list
when it comes to SEO link building.
It's just not gonna help your rankings.
Now, having said that, even though Reddit backlinks for SEO
won't really help your site,
when it comes to reaching new audience,
when it comes to giving value to your readers,
and attracting new people to your website
or to your brand, and basically marketing yourself,
Reddit can be a very powerful tool.
I mean, for example, I've posted on Reddit before.
The posts that I've done have been very value-driven,
very informational, very engaging.
One of them got like over 170 upvotes.
And these sorts of posts are very helpful for your brand.
They're not good for SEO,
they're not gonna help your website rank higher,
but they will give you a lot of value in terms of marketing,
and promoting, and building authority and trust.
So for example, one post I did on there
a couple of years ago actually generated tons of leads
and sales for my link building agency.
In fact, one of those clients is still with me today.
And they've literally spent thousands of dollars
with my agency.
So it can be a great way to attract sales,
a great way to reach a new audience,
and to get leads, but when it comes to SEO,
it's not the right tool.
It's not the best link building strategy
that you can find out there.
And it certainly isn't optimal.
And to be honest, for the amount of time it's gonna take
for you to post on Reddit, to get your post approved,
to try and get a Dofollow link from there,
there are much easier methods to build backlinks.
I mean, for example, I've created videos before,
you've probably seen them on YouTube,
where I've built backlinks from HARO.
We have helpareporter.com.
And these are like DR 80, DR 90 backlinks.
I even got one from forbes.com,
and I built them in the space about two minutes.
That's all it took for me to send a response
to a HARO journalist, and for them to publish my qode.
So, seriously, when it comes to link building,
Reddit just isn't worth the time.
Especially when you've got much better
alternatives out there.
So thanks for watching guys.
I hope this video helped you.
If it did, please smash the like on it.
By the way, I do run a link building agency.
That's at juliangoldie.com.
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And if you want to book in a free consultation
where we'll teach you how to increase
your website's rankings with link building,
how to get more traffic,
the actual strategies you can start using right now.
If you wanna learn about the same strategies
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All right, thanks for watching.