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Toxic Backlinks: How to Spot and Avoid Them

Kate Starr

Written by Kate Starr

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Bad (or toxic) backlinks are links from external websites that can harm your site’s ranking and online reputation.

Search engines like Google see bad backlinks as a red flag, associating your site with low-quality or spammy content. This can lead to a drop in your rankings, making it harder for potential customers to find you.

We’ve already seen what a good link profile can do for your site.

According to a study by Backlinko, the No. 1 result in Google has an average of 3.8 times more backlinks than positions #2-#10​​.

The number one result in Google has almost 4X more backlinks than-position 2-10

But not all backlinks are created equal.

Bad backlinks can strangle your site’s growth, making it difficult for your site to achieve and maintain high rankings.

In this article, we’ll uncover why toxic backlinks are a problem, show you how to identify them, and explain where they usually come from.

Most importantly, we’ll give you the tools and strategies to remove these harmful links.