How many backlinks do we need to rank?

In a nutshell, assuming all relevant competitor content is of equal quality, the number and quality of backlinks you need to see ranking results depends on how competitive the target keywords are, your current domain authority, and the domain authority of SEO competitors.

Google views backlinks from other website kind of like votes, or endorsements from those linking websites. For example, if Website A links to a page on Website B, it’s as if Website A is endorsing the content on Website B. Similarly, if many different websites link to the same page on Website B, it’s as if many websites have endorsed the content on Website B. Further, if many websites that each have many backlinks link to Website B, it’s as if many websites that have been endorsed by many other websites have endorsed the content on Website B. That is the best case scenario.

In other words, the quality of backlinks is more important than the quantity of backlinks.

IQuanty can estimate the authority-building campaign needed to deliver results on a page-by-page and keyword-by-keyword basis.