Is backlink still important for SEO?

[johnandme]

Even though Matt Cutts said backlink would become a little less important in SEO, but I myself don't believe that
The question is how Google ranks websites? it relies on content? I'm sure any Seach Engines likes a lovely content. But how can search engines distinguish a good content from another? I don't think search engines are so emotional enough to realize better, exellent or worse content
Search Engines are just a machine, they're not a human, so I think it doesn't have a feeling about content.
In fact, Google owns some instruments, that helps google understand how visitors think about sites. Google Analytics can determine users' behavior on sites. But I think google may not know satisfaction exactly. This is the difference between human reading and Google search engine reading.

What happens if so many sites contain equivalent quality content, equivalent bounce rate, time on site, pageviews...? So what is crucial factor to keyword ranking? that's backlink

Another question! why did Matt Cutts try to lower the role of backlink in SEO? Because he wanted to prevent spammers who are getting spammy and spammy everywhere to get backlinks

I don't think the role of baclink would be lowered, it's always valuable for SEO , no matter how google's algorism changes.

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I hope you can share your viewpoints to me.

[RH-Calvin]

Yes, backlinks are the major backbone to drive traffic and build website authority and trust in search engines. They also help to improve keyword rankings in search engines.

[rawalinstitution]

Building backlinks is a time consuming effort, but it is extremely important to Search Engine Optimization, and should be of high priority in your SEO efforts.

[jameswilliam724]

Back links are always be worthy if it come from theme related websites. A spammy back links are only threaten for any websites. All major search engines giving rank according to that website's number of back links. SEO is all about building back links to a webpage. So it is an important strategy in SEO always.

[Dario McNut]

Yes, backlink still drives traffic to your website in a most effective way. Make sure you still honor search engine sites.

[sampendleton]

Of course backlink is one of the main foundation of a website. But that doesn't mean that we should only focus on building backlinks because there are a lot of factors that search engines considered when ranking a site. Backlink is known essential but like backlink keywords, meta, content, url/site structure etc. are equally important too.

[maherafrasiab]

yes i also not agree with matcutt. backlinks are very important. many times i got ranked by just quality content and backlinks

[Yukinara]

there is no doubt that backlink is important measure tool for google to rank website.. i'm also agreed with sampendleton too..

[toprank]

yes no doubt about that backlink is the best way to rank website

[Mehwish]

backlink are the backbone but try ever to strong your backbone with high PR backlinks not spammy

[joyce]

i think is important since google can read our backlink

[beastlinks777]

Since then, backlinks is like juices that search engines use to drink.

[peter78]

Yes, backlink still important for any website its drives traffic to your website in a most effective way. Make sure it will be quality backlinks.

[Rajeev Sharma]

Yes, back links are important for ever in seo, because of these links indicates to the search engeines about the quality and link popularity of your website, it will help you to get higher rankings in seo...