Acquiring Backlinks from Multiple Domains is Important

We know that earning backlinks to content is important, but 
how important is it that the backlinks are coming from different websites versus the 
same one?

Well, the data clearly shows that it’s really important to have a substantial amount 
of diversity in the domains linking to your webpage(s).


This is probably one of the most clear-cut factors that 
equate to high search engine rankings. In fact, the data showed that, on average, 
webpages ranking #1 had over 168% more linking domains than the 
webpages ranking at #5.

This is even clearer to see when you look at the fact that webpages ranking #1 actually receive 
a 23% share of all the linking domains pointing to webpages 
on page 1 of Google.

Whenever I map out a backlink acquisition strategy for an SEO campaign, one of the first questions that I try to answer is, "How can I get links from a wide range of different websites that are relevant to me?"

Higher volumes of backlinks are great, but combining that with high diversity 
is what’s really going to move the needle.

To give you an idea of the general ratio that you may want 
to aim for, I looked at the average ratio of backlinks to linking 
domains that results ranking on page 1 of Google.com 
had.

As the trendline in the chart above indicates, the average ratio of backlinks to linking domains that page 1 
ranking webpages had was 37:1.

It’s worth noting here that this isn’t necessarily what 
you need to "aim for," but rather it should be used as a benchmark to determine whether your current backlink profile could do with 
an increase in domain diversity.

Action: Use a tool like Ahrefs to analyze your ratio of backlinks to linking domains.

If you find that your backlinks are mainly coming from a small pool of domains, look at a way to diversify your backlink strategy 
to get links from a greater variety of domains.