Outrank's data rebuttal: sites with 400+ backlinks saw median Google clicks up 115%
tibo_maker · x · 2026-09-14
Responding to circulating claims that "Outrank backlinks burn your domain" (which he says mostly come from competitors with agendas), tibomaker analyzed sites with Search Console connected, grouped by backlinks received from Outrank, and measured median Google clicks change since joining:
- 0-9 links: +24%
- 10-49: +14%
- 50-149: +42%
- 150-399: +62%
- 400+: +115%
More backlinks correlates with stronger growth. Some connected sites did decline, but most were already losing traffic before using Outrank, and the decline slowed with more backlinks. He concludes Outrank is a net positive and runs it on his entire site portfolio.
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