// Hacker Noon · 10 May 2026

After 15 Years Buying Backlinks, I’ve Learned That Most “Authority” Is Manufactured

I spent 15 years buying backlinks from the SEO underbelly. Same wholesale lists rebranded across hundreds of "vendors." DR/DA inflated through closed link networks. Dead sites sold as live. Subdomains disguised as parent-domain placements. Press release distribution to 313 sites that turned out to b...

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