SEO and link building, explained on video

Don’t make these link building mistakes in 2026

You built backlinks, then built more, but your traffic, rankings and visibility still didn't move. If that sounds familiar, the problem probably isn't the number of links you're building. This video walks through eight common link building mistakes that can hold back your SEO even when you think you're doing everything right: irrelevant links, over-optimized anchor text, forgetting links once they're built, sending every link to the homepage, having nothing worth linking to, judging links on DA alone, ignoring timing, and relying on a single tactic. The core takeaway: link building is a long-term system built on relevance, trust and regular review, not volume.