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SEO Question: Do backlinks need to include the target keyword as an anchor?

Let's say I am trying to rank for a certain keyword. And the KD is 4. So I need to include keywords on this page and get referred by at least 4 domains.

So do the referring domains need to backlink with the same keyword as anchor text or links with any anchor text will do?

Imran Khan
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Any related or brand anchor will do the job. Refrain from adding too many keyword matching anchors.

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Imran Khan
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I see. Phew, so it means the ones I added so far are safe and aren't a waste. Thanks!

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Bennett Heyn
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No that is not how it works. There are many other signals affecting your SEO so KD is not a prescriptive metric that tells you how many links you need for that one page. I would focus on boosting the authority of the whole site and use proper internal linking. Guest posts directed to the target page can help but make sure those posts and anchor links seem natural

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Imran Khan
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Thanks. I am working on these aspects too. Tackling things one by one. SEO is new to me.

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I loved " I would focus on boosting the authority of the whole site and use proper internal linking". I've got lots of data to show that internal linking works. And naturally organically boosting the domain of the site coincidentally means that you are actually promoting your business too.

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