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4.a. Backlink Limits

We set strict limits on backlinks to decrease the chances of your article being regarded as spam/promotion in the search engine’s eyes.

For Brands: You can only add 1 link to your brand's websites/profiles per 300 words. (Ex: IF your article is 1000 words, you can add 3 links to your brand blog or social media).

For Individuals growing their personal blogs:

You can only add 1 link to your personal blog, or affiliate partnership landing pages, per 300 words. (Ex: IF your article is 1000 words, you can add 3 promotional links to your blog or landing pages you have affiliate partnerships with).

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👍4.b. Banklink quality and diversity

Table of Contents:

📗1. Editing Protocol Overview 👫1.a. Second Human Rule✅1.a.i. Verified Writers⏱️1.b. Time to Review
⭐2. Standards of Quality🆕2.a. Originality Score❓2.b. 6 Ws Score🤨2.c. Objectivity in ranked listicles🔢2.d. Unranked listicles🤛2.e. Actionable advice
3. Red Flags3. Red Flags📺3.a. Subject Matter😵‍💫3.a.i. Subject matter saturation🤬3.b. Plagiarism🧐3.c. Sources and Citations💔3.d. Formatting is bad or broken😵3.e. Grammar level: gibberish🩳3.f. Story is Too Short

🔗 4. Backlink Rules & Guidelines

⛔4.a. Backlink Limits👍4.b. Banklink quality and diversityℹ️4.b.i. Diversity of sources🥂4.b.ii. Internal linking🔄4.b.iii. Changing links📫4.c. Reposting and Canonical Linking🏬4.c.i. Canonical links to company domain📝4.c.ii. Canonical links to blog networks or social networks