The State of Link Building in 2026: What Still Moves Rankings

The state of link building in 2026: why volume is dead, what still moves rankings, what now gets you penalized, and how quality links boost AI-search citations too.

The state of link building in 2026: why volume is dead, what still moves rankings, what now gets you penalized, and how quality links boost AI-search citations too.

METR's CEO, Beth Barnes, and president, Chris Painter. METR METR, a Berkeley lab started by an ex-OpenAI researcher, has grown into a prominent AI umpire. The nonprofit works with OpenAI, Anthropic, and governments to evaluate cutting-edge models. METR says t…

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