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Inbound links for SEO consist of anchor links and their non-anchor counterparts.
Anchors are linked to a key query, because this keyword is fundamental for SEO performance.
Bare links carry equal weight – this includes bare links, and the ability to click is important as they offer a path for search robots; crawlers navigate the site along with internal pages, which benefits website.
Progress reports are delivered via tools like Majestic, SEMrush, and Ahrefs. When the number of links is limited for a specific tool, I report on the service with the highest count in backlink volume due to indexing delays.