GSC Links volatility, old srategies do not work anymore in link building.

[Juwan Kreiger]

Have you noticed how volatile the incoming links report on GSC webmaster panel became? Someday I have 82 Referreing domains , somedays I have 55 and so on. I think google is going heavy after paid links these days.
What was the strategy back in the days?
You would choose domains with good Semrush or Ahrefs Traffic (domain which ranks for some relevant keywords), and get aguest post or niche edit on them. I noticed rankings go forward for 1-2 weeks, and then it rolls back and even deteriorates than that it was before you bought those guest posts. In some cases it even goes straight to the garbage positions right after buying those guest posts LMAO.
That is true about the guest posts which are sold on marketplaces, I did not observe such things with forum links. I read somewhere that forum links considered UGC content and are not taken heavily by SPAMBRAIN of google, so their impact stays active. And as soon as you buy guest posts, then rankings deteriorate. This AI stuff made the job heavy for SEO's.

 

[Alexzander Man]

GSC is inaccurate in almost every aspect (indexed pages, core web vitals, backlinks etc.). It gives you some concept on how your website is performing but you can't rely on the exact numbers.