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Why Build Links to an Amazon Affiliate Niche Site

1,435 views · Published 26 February 2018 · 9:09 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: Doug Cunnington · 2018 · Education

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Links are one of the TOP 3 factors of rankings on Google.

My name is Doug Cunnington and I'm the founder of Niche Site Project where I talk about internet marketing, amazon affiliates, and project management.

If you don't believe me - here's  an article by a google engineer all about ranking on google: 

He talks about the top things you should do to rank on google - and even though he does write about how important CONTENT is - LINKS are also a key factor in the google equation.

REFERENCE: https://searchengineland.com/now-know-googles-top-three-search-ranking-factors-245882

Even though everyone may have differing opinions - here is the link to the video 'Why Link Building Is Useless' in case you are curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH06B0N_Pjw

Link building, in my experience, has been a key element in making a successful niche site

Even if you want to do the bare minimum... adding links with good keyword research is always better than no links.

You can also check out backlinko and why he thinks it is important to build links: https://backlinko.com/

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below!

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Here are 16+ more examples of Amazon Affiliate Sites (with 15,000 keywords): http://nichesiteproject.com/amazon-affiliate-sites-examples/
The Niche Site Process: http://nichesiteproject.com/amazon-affiliate-sites-niche-site-process/
About Niche Site Project: http://nichesiteproject.com/about/

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DOUG CUNNINGTON, PMP writes about SEO, productivity, project management, and niche sites. His work has been featured all over the web, including Ahrefs, Empire Flippers, Niche Pursuits, Side Hustle Nation and more.

I am an internet marketer and a Project Management Professional (PMP, certified in 2008 by the Project Management Institute).

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