Professional SEO discourages linking to other blogs because it sends "link juice" away. That is greed. The amateur blogger links to other amateurs freely. This rebuilds the "small web"—a network of friends reading friends. Link to the person who inspired your post. The algorithm hates it. Humans love it.
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Not literally. But Dad’s printed directions ended at a place called “Scenic Overlook 7.” The road after it wasn’t on the page. It was just a beige slit in the red earth, disappearing into a haze of heat. Professional SEO discourages linking to other blogs because