How to Read Google Algorithm Updates
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 05/24/2020 - 09:24Links = Rank
Old Google (pre-Panda) was to some degree largely the following: links = rank.
Once you had enough links to a site you could literally pour content into a site like water and have the domain's aggregate link authority help anything on that site rank well quickly.
As much as PageRank was hyped & important, having a diverse range of linking domains and keyword-focused anchor text were important.
Brand = Rank