Why the First 10-20 Backlinks Deliver the Biggest Lift - and Why Buying More Won't Help Until You Fix Signal Deficits

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Why the first dozen backlinks often produce 20-60% of the early ranking lift The data suggests a consistent pattern across site audits and controlled experiments: the initial handful of high-quality backlinks create a disproportionate jump