Comment 1:

https://www.bookmark-maker.win/why-did-my-competitor-buy-200-directory-links-and-still-rank-a-practical-investigation

Comment 1: Oh man, I feel your pain. Last year I dropped $3,200 on what was supposed to be a “premium” link-building package—50 links promised. Turns out every single one had a spam score over 40, and on top of that, several came from deindexed sites