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The ROI Dilemma in 2025
You just okayed a $500 backlink invoice and the same doubt lingers: Will this link pay for itself—and when? More than half of SEO pros confess that link-building ROI is the hardest metric to prove.
Link-building ROI equals revenue from higher rankings and referral traffic minus spend on outreach, content, and vendor fees. In 2025 that math feels brutal: Google’s spam updates erase cheap links overnight, AI-generated pitches swamp inboxes, and B2B sales cycles now drag for quarters, not weeks.
This guide will show you how to:
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