I'm a newbie - and just starting to understand ths stuff. And I certainly don't want to start by doing something that is unethical or rigging the system. I've been reading about linking and that's specifically what has generated this question. I thik the structure that I'm talking about would be called "a cluster." (that name alone gives me pause!)
I understand enough that I need to start with a niche. Could I set up a parent site (which would draw very little traffic because it's too broad to successfully cover the keywords) then set up baby sites for very specific items (maybe only one item) with good keywords THEN link the baby sites to the parent site? I'm concerned that this structure would create self-made backlinks and would be banned by the Google Gods, and more importantly, be unethical.
I this isn't clear, let me know and clarify using an example. And thank you!
I understand enough that I need to start with a niche. Could I set up a parent site (which would draw very little traffic because it's too broad to successfully cover the keywords) then set up baby sites for very specific items (maybe only one item) with good keywords THEN link the baby sites to the parent site? I'm concerned that this structure would create self-made backlinks and would be banned by the Google Gods, and more importantly, be unethical.
I this isn't clear, let me know and clarify using an example. And thank you!
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