I'm a SEO newbie, how to avoid toxic Backlinks?

[venkatweetz]

I have a new website that I want to rank it on google and other search engines. It’s a common understanding that bad links could affect my ranking. How do you put bad links into a site? I assume this is the same thing as a backlink? If so, how do I avoid backlinks being put on my site.

[nethgerona]

Considering the number of websites out there that tell you link building is a “must do” in terms of achieving high rankings in the search engines, it’s no wonder that so many new webmasters run out and begin creating as many links as possible, as fast as they can. Be cautious about submitting your website if any of the following backlink methods occur:
- Only submit to directories relevant to your niche.
- Don't submit to sites that aren't relevant to the focus of your site.
- Avoid pages with links inside of frames (this will steal your traffic).
- Don't submit to blog networks and limit blog rolls
- Don't submit to article networks (they post your article to multiple sites).
- Don't let anyone link to you from every page of their website (sitewide links unless they are nofollowed).

[HeritageLawnsKC]

You control most of your link building, so just be careful not to submit your website to be listed or bookmarked on any spammy, low-quality websites. If you are curious about a website's authority or spamminess, use Moz's Open Site Explorer tool.

[damponting44]

Do not generate backlinks from low DA sites and Do not generate backlinks from irrelevant site to your business. Yet you did this already you disavow those links as well.