Does linking to other websites help or hurt SEO?

[john_nickson]

It can do both the things. It may help to getting ranked & it may also hurt your seo. The process of linking to a High DA website can help you to get ranked. In reverse the links which are from non trusted domains can hurt your ranking journey.

[amayajace]

When you link from your website to other relevant and authoritative websites, you're adding value and providing a great service to searchers. ... We're in the process of performing some tests to determine (with more certainty) whether outbound links help or hurt your website's rankings and SEO.