Copying your competitor's link pace is cargo-cult nonsense

Copying your competitor's link pace is cargo-cult nonsense

You pulled their backlink growth chart and tried to match it link-for-link. Huge mistake. You can't see their AGE, their existing authority, their brand-search volume, or the 5-year baseline that makes their current pace look normal.

A velocity that's safe for a DR70 brand is a flare gun for your DR15 site. Same tempo, completely different risk profile.

Fix: benchmark against sites at YOUR authority level and YOUR age, not the market leader.

Matching the big dog's pace on a puppy's legs. Defend the strategy below.