Q:
Firstly, when launching a new site what is roughly a safe amount of links to build per month, I have read no more than 5 per week, I appreciate nobody knows the exact rules of the Google algorithm, if only we did, but do you guys out there think this is roughly true? And if so for how long do I have to keep it within this limit? When can I start to increase it and by how much over how long? I know you are meant to make it look like natural organic growth, but I am looking for rough figures if possible.
A:
1) You can build a thousand links a month in safety; provided they are good quality links (on topic content links, not link directories or link pages) – prepare to pass a manual review if you build fast (this can be a good thing provided your links are good and your site is great.
2) The thing which you need to worry about is a rapid drop in link addition; 1000 Jan, 10 Feb and it is clear that your site was hot but is now old news