Despite the rise of social signals and the continued prominence of content as primary search engine optimization tools, high-quality inbound links remain one of the three big components in improving rankings. The automated processes have been devalued; low-quality posts, footer links, and sidebar links are a thing of the past and in excess can actually hurt a website. Strong, contextual links are still valid. In fact, some have shown that they’re more important than ever. In this infographic by Digital Net Agency, which comes to us via Honda Dealers San Jose, they examine the two different…