We have seen sites with great content ranking well with fewer but better quality links than sites that have hundreds and sometimes thousands of links. So obviously the difference in rankings is not only based on links.
Asta am tot spus si eu in ultima vreme. O mare parte din bugetul/timpul pentru link building ar trebui redistribuit catre continut.

Linkuri putine si bune = rank bun si sanse mici de penalizare. In cel mai rau caz vei pica din SERP datorita concurentei, dar e mult mai bine decat sa fii penalizat.

If we have an exact name domain, the links which are coming with domainname anchor, are interpreted as SEO spam?
Am facut niste teste cu EMD in ultima vreme si am vazut ca picam imediat din serp daca puneam cateva ancore cu numele siteului. La o zi dupa ce le scoteam, reveneam.