How Important are Back Links?

seo includes both on page optimization and off page optimization. Backlinks is a factor of off page. Backlinks are important but If they Quality backlinks.

Well SEO starts from the first code, so here are some tips according to which you should start -

a. Use proper coding and use wisely for H1 and other head text
b. There should not be any breaking links
c. Put original and quality content
d. Start building links with relevant and quality websites/blogs or forums.

I’ve you’ve ever wondered how important back links are in regard to your search engine visibility, consider this. Adobe Acrobat Reader’s website is #1 on Google.com for the search term “click here.” Right about now you’re thinking, “So what!” Well, have you ever considered how they got to be #1 for a search term that NEVER appears on their site. That’s right, you won’t find the keywords “click here” on Adobe Acrobat Reader’s website, not even once – yet they are ranked # 1 for that keyword search. Let’s consider why.
In conjunction with good website design, most websites that offer PDF files for download will tell the user where they can get the program needed to view the file. Therefore, there are literally millions of sites out there who reference Adobe Acrobat Reader, and create a link using the words “click here” that links back to Adobe’s download site for Acrobat Reader. Because search engines, and specifically Google, weight links very heavily in their ranking of web pages, one of the best things you can do to increase your search engine visibility is to build keyword links to the pages of your site.
So, let’s consider again the “click here” example. It’s this simple: the more keyword links you have pointing to your site the more relevant your site becomes for that particular keyword. Because search engines are catering to their customers, or those who are performing the searches, they will naturally return to them the sites that are most relevant to the keywords being searched for.
To make a long story short, building keyword links back to your site is one of the most effective means of gaining search engine visibility. If you’re not doing this effectively, chances are you’ll be left in the dust by those of your competitors who are.

Very interesting :-) and so true. Backlinks are actually the backbone of your SEO campaign.

Backlinks are SEM not SEO. SEO is the tweeking of a site internally. SEM deals with anchor text backlinks.

Backlinks help to make your site indexed by google and other search engines. They also attract visitors to your site

Backlinks are the lifeblood of Search Engine Positioning. In order for a website to be on the top of search engines like Google, yahoo etc.

Backlinks give your site worth according to Google.

Really useful Information.Thanks Guys