How relevant is social media backlinks in SEO?

[magnus2022]

Search engines especially Google classified social media backlinks as no follow backlinks which means that search engines don't use those links for ranking of sites. Therefore, it seems that social media backlinks are not relevant in SEO. What is the essence of using such backlinks when crawlers don't use them for ranking web pages?

 

[Laurentta]

I believe social media backlinks are not so relevant in SEO.

 

[Nomad]

Just by sharing your link on social media, there will be no effect on SEO. However, if your post gets engagement, you will get social signals, whcih is helpful

 

[Cpvr]

I believe social media backlinks are not so relevant in SEO.

The search engines treat social media links as signals so it can effect your seo.

It can also lead to other users linking back to your website. So utilizing social media is vital and important to sharing your site’s content.