Ask Why do some websites with no links from other sites still appear at the top of Google?

[Brajet]

Links from other websites, called backlinks, are one way Google measures trust, but they are not the only thing that matters. If a website has content that directly answers what someone searched for, Google will still rank it well even without many outside links. This is especially true for specific or less competitive search terms where not many other websites are trying to rank. A page that is clear, loads fast, and gives the reader exactly what they came for can outrank older pages with more links. So what do you think, is the importance of backlinks being overstated in the SEO conversation?