How do backlinks affect content freshness?

Backlinks themselves don't directly impact content freshness, but they can be connected in a few ways that influence SEO:

**1. Content creation and backlinks:** Fresh content can attract backlinks. If you publish high-quality, informative pieces, other websites are more likely to link to them as a source. This increases your website's credibility and authority in the eyes of search engines.

**2. Backlinks and website authority:**  The more high-quality backlinks you have, the stronger your website's domain authority becomes. This authority can benefit all your content, not just the pages with the backlinks themselves. Search engines see a website with strong authority as a trustworthy source of information.

**3. Updating content and backlinks:** While backlinks don't directly make content fresh, updating existing content can sometimes earn you new backlinks. If you significantly revamp an older piece with new information, it might become more attractive for other sites to link to.

In short, backlinks and content freshness are complementary aspects of SEO.  While backlinks don't directly refresh content, a strong backlink profile can come from, and contribute to, a website that consistently publishes high-quality and current content.