Is guest posting still effective for white hat link building?

[muzilikuankuan]

Are backlink articles useful? Where should I look for them?

 

[Jackson15]

Are backlink articles useful? Where should I look for them?

Guest posting is still an effective white-hat link building strategy when done correctly. You should focus on creating high-quality, original content and publish it on relevant, authoritative websites within your niche. Backlinks from such sites are valuable and help improve your website’s credibility and search engine rankings.

Backlink articles can also be useful, but only if they come from trustworthy, niche-related sources. Avoid low-quality or irrelevant sites, as they can negatively affect your SEO.

Always prioritize natural and meaningful contributions. Providing useful and relevant content benefits both readers and your website in the long term.

 

[muzilikuankuan]

Guest posting is still an effective white-hat link building strategy when done correctly. You should focus on creating high-quality, original content and publish it on relevant, authoritative websites within your niche. Backlinks from such sites are valuable and help improve your website’s credibility and search engine rankings.

Backlink articles can also be useful, but only if they come from trustworthy, niche-related sources. Avoid low-quality or irrelevant sites, as they can negatively affect your SEO.

Always prioritize natural and meaningful contributions. Providing useful and relevant content benefits both readers and your website in the long term.

Where should I post backlink articles? I have spent a lot of money to have technicians post many articles, but there has been no effect.

 

[tazarbm]

of course they're useful, how else are you going to rank / keep your rankings without them? But you gotta get only quality ones (which tend to cost a ton of money), and use them strategically instead of just blasting 20 guest posts to the same URL with the same anchor text like most newbies do (myself included when I was a wee little kid and didn't know squat about SEO)

Where should I look for them?

everywhere!

Looking for guest posting opportunities is not hard. Getting them, however... that's the tricky part

You can find them in BHW's marketplace:

https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/seo-link-building.43/
https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/seo-packages.206/

...or on Adsy.com and other similar networks / SEO agencies...

...or you can scrape them using Scrapebox (or other scraper that you like, you don't have to use SB specifically)...

...or you can use Ahrefs / Semrush and the alikes to find them by reverse engineering your competition...

...or by checking up databases of websites like RocketGuestPosting.com... Heck, you can use cold mailing services like Postaga.com to outreach to strangers if you have thick skin but deep pockets, and I'm sure this will work too, so yeah, there's no shortage of guest posting opportunities

But the important thing is that you have to offer something of value first (plus some money in many cases) to the guest post seller before you ask for a link back from them. Offer value first, and great things will come

 

[muzilikuankuan]

Thank you very much for your reply, it helps me a lot

of course they're useful, how else are you going to rank / keep your rankings without them? But you gotta get only quality ones (which tend to cost a ton of money), and use them strategically instead of just blasting 20 guest posts to the same URL with the same anchor text like most newbies do (myself included when I was a wee little kid and didn't know squat about SEO)


everywhere!

Looking for guest posting opportunities is not hard. Getting them, however... that's the tricky part

You can find them in BHW's marketplace:

https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/seo-link-building.43/
https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/seo-packages.206/

...or on https://adsy.com/ and other similar networks / SEO agencies...

...or you can scrape them using Scrapebox (or other scraper that you like, you don't have to use SB specifically)...

...or you can use Ahrefs / Semrush and the alikes to find them by reverse engineering your competition...

...or by checking up databases of websites like https://rocketguestposting.com/... Heck, you can use cold mailing services like https://postaga.com/ to outreach to strangers if you have thick skin but deep pockets, and I'm sure this will work too, so yeah, there's no shortage of guest posting opportunities

But the important thing is that you have to offer something of value first (plus some money in many cases) to the guest post seller before you ask for a link back from them. Offer value first, and great things will come

Thank you very much for your reply, it helps me a lot

 

[muzilikuankuan]

of course they're useful, how else are you going to rank / keep your rankings without them? But you gotta get only quality ones (which tend to cost a ton of money), and use them strategically instead of just blasting 20 guest posts to the same URL with the same anchor text like most newbies do (myself included when I was a wee little kid and didn't know squat about SEO)


everywhere!

Looking for guest posting opportunities is not hard. Getting them, however... that's the tricky part

You can find them in BHW's marketplace:

https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/seo-link-building.43/
https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/seo-packages.206/

...or on https://adsy.com/ and other similar networks / SEO agencies...

...or you can scrape them using Scrapebox (or other scraper that you like, you don't have to use SB specifically)...

...or you can use Ahrefs / Semrush and the alikes to find them by reverse engineering your competition...

...or by checking up databases of websites like https://rocketguestposting.com/... Heck, you can use cold mailing services like https://postaga.com/ to outreach to strangers if you have thick skin but deep pockets, and I'm sure this will work too, so yeah, there's no shortage of guest posting opportunities

But the important thing is that you have to offer something of value first (plus some money in many cases) to the guest post seller before you ask for a link back from them. Offer value first, and great things will come

Bro, how many guest posts should I publish per month for a new website? Or how many referring domains do I need?

 

[tazarbm]

Bro, how many guest posts should I publish per month for a new website?

the number varies based on:

- the keywords / topics you target
- your domain's backlinking profile and history
- your personal goals for your page / website (rank certain keywords, build authority to other pages, get referral traffic, etc)
- the authority of the links in the guest posts, as well as how much google trusts that domain
- etc...

I genuinely can't answer this without knowing your situation in detail, and even then I would probably ballpark it.

But what I can say is that if your site is new and has no backlinks yet you should take it slowly and focus on quality above anything else.

When I say "take it slowly" I mean get like 5-20 guest posts a month (depending on the toughness of the competition)... although 20 might be too many in the beginning. But you can get 5-10 a month, or 1-3 a week, I think you'll be safe with these numbers.

And when I say "focus on quality" I mean that you should focus on relevancy and traffic instead of authority. If you want to boost up the authority (DR / DA) of your site you can use PBN links as they're more powerful initially, but if you want quality and trust (which you should since your site is fresh and google doesn't trust it yet) then definitely go for guest posts! Better yet, go for editorial links or brand mentions if you can do it without google catching you. Editorials and mentions are the new SEO fad, so you're going to get more value out of these.

Or how many referring domains do I need?

as many as you need to rank and maintain the rankings. Just keep getting them until you rank where you want to (on google page 1, in top 3 or top 5, at #1, etc) and then you'll know how many you need

 

[DigitalDivaSEO]

Yes, guest posting still works great if done right. Focus on relevant, real blogs with good traffic—not just high DA. Backlink articles help when they’re natural, useful, and placed on trusted sites. Start with niche blogs, HARO, or even manual outreach to industry sites. Quality > quantity always.

 

[srigarclinstalked]

absolutely yes
you just need to make sure they are high quality

 

[Zpher]

Guest posting still works for white hat link building, but it’s not as easy or as powerful as it used to be. If you get links on real sites with actual traffic and niche relevance, it can help your rankings and build some authority. The problem is, a lot of “guest post” offers are just link farms or obvious paid placements, which Google can easily ignore or devalue.
Best results come from targeting legit blogs or media sites in your niche. Look for sites with real audience engagement, not just high DA. Outreach takes more work now, but genuine placements still move the needle if you avoid the obvious spam networks.

 

[AltLinks]

Guest posting is still effective for white hat link building if done on reputable, niche-relevant sites with quality content. focus on High Traffic sites they help you in ranking!

 

[Vortex_99]

Yes, guest posting is still effective for white-hat link building — if done right. Focus on high-authority, niche-relevant sites with real traffic (not just PBNs or link farms). Try platforms like HARO, Terkel, or outreach via email/LinkedIn to editors in your niche.

 

[Turbo SEO]

Yeah, guest posting can still work really well for white hat link building as long as you’re doing it genuinely. It’s not about blasting out low-quality posts just to get a backlink anymore. The key is writing solid, relevant content for real sites in your niche, where the link actually makes sense. If you focus on value and building real connections, it’s still a solid strategy.

 

[RapidWorkers]

backlink articles still work if you get good spots. just find legit sites in your niche that let you drop links without looking sketchy. quality over quantity

 

[InfinityPeace]

A guest post on a high traffic relevant site still works because it is not mainly reliant on white hat SEO. The popularity of the page, the reputation and top brand nature of the site, it's viral aspect, etc, impact the effectiveness in ways that goes beyond the rank building element of the link.

 

[GeeLark AI]

Are backlink articles useful? Where should I look for them?

Yeap, guest posting is still effective for white hat link building in 2025, if done right.

Backlink articles help build authority and referral traffic.

Look for relevant, high-quality blogs in your niche.

Use tools like Google search, Hunter.io, or LinkedIn to find outreach contacts.

Avoid spammy, low-quality guest post farms — focus on value.

 

[Starblazer]

Backlinks are now more relevant than ever. While google is constantly trying to find alternatives, there is nothing more significant than backlinks for authority. Google is ranking multiple pages of some sites with related keywords, just because of their authority. But you should have strong on-page signals to rank.

 

[MadelynWard]

Yes, guest posting is still effective for white hat link building if done on quality, relevant sites.

 

[ElijahRoss]

Yes, it's still useful if you write quality content for trusted and related websites.

 

[Tariq Bakari]

Backlink articles can be very effective when placed on relevant, authoritative sites.