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SolSun

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I'm not sure where I came across this, but I remember reading that you can reach out to websites where one of your competitors has a guest post backlink and try to have the link changed to point to your own website instead. Is this a legitimate strategy? Has anyone had success with this?
 
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Yeah, it’s called link reclamation or link hijacking, totally legit if you offer better value. I’ve had some wins with it, especially when the original post is outdated.
 
watchdaride said:
Yeah, it’s called link reclamation or link hijacking, totally legit if you offer better value. I’ve had some wins with it, especially when the original post is outdated.
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In your experience, are there any negative repercussions that could happen? For the links that you've "hijacked," did your competitor ever find out / retaliate?
 
SolSun said:
In your experience, are there any negative repercussions that could happen? For the links that you've "hijacked," did your competitor ever find out / retaliate?
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In my experience, no real backlash most webmasters just want good content or updated resources. Never had a competitor confront me directly. Worst case, the site ignores the request. Just keep it respectful and offer legit value.
 
It’s called link reclamation or link hijacking. You find guest posts or resource pages linking to your competitors, then pitch yourself as a better alternative because maybe your content is more updated or in depth.
 
SolSun said:
I'm not sure where I came across this, but I remember reading that you can reach out to websites where one of your competitors has a guest post backlink and try to have the link changed to point to your own website instead. Is this a legitimate strategy? Has anyone had success with this?
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Could work but conversion rate would be low unless maybe you pay for it. If the link was given freely to your competitor it means their linked content is great, why would they want to replace it with yours?
 
HenryObi said:
Could work but conversion rate would be low unless maybe you pay for it. If the link was given freely to your competitor it means their linked content is great, why would they want to replace it with yours?
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+1,

won't work for 99% of cases/niches,
unless you have some outstanding content that would be much more useful for the audience,
ofc, you'll have to find a way to make webmasters read your messages, and convince them with that as well
 
that’s called link stealing or link reclamation. It works, but your pitch has to be solid most won’t bother unless you offer real value or the original link is dead.
 
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