The Complete Guide to Link Building Tactics [20+ Methods]
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waitingforday
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WOW, thank you very much. This is just what I've been looking for.
Holzr
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Hi all,
Note: Next update I'll try and clean up the formatting.
Since I read a fair bit I'm constantly updating this list. I will likely update this thread every few weeks or so. Here is the latest updated list of resources I've made:
Foundational Links
· Social Media Profiles
· Blog Comments
o https://www.shoutmeloud.com/blog-commenting-guide-seo.html
o https://iftiseo.com/2017/01/comment-backlinks-guide.html
· Forum Comments / Reddit
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-reddit-guide-to-massive-traffic/42368/
o http://seopressor.com/blog/reddit-marketing-guide-for-content-marketers/
o http://blog.rafflecopter.com/2015/11/reddit-front-page-traffic/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/method-100-per-day-content-marketing-with-reddit-seo.1018693/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/how-i-made-30usd-with-1-reddit-post.854833/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/m...-on-reddit-200-000-visits-from-1-post.816394/
· Niche Relevant Directory Links
o https://www.optimizesmart.com/10000-search-engine-queries-for-your-link-building-campaign/#a2
· Press Release
· QA sites
o https://blog.bufferapp.com/quora-marketing
o https://smartblogger.com/quora-traffic/
Search Queries/Advance Google Search Operators – (Great for manual work or with Scrapebox)
· https://moz.com/learn/seo/search-operators (basics about search operators and what they do)
· https://www.optimizesmart.com/10000-search-engine-queries-for-your-link-building-campaign/
· https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/
·
Power Links and Link Building Guides
· Guest Posting
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/ultimate-guide-guest-blogging/
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/how-to-do-guest-posting/
o https://backlinko.com/the-definitive-guide-to-guest-blogging
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/guest-blogging/
o https://www.outreachmama.com/guest-posting-sites/
o https://neilpatel.com/blog/guide-to-guest-blogging/
· Editorial Links
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/haro-link-building/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/content-ideas/
§ News Jacking
· https://ahrefs.com/blog/viral-content/
· http://www.newsjacking.com/what-is-newsjacking-newsjacking
· http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2014/01/brand-marketing-newsjacking-next-level/
· http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/...Marketer-s-Complete-Guide-to-Newsjacking.aspx
· General Link Building
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/white-hat-link-building-techniques/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-building-strategies/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-building/
o https://www.hobo-web.co.uk/link-building-strategy-for-beginners-a-month-of-free-tips/
o https://www.gotchseo.com/backlinks/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/20-seo-experts-best-link-building-strategies-dont-require-content/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building
o https://backlinko.com/white-hat-seo#linkbuilding
o https://www.robbierichards.com/seo/13-killer-link-building-strategies/#broken
o https://moz.com/blog/category/link-building
o https://www.linkresearchtools.com/case-studies/link-building-techniques/
o http://webris.org/link-building-strategies-that-work/
o https://detailed.com/advanced-link-building/
o http://backlinko.com/17-untapped-backlink-sources
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-promote-your-website/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building-strategies/
o https://www.outreachmama.com/backlinks/
· .EDU and .GOV
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/edu-backlinks/
o https://longtailpro.com/educate-yourself-how-to-get-edu-backlinks-and-why-you-should-want-them/
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/gov-backlinks/
o https://www.crazyegg.com/blog/get-mentioned-by-gov/
o https://www.quicksprout.com/the-advanced-guide-to-link-building-chapter-5/
· Content Promotion (outreach)
o https://www.pageonepower.com/outreach-resource-guide/
o https://www.thehoth.com/blogger-outreach/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/outreach/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/blogger-outreach/
o http://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/tutorials/simple-content-promotion/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter4
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-outreach-scripts/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/find-email-address/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/outreach/
· Visual
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-get-backlinks/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/visual-link-building/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/visual-content-link-building/206364/
o https://blog.visme.co/how-to-build-links-with-infographics/
o https://backlinko.com/how-to-get-backlinks
o http://blog.visme.co/guestographics/
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/infographics-and-guestographics-linkbuilding/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/build-links-with-images/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/public-data-sets/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/infographic-link-bait/
o https://moz.com/blog/how-to-build-links-with-infographics
o https://www.matthewbarby.com/link-building-images/
o http://kaiserthesage.com/images-link-building/
· Broken Link Building
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/broken-link-building/
o https://moz.com/blog/the-broken-link-building-bible
o https://searchengineland.com/broken-link-building-made-easy-269137
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/broken-link-building-not-working/217555/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/broken-link-building/210992/
o http://www.top5seo.co.uk/broken-link-building/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.quicksprout.com/2015/08/19/a-step-by-step-guide-to-modern-broken-link-building/
o
o
· Resource Pages
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/backlinks-resource-links-pages/214138/
o https://blog.snappa.com/resource-page-link-building/
o https://www.seodirect.org/blog/high-octane-backlinks/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.quicksprout.com/the-advanced-guide-to-link-building-chapter-8/
§ Using Scrapebox to find resource pages
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/find-top-industry-influencers-get/
§ Using Scrapebox and NinjaOutreach
o
· Skyscraper
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/skyscraper-technique/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/skyscraper-technique-fail/
o https://backlinko.com/skyscraper-technique
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/skyscraper-technique-failure/222713/
o https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/skyscraper-technique-drive-traffic
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.robbierichards.com/seo/case-study-triple-traffic-in-30-days/
o http://www.seonick.net/skyscraper-building-method/
· Link Bait and Linkable Assets
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-bait/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/linkable-assets/
o https://www.distilled.net/linkbait-guide/
o http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33393/The-Marketer-s-Ultimate-Guide-to-Link-Bait.aspx
o http://www.webpagefx.com/blog/marketing/examples-of-great-link-bait-how-they-succeeded/
· Ego Bait
o https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/ego-bait/
o http://www.pageonepower.com/linkarati/ego-bait-links
o http://www.northsideseo.com/associated-egobait/
o http://www.nichepursuits.com/guest-...ego-bait-method-that-can-get-you-great-links/
· Expert Roundup and Interviews
o https://smartblogger.com/expert-interviews/
o http://www.clambr.com/expert-roundups/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/t...s-that-generate-traffic-links-revenue.974194/
· Content Repurposing
o http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2015/02/03/repurposing-content
o https://blog.bufferapp.com/repurposing-content-guide
o http://coschedule.com/blog/repurpose-your-content/
· Donation/Scholarship Links (A spammed tactic IMO)
o http://emmastill.com/using-great-nonprofts-for-link-building/
o http://www.seodirect.org/2014/02/05/how-donation-links-help-link-builders-and-charities-thrive/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/scholarship-link-building/226275/
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/scholarship-link-building/
o https://www.backlinks.com/2751-8-steps-to-a-successful-scholarship-link-building-campaign/
· Link Reclamation
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-reclamation/
· Unlinked Mentions
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/unlinked-mentions/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-set-up-google-alerts/
· Tool Creation
o
§ Creating a calculator
Enjoy!
Note: Next update I'll try and clean up the formatting.
Since I read a fair bit I'm constantly updating this list. I will likely update this thread every few weeks or so. Here is the latest updated list of resources I've made:
Foundational Links
· Social Media Profiles
· Blog Comments
o https://www.shoutmeloud.com/blog-commenting-guide-seo.html
o https://iftiseo.com/2017/01/comment-backlinks-guide.html
· Forum Comments / Reddit
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-reddit-guide-to-massive-traffic/42368/
o http://seopressor.com/blog/reddit-marketing-guide-for-content-marketers/
o http://blog.rafflecopter.com/2015/11/reddit-front-page-traffic/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/method-100-per-day-content-marketing-with-reddit-seo.1018693/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/how-i-made-30usd-with-1-reddit-post.854833/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/m...-on-reddit-200-000-visits-from-1-post.816394/
· Niche Relevant Directory Links
o https://www.optimizesmart.com/10000-search-engine-queries-for-your-link-building-campaign/#a2
· Press Release
· QA sites
o https://blog.bufferapp.com/quora-marketing
o https://smartblogger.com/quora-traffic/
Search Queries/Advance Google Search Operators – (Great for manual work or with Scrapebox)
· https://moz.com/learn/seo/search-operators (basics about search operators and what they do)
· https://www.optimizesmart.com/10000-search-engine-queries-for-your-link-building-campaign/
· https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/
·
Power Links and Link Building Guides
· Guest Posting
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/ultimate-guide-guest-blogging/
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/how-to-do-guest-posting/
o https://backlinko.com/the-definitive-guide-to-guest-blogging
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/guest-blogging/
o https://www.outreachmama.com/guest-posting-sites/
o https://neilpatel.com/blog/guide-to-guest-blogging/
· Editorial Links
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/haro-link-building/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/content-ideas/
§ News Jacking
· https://ahrefs.com/blog/viral-content/
· http://www.newsjacking.com/what-is-newsjacking-newsjacking
· http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2014/01/brand-marketing-newsjacking-next-level/
· http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/...Marketer-s-Complete-Guide-to-Newsjacking.aspx
· General Link Building
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/white-hat-link-building-techniques/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-building-strategies/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-building/
o https://www.hobo-web.co.uk/link-building-strategy-for-beginners-a-month-of-free-tips/
o https://www.gotchseo.com/backlinks/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/20-seo-experts-best-link-building-strategies-dont-require-content/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building
o https://backlinko.com/white-hat-seo#linkbuilding
o https://www.robbierichards.com/seo/13-killer-link-building-strategies/#broken
o https://moz.com/blog/category/link-building
o https://www.linkresearchtools.com/case-studies/link-building-techniques/
o http://webris.org/link-building-strategies-that-work/
o https://detailed.com/advanced-link-building/
o http://backlinko.com/17-untapped-backlink-sources
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-promote-your-website/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building-strategies/
o https://www.outreachmama.com/backlinks/
· .EDU and .GOV
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/edu-backlinks/
o https://longtailpro.com/educate-yourself-how-to-get-edu-backlinks-and-why-you-should-want-them/
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/gov-backlinks/
o https://www.crazyegg.com/blog/get-mentioned-by-gov/
o https://www.quicksprout.com/the-advanced-guide-to-link-building-chapter-5/
· Content Promotion (outreach)
o https://www.pageonepower.com/outreach-resource-guide/
o https://www.thehoth.com/blogger-outreach/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/outreach/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/blogger-outreach/
o http://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/tutorials/simple-content-promotion/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter4
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-outreach-scripts/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/find-email-address/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/outreach/
· Visual
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-get-backlinks/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/visual-link-building/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/visual-content-link-building/206364/
o https://blog.visme.co/how-to-build-links-with-infographics/
o https://backlinko.com/how-to-get-backlinks
o http://blog.visme.co/guestographics/
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/infographics-and-guestographics-linkbuilding/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/build-links-with-images/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/public-data-sets/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/infographic-link-bait/
o https://moz.com/blog/how-to-build-links-with-infographics
o https://www.matthewbarby.com/link-building-images/
o http://kaiserthesage.com/images-link-building/
· Broken Link Building
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/broken-link-building/
o https://moz.com/blog/the-broken-link-building-bible
o https://searchengineland.com/broken-link-building-made-easy-269137
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/broken-link-building-not-working/217555/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/broken-link-building/210992/
o http://www.top5seo.co.uk/broken-link-building/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.quicksprout.com/2015/08/19/a-step-by-step-guide-to-modern-broken-link-building/
o
o
· Resource Pages
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/backlinks-resource-links-pages/214138/
o https://blog.snappa.com/resource-page-link-building/
o https://www.seodirect.org/blog/high-octane-backlinks/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.quicksprout.com/the-advanced-guide-to-link-building-chapter-8/
§ Using Scrapebox to find resource pages
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/find-top-industry-influencers-get/
§ Using Scrapebox and NinjaOutreach
o
· Skyscraper
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/skyscraper-technique/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/skyscraper-technique-fail/
o https://backlinko.com/skyscraper-technique
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/skyscraper-technique-failure/222713/
o https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/skyscraper-technique-drive-traffic
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.robbierichards.com/seo/case-study-triple-traffic-in-30-days/
o http://www.seonick.net/skyscraper-building-method/
· Link Bait and Linkable Assets
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-bait/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/linkable-assets/
o https://www.distilled.net/linkbait-guide/
o http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33393/The-Marketer-s-Ultimate-Guide-to-Link-Bait.aspx
o http://www.webpagefx.com/blog/marketing/examples-of-great-link-bait-how-they-succeeded/
· Ego Bait
o https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/ego-bait/
o http://www.pageonepower.com/linkarati/ego-bait-links
o http://www.northsideseo.com/associated-egobait/
o http://www.nichepursuits.com/guest-...ego-bait-method-that-can-get-you-great-links/
· Expert Roundup and Interviews
o https://smartblogger.com/expert-interviews/
o http://www.clambr.com/expert-roundups/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/t...s-that-generate-traffic-links-revenue.974194/
· Content Repurposing
o http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2015/02/03/repurposing-content
o https://blog.bufferapp.com/repurposing-content-guide
o http://coschedule.com/blog/repurpose-your-content/
· Donation/Scholarship Links (A spammed tactic IMO)
o http://emmastill.com/using-great-nonprofts-for-link-building/
o http://www.seodirect.org/2014/02/05/how-donation-links-help-link-builders-and-charities-thrive/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/scholarship-link-building/226275/
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/scholarship-link-building/
o https://www.backlinks.com/2751-8-steps-to-a-successful-scholarship-link-building-campaign/
· Link Reclamation
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-reclamation/
· Unlinked Mentions
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/unlinked-mentions/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-set-up-google-alerts/
· Tool Creation
o
§ Creating a calculator
Enjoy!
CoolAdvisor
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Broken Link Building
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/1...-can-use-today-for-more-traffic-2018.1022007/
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/1...-can-use-today-for-more-traffic-2018.1022007/
Holzr
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Thanks, I read that a while ago and forgot about it till now. Great read. I'll make sure to add it to the list on the next update (too late to edit now).
I'd love to add BHW threads in as well so thanks for the link.
CoolAdvisor
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Fake backlinks:
https://detailed.com/future-of-link-building/
Using content marketing for SEO:
https://detailed.com/content-marketing-for-seo/
Using deal sites:
https://gaps.com/niche-deals/
Giving away steam keys:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/8lt4t9/how_my_tiny_indie_game_became_4_on_the_steam_top/
https://detailed.com/future-of-link-building/
Using content marketing for SEO:
https://detailed.com/content-marketing-for-seo/
Using deal sites:
https://gaps.com/niche-deals/
Giving away steam keys:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/8lt4t9/how_my_tiny_indie_game_became_4_on_the_steam_top/
patwilkinson
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Thanks for sharing! Very useful.
bluepokie2013
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Great list, thanks a lot
pablitojanno
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wow thanks mate
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Great list. I will look over it when i get some time.
Holzr
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Update: Added local link building methods and a few more resources to the list including a new method. Enjoy!
Foundational Links
· Social Media Profiles
· Blog Comments
o https://www.shoutmeloud.com/blog-commenting-guide-seo.html
o https://iftiseo.com/2017/01/comment-backlinks-guide.html
· Forum Comments / Reddit
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-reddit-guide-to-massive-traffic/42368/
o http://seopressor.com/blog/reddit-marketing-guide-for-content-marketers/
o http://blog.rafflecopter.com/2015/11/reddit-front-page-traffic/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/method-100-per-day-content-marketing-with-reddit-seo.1018693/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/how-i-made-30usd-with-1-reddit-post.854833/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/m...-on-reddit-200-000-visits-from-1-post.816394/
· Niche Relevant Directory Links
o https://www.optimizesmart.com/10000-search-engine-queries-for-your-link-building-campaign/#a2
· Press Release
o
· QA sites
o https://blog.bufferapp.com/quora-marketing
o https://smartblogger.com/quora-traffic/
Search Queries/Advance Google Search Operators – (Great for manual work or with Scrapebox)
· https://moz.com/learn/seo/search-operators (basics about search operators and what they do)
· https://www.optimizesmart.com/10000-search-engine-queries-for-your-link-building-campaign/
· https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/
·
Power Links and Link Building Guides
· Guest Posting
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/ultimate-guide-guest-blogging/
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/how-to-do-guest-posting/
o https://backlinko.com/the-definitive-guide-to-guest-blogging
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/guest-blogging/
o https://www.outreachmama.com/guest-posting-sites/
o https://neilpatel.com/blog/guide-to-guest-blogging/
o https://www.authorityhacker.com/guest-posting-tips/
· Editorial Links
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/haro-link-building/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/content-ideas/
§ News Jacking
· https://ahrefs.com/blog/viral-content/
· http://www.newsjacking.com/what-is-newsjacking-newsjacking
· http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2014/01/brand-marketing-newsjacking-next-level/
· http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/...Marketer-s-Complete-Guide-to-Newsjacking.aspx
· General Link Building
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/white-hat-link-building-techniques/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-building-strategies/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-building/
o https://www.hobo-web.co.uk/link-building-strategy-for-beginners-a-month-of-free-tips/
o https://www.gotchseo.com/backlinks/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/20-seo-experts-best-link-building-strategies-dont-require-content/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building
o https://backlinko.com/white-hat-seo#linkbuilding
o https://www.robbierichards.com/seo/13-killer-link-building-strategies/#broken
o https://moz.com/blog/category/link-building
o https://www.linkresearchtools.com/case-studies/link-building-techniques/
o http://webris.org/link-building-strategies-that-work/
o https://detailed.com/advanced-link-building/
o http://backlinko.com/17-untapped-backlink-sources
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-promote-your-website/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building-strategies/
o https://www.outreachmama.com/backlinks/
· .EDU and .GOV
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/edu-backlinks/
o https://longtailpro.com/educate-yourself-how-to-get-edu-backlinks-and-why-you-should-want-them/
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/gov-backlinks/
o https://www.crazyegg.com/blog/get-mentioned-by-gov/
o https://www.quicksprout.com/the-advanced-guide-to-link-building-chapter-5/
· Content Promotion (outreach)
o https://www.pageonepower.com/outreach-resource-guide/
o https://www.thehoth.com/blogger-outreach/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/outreach/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/blogger-outreach/
o http://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/tutorials/simple-content-promotion/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter4
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-outreach-scripts/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/find-email-address/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/outreach/
· Visual
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-get-backlinks/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/visual-link-building/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/visual-content-link-building/206364/
o https://blog.visme.co/how-to-build-links-with-infographics/
o https://backlinko.com/how-to-get-backlinks
o http://blog.visme.co/guestographics/
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/infographics-and-guestographics-linkbuilding/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/build-links-with-images/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/public-data-sets/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/infographic-link-bait/
o https://moz.com/blog/how-to-build-links-with-infographics
o https://www.matthewbarby.com/link-building-images/
o http://kaiserthesage.com/images-link-building/
· Broken Link Building
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/broken-link-building/
o https://moz.com/blog/the-broken-link-building-bible
o https://searchengineland.com/broken-link-building-made-easy-269137
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/broken-link-building-not-working/217555/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/broken-link-building/210992/
o http://www.top5seo.co.uk/broken-link-building/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.quicksprout.com/2015/08/19/a-step-by-step-guide-to-modern-broken-link-building/
o
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/1...-can-use-today-for-more-traffic-2018.1022007/
o https://www.rankxl.com/broken-link-building/
o
· Resource Pages
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/backlinks-resource-links-pages/214138/
o https://blog.snappa.com/resource-page-link-building/
o https://www.seodirect.org/blog/high-octane-backlinks/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.quicksprout.com/the-advanced-guide-to-link-building-chapter-8/
§ Using Scrapebox to find resource pages
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/find-top-industry-influencers-get/
§ Using Scrapebox and NinjaOutreach
o
· Skyscraper
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/skyscraper-technique/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/skyscraper-technique-fail/
o https://backlinko.com/skyscraper-technique
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/skyscraper-technique-failure/222713/
o https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/skyscraper-technique-drive-traffic
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.robbierichards.com/seo/case-study-triple-traffic-in-30-days/
o http://www.seonick.net/skyscraper-building-method/
· Link Bait and Linkable Assets
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-bait/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/linkable-assets/
o https://www.distilled.net/linkbait-guide/
o http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33393/The-Marketer-s-Ultimate-Guide-to-Link-Bait.aspx
o http://www.webpagefx.com/blog/marketing/examples-of-great-link-bait-how-they-succeeded/
o See grapevine protocol
o Tool Creation
§
· Creating a calculator
§ https://mirasee.com/blog/faster-growth-free-tool/
§ https://www.quicksprout.com/2013/10...be-a-better-investment-than-creating-content/
· Ego Bait
o https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/ego-bait/
o http://www.pageonepower.com/linkarati/ego-bait-links
o http://www.northsideseo.com/associated-egobait/
o http://www.nichepursuits.com/guest-...ego-bait-method-that-can-get-you-great-links/
o See grapevine protocol
· Expert Roundup and Interviews
o https://smartblogger.com/expert-interviews/
o http://www.clambr.com/expert-roundups/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/t...s-that-generate-traffic-links-revenue.974194/
· Content Repurposing
o http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2015/02/03/repurposing-content
o https://blog.bufferapp.com/repurposing-content-guide
o http://coschedule.com/blog/repurpose-your-content/
· Donation/Scholarship Links (A spammed tactic IMO)
o http://emmastill.com/using-great-nonprofts-for-link-building/
o http://www.seodirect.org/2014/02/05/how-donation-links-help-link-builders-and-charities-thrive/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/scholarship-link-building/226275/
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/scholarship-link-building/
o https://www.backlinks.com/2751-8-steps-to-a-successful-scholarship-link-building-campaign/
· Link Reclamation
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-reclamation/
· Stealing competitor backlinks and finding easily replicated links
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/find-backlinks/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/get-competitors-backlinks/
o
· Unlinked Mentions
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/unlinked-mentions/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-set-up-google-alerts/
· Grapevine Protocol (getting links from media pages, e.g. companies “in the news” style pages)
o https://www.authorityhacker.com/whitehat-link-building/
o
· Local
o http://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/2016/05/19/dummy-links-part-of-a-smart-local-seo-strategy/
o https://niftymarketing.com/list-of-local-link-building-ideas/
o https://www.brightlocal.com/2018/02/06/5-local-link-building-tactics-try-2018/
o https://moz.com/learn/seo/local-outreach-and-link-building-video
o https://whitespark.ca/blog/7-easy-local-link-building-tactics/
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/local-link-building/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/local-seo/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/link-building-for-small-businesses/273799/
o https://moz.com/blog/11-ways-local-businesses-can-get-links
o https://moz.com/blog/guide-to-local-sponsorship-marketing
o https://moz.com/blog/the-complete-guide-to-link-building-with-local-events
o Meetup Sponsors footprint:
§ Site:meetup.com town/city/state “sponsors”
Foundational Links
· Social Media Profiles
· Blog Comments
o https://www.shoutmeloud.com/blog-commenting-guide-seo.html
o https://iftiseo.com/2017/01/comment-backlinks-guide.html
· Forum Comments / Reddit
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/the-reddit-guide-to-massive-traffic/42368/
o http://seopressor.com/blog/reddit-marketing-guide-for-content-marketers/
o http://blog.rafflecopter.com/2015/11/reddit-front-page-traffic/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/method-100-per-day-content-marketing-with-reddit-seo.1018693/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/how-i-made-30usd-with-1-reddit-post.854833/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/m...-on-reddit-200-000-visits-from-1-post.816394/
· Niche Relevant Directory Links
o https://www.optimizesmart.com/10000-search-engine-queries-for-your-link-building-campaign/#a2
· Press Release
o
· QA sites
o https://blog.bufferapp.com/quora-marketing
o https://smartblogger.com/quora-traffic/
Search Queries/Advance Google Search Operators – (Great for manual work or with Scrapebox)
· https://moz.com/learn/seo/search-operators (basics about search operators and what they do)
· https://www.optimizesmart.com/10000-search-engine-queries-for-your-link-building-campaign/
· https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advanced-search-operators/
·
Power Links and Link Building Guides
· Guest Posting
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/ultimate-guide-guest-blogging/
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/how-to-do-guest-posting/
o https://backlinko.com/the-definitive-guide-to-guest-blogging
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/guest-blogging/
o https://www.outreachmama.com/guest-posting-sites/
o https://neilpatel.com/blog/guide-to-guest-blogging/
o https://www.authorityhacker.com/guest-posting-tips/
· Editorial Links
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/haro-link-building/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/content-ideas/
§ News Jacking
· https://ahrefs.com/blog/viral-content/
· http://www.newsjacking.com/what-is-newsjacking-newsjacking
· http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/2014/01/brand-marketing-newsjacking-next-level/
· http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/...Marketer-s-Complete-Guide-to-Newsjacking.aspx
· General Link Building
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/white-hat-link-building-techniques/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-building-strategies/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-building/
o https://www.hobo-web.co.uk/link-building-strategy-for-beginners-a-month-of-free-tips/
o https://www.gotchseo.com/backlinks/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/20-seo-experts-best-link-building-strategies-dont-require-content/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building
o https://backlinko.com/white-hat-seo#linkbuilding
o https://www.robbierichards.com/seo/13-killer-link-building-strategies/#broken
o https://moz.com/blog/category/link-building
o https://www.linkresearchtools.com/case-studies/link-building-techniques/
o http://webris.org/link-building-strategies-that-work/
o https://detailed.com/advanced-link-building/
o http://backlinko.com/17-untapped-backlink-sources
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-promote-your-website/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building-strategies/
o https://www.outreachmama.com/backlinks/
· .EDU and .GOV
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/edu-backlinks/
o https://longtailpro.com/educate-yourself-how-to-get-edu-backlinks-and-why-you-should-want-them/
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/gov-backlinks/
o https://www.crazyegg.com/blog/get-mentioned-by-gov/
o https://www.quicksprout.com/the-advanced-guide-to-link-building-chapter-5/
· Content Promotion (outreach)
o https://www.pageonepower.com/outreach-resource-guide/
o https://www.thehoth.com/blogger-outreach/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/outreach/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/blogger-outreach/
o http://www.matthewwoodward.co.uk/tutorials/simple-content-promotion/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter4
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-outreach-scripts/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/find-email-address/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/outreach/
· Visual
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-get-backlinks/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/visual-link-building/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/visual-content-link-building/206364/
o https://blog.visme.co/how-to-build-links-with-infographics/
o https://backlinko.com/how-to-get-backlinks
o http://blog.visme.co/guestographics/
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/infographics-and-guestographics-linkbuilding/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/build-links-with-images/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/public-data-sets/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/infographic-link-bait/
o https://moz.com/blog/how-to-build-links-with-infographics
o https://www.matthewbarby.com/link-building-images/
o http://kaiserthesage.com/images-link-building/
· Broken Link Building
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/broken-link-building/
o https://moz.com/blog/the-broken-link-building-bible
o https://searchengineland.com/broken-link-building-made-easy-269137
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/broken-link-building-not-working/217555/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/broken-link-building/210992/
o http://www.top5seo.co.uk/broken-link-building/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.quicksprout.com/2015/08/19/a-step-by-step-guide-to-modern-broken-link-building/
o
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/1...-can-use-today-for-more-traffic-2018.1022007/
o https://www.rankxl.com/broken-link-building/
o
· Resource Pages
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/backlinks-resource-links-pages/214138/
o https://blog.snappa.com/resource-page-link-building/
o https://www.seodirect.org/blog/high-octane-backlinks/
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.quicksprout.com/the-advanced-guide-to-link-building-chapter-8/
§ Using Scrapebox to find resource pages
o https://ninjaoutreach.com/find-top-industry-influencers-get/
§ Using Scrapebox and NinjaOutreach
o
· Skyscraper
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/skyscraper-technique/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/skyscraper-technique-fail/
o https://backlinko.com/skyscraper-technique
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/skyscraper-technique-failure/222713/
o https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/skyscraper-technique-drive-traffic
o https://backlinko.com/link-building#chapter6
o https://www.robbierichards.com/seo/case-study-triple-traffic-in-30-days/
o http://www.seonick.net/skyscraper-building-method/
· Link Bait and Linkable Assets
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-bait/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/linkable-assets/
o https://www.distilled.net/linkbait-guide/
o http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33393/The-Marketer-s-Ultimate-Guide-to-Link-Bait.aspx
o http://www.webpagefx.com/blog/marketing/examples-of-great-link-bait-how-they-succeeded/
o See grapevine protocol
o Tool Creation
§
· Creating a calculator
§ https://mirasee.com/blog/faster-growth-free-tool/
§ https://www.quicksprout.com/2013/10...be-a-better-investment-than-creating-content/
· Ego Bait
o https://www.orbitmedia.com/blog/ego-bait/
o http://www.pageonepower.com/linkarati/ego-bait-links
o http://www.northsideseo.com/associated-egobait/
o http://www.nichepursuits.com/guest-...ego-bait-method-that-can-get-you-great-links/
o See grapevine protocol
· Expert Roundup and Interviews
o https://smartblogger.com/expert-interviews/
o http://www.clambr.com/expert-roundups/
o https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/t...s-that-generate-traffic-links-revenue.974194/
· Content Repurposing
o http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2015/02/03/repurposing-content
o https://blog.bufferapp.com/repurposing-content-guide
o http://coschedule.com/blog/repurpose-your-content/
· Donation/Scholarship Links (A spammed tactic IMO)
o http://emmastill.com/using-great-nonprofts-for-link-building/
o http://www.seodirect.org/2014/02/05/how-donation-links-help-link-builders-and-charities-thrive/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/scholarship-link-building/226275/
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/scholarship-link-building/
o https://www.backlinks.com/2751-8-steps-to-a-successful-scholarship-link-building-campaign/
· Link Reclamation
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/link-reclamation/
· Stealing competitor backlinks and finding easily replicated links
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/find-backlinks/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/get-competitors-backlinks/
o
· Unlinked Mentions
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/unlinked-mentions/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/how-to-set-up-google-alerts/
· Grapevine Protocol (getting links from media pages, e.g. companies “in the news” style pages)
o https://www.authorityhacker.com/whitehat-link-building/
o
· Local
o http://www.localvisibilitysystem.com/2016/05/19/dummy-links-part-of-a-smart-local-seo-strategy/
o https://niftymarketing.com/list-of-local-link-building-ideas/
o https://www.brightlocal.com/2018/02/06/5-local-link-building-tactics-try-2018/
o https://moz.com/learn/seo/local-outreach-and-link-building-video
o https://whitespark.ca/blog/7-easy-local-link-building-tactics/
o https://blog.monitorbacklinks.com/seo/local-link-building/
o https://ahrefs.com/blog/local-seo/
o https://www.searchenginejournal.com/link-building-for-small-businesses/273799/
o https://moz.com/blog/11-ways-local-businesses-can-get-links
o https://moz.com/blog/guide-to-local-sponsorship-marketing
o https://moz.com/blog/the-complete-guide-to-link-building-with-local-events
o Meetup Sponsors footprint:
§ Site:meetup.com town/city/state “sponsors”