Help! I need help with building a backlink campaign. Need best practices please.
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Hello everyone. I am stuck. I need some good advice on how to build a whitehat backlinking campaign, and I need some advice regarding how to do this, and strategy. Thanks!
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Great recommendation by Donna!
I would also recommend the following
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Professional Online Business Directories (Company.Com, Angieslist, BBB, Yelp, Manta, Alignable, Crunchbase, etc.)
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Start Writing Relevant Content on Your Niche/Industry/Products etc. then promote and share content/posts.
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Look out for any opportunities to be in a resources list or niche directory using the below Search Strings in Google
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“industry” inurl:directory
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“industry” inurl:links
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“industry” intitle:directory
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“city” inurl:directory
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“city” inurl:businesses
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“city” intitle:directory
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Also, check out https://moz.com/blog/tribute-to-eric-ward which goes over "Link Strategies That Stand The Test of Time"
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Highly recommend you start with this book.
https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Link-Building-Credibility/dp/1599184427
It is written by ”link Moses” Eric Ward, prescient in his understanding of how links should and would be interpreted and used to rank websites. It’s he best place to start and will give you a solid foundation to build upon.
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