How To Get Backlinks: Add, Ask, Earn, Buy

<h1>Understanding Link-Building Strategies: An In-depth Article</h1><p>In the world of digital marketing, you might come across various proposals, from people offering money to someone else suggesting a 'guest post opportunity.' Some propositions may appear professional, asking for a guest article, link exchange, or another form of collaboration. What ties these all together? They want backlinks and adopt various link building strategies for it.</p><h2>Effectiveness of Link Building Strategies</h2><p>The real question is, does any strategy deliver results? And if so, which is the most fruitful? I understand your need to create backlinks and I'm here to guide you. Simply handing out a generic strategy list will be pointless. The strategy comes second; understanding why and how to convince them to link to you is primary.</p><h2>Learning the Basics of Link Building</h2><p>When conversing with multiple link building practitioners such as marketing agency owners, affiliate marketers, and freelancers for our Beginner’s Guide To Link Building, it was observed that all techniques and strategies could be categorized into four primary: Add, Earn, Ask, Buy.</p><h3>Exploring Link Building Buckets</h3><p>Sites like discussion boards allow users to post content on their pages without heavy moderation. Great way to insert your links, right? Not quite. Such links don't hold value for Google. If anyone can freely add their link, then the value of links from that website diminishes. Besides, these types of websites typically nofollow user-generated links.</p><h3>Earning Links Vs Building Spam</h3><p>Once, during an Ahrefs HQ workshop, a participant asked about a WordPress plugin that created automatic backlinks at dubious websites whenever a new post was published. This is not link building; it’s just spam.</p><p>Naturally earned links are often the best and most difficult to acquire. It's all about offering something remarkable on your website, earning these coveted backlinks without resorting to spam strategies. Always remember, quality over quantity.</p><p>Loading…</p>