TLDR: Learn white hat SEO strategies for powerful backlinks from Forbes, TechCrunch, etc., including link roundups, broken link building, and HARO.
This article is a summary of a You Tube video “Link Building: How to Get POWERFUL Backlinks” by Brian Dean
Key Takeaways:
- White Hat SEO Focus: Transitioning from black hat to white hat SEO strategies after Google’s Penguin update dramatically increases organic traffic and rankings for competitive keywords.
- Link Roundups: Utilizing link roundups, which are posts designed to link out to quality content, as a method to secure backlinks by pitching your content to the roundup curators.
- Broken Link Building: Offering replacements for broken links on other sites with your own content to build backlinks.
- Podcast Guesting: Appearing as a guest on podcasts within your niche to gain backlinks and traffic.
- Branded Strategies and Methods: Creating and naming unique strategies (like the skyscraper technique) to attract backlinks due to the novelty and branding of the method.
- HARO: Using HARO (Help a Reporter Out) to become a source for reporters and bloggers, securing authoritative backlinks.
- Pre-Outreach: Promoting content before it’s published to generate interest and secure backlinks upon release.
- .EDU Resource Pages: Targeting .edu resource pages for backlinks by offering relevant and useful content for their audience.
- The Moving Man Method: Replacing outdated links with your updated content on other sites.
- Guestographics: Using infographics as a guest post contribution to secure backlinks and improve SEO.
