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Getting quality backlinks generates organic blog traffic.
Every trusted backlink serves as a vote of confidence from successful bloggers.
Picture driving referral traffic from a pro.
Every blogger wants to enjoy the sweet benefits of getting high quality backlinks.
Few do the work to score these coveted links.
Even fewer know how to get quality backlinks.
Backlink-generating misery follows.
Backlink-Induced Limiting Beliefs
Did you quit building backlinks because these nasty little thoughts danced around in your dome?
“No one replies.”
“I burned through email handles like toilet paper at an all you can eat stuffed cabbage buffet.”
“Facebook banned me.”
“X banned me.”
“LinkedIn banned me.”
“Turns out, following up with people who did not ask for your help in the first place morphs some into real meanies.”
“I tried building backlinks already; didn’t work.”
“Blogging is dead. Why bother?”
“I have no clue in hell how to build quality backlinks. Teach me, Ryan.”
BINGO.
As the folks say on “Family Feud”: Good answers, good answer.
How to Get Backlinks
Do you want to get backlinks?
Give value.
You guys are smart cookies. Some clicked the link above to presumably figure out how to get backlinks.
I sell that course for anyone craving the soup to nuts guide to score high quality backlinks without pitching a single soul.
The secret to getting trusted backlinks is to create detailed content covering a single niche consistently. Publish helpful blog posts. Keep at it. Persist through thick and thin.
Content builds backlinks.
Look closely at the limiting beliefs mentioned above.
Note how none of these failing strategies stress creating helpful content. Strangers attempt to manipulate strangers. That’s it. Bloggers follow this strategy routinely.
Does it work?
No.
Why?
Publishing helpful content builds quality backlinks. Skip the content. Skip the backlinks. Skip the content creating practice. Skip the backlinks. Publish four long form posts. Stop. Take a three month break. Skip the backlinks.
Building quality backlinks is a marathon not a sprint. No one gets good at this over months. Generating trusted backlinks takes years of publishing detailed blog posts covering one niche to establish topical authority.
Create off-site content.
Engage in genuine blogger outreach.
Bridge the gap between your blog and the outside world.
Why Do Backlink Building Strategies Fail?
Successful bloggers link to valuable posts.
Successful bloggers offer quality backlinks.
How do you pop up on the radar screen of successful bloggers?
Earn trust.
Gain credibility.
Build genuine relationships.
Does emailing strangers earn trust?
Does emailing strangers gain credibility?
Does emailing strangers build genuine relationships?
Perhaps pitching strangers can earn trust, gain cred and build genuine bonds. But pros see red flags with the “pitch anything that moves” approach.
Think it through.
Bloggers address me by:
- “Hello Blogging From Paradise Team”
- “Hello rbbidd”
- “Hello”
I never take the generic approach personally. But do you consider this tactic to be intelligent?
Pro bloggers hold the keys to the blog. You want the keys for a guest post. You want the keys for a quick link mention. Don’t you think investing five seconds to learn the blogger’s name makes sense? Why would a pro blogger trust someone who does not spend five seconds to learn their name?
If someone does not have 5 seconds for me why would I give them one second of my time?
You need to go above and beyond to earn trust. Being lazy means finding the spam folder. I need to deeply trust you to link to you. Why would I trust someone who does not give me 5 seconds of their time to learn my name? I see this not as an insult. But it sure as heck never gains my trust.
Stop pitching strangers.
Build content-assets.
Build high quality backlinks.
Build your blog into a backlink-generating machine.
Change Your Mind
Change how you think about building backlinks.
Be The Hunted not The Hunter.
Build your blog into an asset. Let the asset work for you around the clock.
Drive quality backlinks based on merit. Earn backlinks. Publish detailed content consistently. Create content off-site to gain exposure. Build bonds through genuine outreach.
Drop authentic comments on blogs. Promote bloggers on X, Facebook, LinkedIn and Blue Sky. Make friends.
Stick to the backlink building fundamentals.
Develop posture. Gain confidence. Think differently about building backlinks.
The blogging world chases. Building assets feels alien to most. People around us work jobs to get a paycheck. Do some work. Get money in return. More importantly, get steady paychecks. Get a little bit of money as quickly as possible in return for your backlink building work. This intent drives cold pitching. Reach out to strangers. Pitch a bunch. Get a few replies.
Building assets requires a complete thought reversal.
Write blog posts. Create content offsite. Build relationships.
Be patient. Assets generate passive income down the road not the moment you publish helpful content. Good things take time. Successful backlink builders demonstrate patience.
Think like an entrepreneur not an employee.
Build something now that works for you later.
Focus on the Long Term Benefits of This Approach
How will it feel when your detailed content generates quality backlinks while you sleep?
I recall getting a backlink from one of the top bloggers in the world. I had been in Costa Rica at the time. My wife and I lived in a remote jungle location without electricity or running water. We walked into town every Friday for provisions, an internet connection and a comfortable bed before heading back to the jungle on Saturday morning.
After being offline for six days I found out that this high level pro linked to my blog.
I stared at monkeys, parrots and scorpions for six days prior. No electricity. No internet. Yet patiently building my blog into an asset nabbed the highest quality backlink a blogger could score in my niche.
This is what I’m talking about.
Do the work. Be consistent. Build something that works for you around the clock.
Imagine the feeling of generating passive, high quality backlinks.
Let that feeling motivate you to ditch pitching.
Experience freedom from time and location.
Work when you want to work. Work where you want to work. Get passive backlinks passively.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do You Build Quality Backlinks?
Publish detailed blog posts.
Cover one niche to establish topical authority.
Engage in genuine blogger outreach.
Create practical content offsite via guest blogging and social media.
Do I Need to Pitch Successful Bloggers to Get Backlinks?
No.
Follow the steps above diligently.
Content-assets and loyal blogging friends build backlinks for you passively.
What if I Choose to Pitch Bloggers to Score Trusted Backlinks?
Learn about the blogger before reaching out to the individual.
Research the blog.
Match the reader needs with your backlink pitch.
Address the blogger by name. Mention two or three points from a recent blog post. Be genuine. Never mention one point alone; this only proves you spent five seconds reading a snippet. Read a full post or two.
Go above and beyond to prove your authentic interest in:
- the blogger
- their audience
- reader needs
Be polite. Spare the follow up. Develop no fear-based, psychological attachment to one blogger. No one is your backlink meal ticket. Show posture. Be confident.
Move on to the next blogger to pitch versus following up with previous bloggers.
Conclusion
Never abandon a sound backlink-building strategy.
Fine tune your delivery.
Build content-assets.
Gain quality backlinks passively.
Call to Action
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