{"id":240,"date":"2026-03-08T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/?p=240"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:37:42","slug":"link-building-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/link-building-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"19 cool Link-Building Strategies You Can&#8217;t-Miss in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/link-building-ideas\/\">Link-building<\/a> has always been one of the most significant SEO strategies. What\u2019s more important, this strategy is focused on increasing the amount of traffic your site gets. It is widely used by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/\">SEO experts<\/a>. It attracts the attention of newbies who want to get familiar with this powerful strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, link-building is not a simple way to generate traffic. It has lots of aspects to take into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you ask Google about&nbsp;<strong>link-building strategies<\/strong>&nbsp;and techniques, it will provide you with different results. You might be confused because there are lots of strategies and each of them tends to be the most actionable. Which one to choose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It goes without saying that you shouldn\u2019t stick to one strategy because&nbsp;<strong>link-building<\/strong>&nbsp;is a complicated process. Thus, you should be armed with the ones that make sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">link-building strategies in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I would like to share&nbsp;<strong>19 cool link-building strategies<\/strong>&nbsp;you can\u2019t miss in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Try to Get Links That Bring More Traffic<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Who cares about links that bring no traffic? Nobody does. That\u2019s why it is utterly important to \u201chunt\u201d for valuable links only. But how can you know what amount of traffic a potential link brings?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use Ahrefs&nbsp;Content Explorer&nbsp;tool and pay attention to \u201corganic traffic\u201d metric.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/content-explorer.jpg\" alt=\"Ahrefs Content Explorer tool\" class=\"wp-image-241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/content-explorer.jpg 928w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/content-explorer-300x29.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/content-explorer-768x75.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/content-explorer-450x44.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/content-explorer-780x76.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ahrefs Content Explorer tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This particular link brings 4.3K traffic, so it is your target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; 2. Create Link Bait Content<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We create content to share some useful information with people first of all. But if we talk about getting traffic, we tend to attract links with the help of content. And here is the question \u201cwhat content does work as bait for links?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, that content must be engageable, high-quality, readable, and valuable. Let me give you a few hints concerning content you may create:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry-specific curated sources compilations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interactive tools showcases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visual content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data-driven maps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way, it is not a secret that \u201cevergreen\u201d content works great for attracting links. Nevertheless, you need to add something new all the time when you cover another one \u201cevergreen\u201d topic. Otherwise, nobody will reread the same material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 3. Spend Your Time on Forums and Build Links There<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any forum is a wonderful place to spend your time discussing SEO and marketing subjects. Lots of experts in these fields like to chat on forums as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most popular forums is Quora. Quora is a place where people ask questions and get answers. Furthermore, it could be used as an excellent opportunity to put links in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go ahead and get some traffic using this method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 4. Broken Backlinks \u2013 Fix Them<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A broken link is a link that targets the page that is no longer available. This page doesn\u2019t exist due to some reasons. As you already guessed, no page \u2013 no traffic. Thus, this link should be either fixed or removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a specific report called \u201cbest by links\u201d with a \u201c404 not found\u201d filter that you can find using the Content Explorer tool.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/broken-links-1024x490.jpg\" alt=\"Broken Backlinks \u2013 Fix Them\" class=\"wp-image-242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/broken-links-1024x490.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/broken-links-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/broken-links-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/broken-links-450x215.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/broken-links-780x373.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/broken-links.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broken Backlinks \u2013 Fix Them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>When you find these broken links, you should contact a blog editor and ask him or her to update the links. On the other hand, you can set up 301 redirects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 5. Do More Outreach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe outreach is one of the most efficient strategies to earn links. Yes, it takes your time, efforts but it works excellently . You should follow a few steps doing outreach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Search the opportunities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hunt Personal emails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Craft personalized email templates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track the process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And here is a brief step-by-step guide.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach.jpg\" alt=\"Do More Outreach\" class=\"wp-image-244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach-450x397.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do More Outreach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I use two ways to find my potential candidates for outreach. The first one is to search on Google and then work with Site Explorer tool. But I do this manual research only when I have some time for this. Otherwise, I set up alerts for the keywords I want to get notifications about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s the aim of the alerts? Alerts provide you with new links where a particular keyword has been mentioned. Each alert will be sent to your email address directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019ve chosen the links that would be a nice fit for outreach, it is time to find email addresses of your outreach targets. I highly recommend you use these three tools&nbsp;ContactOut,&nbsp;Findthat.email, and&nbsp;Voilanorbert. It saves time and effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we talk about crafting personalized email templates, I advise you to work with&nbsp;Buzzstream. Furthermore, this service allows you to track a success rate for each template you use. Please view click, open, and reply rates metrics.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach1.jpg\" alt=\"outreach1\" class=\"wp-image-245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach1.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach1-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach1-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach1-450x188.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach1-780x325.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">outreach1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s more critical, Buzzstream shows you if the message you\u2019ve sent was opened or not.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach2.jpg\" alt=\"outreach2\" class=\"wp-image-246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach2-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/outreach2-450x110.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I hope I\u2019ve convinced you that using this service is helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;6. Which Link to Chase \u201cDofollow\u201d Or \u201cNofollow\u201d? Hunt for Both Types<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I bet your priority is building \u201cdofollow\u201d links. If we talk about rankings, these links have more weight in contrast to \u201cnofollow\u201d ones. Hence, \u201cnofollow\u201d links have some impact on SEO too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you try to get \u201cdofollow\u201d links, it seems a bit hard because not every website can offer you this option. \u201cNofollow\u201d links could be earned without any problems. But don\u2019t forget that your backlink profile must look natural. Thus, don\u2019t ignore both types of links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 7. Look for Sites That Link to Your Competitor\u2019s Websites but Don\u2019t Link to You<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What to do if you stumble upon a website that links to your competitor but doesn\u2019t have a link back to your site? Right, you should also get the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the websites that haven\u2019t linked back to you first of all. Grab a few of your competitors\u2019 URLs and go to&nbsp;Link Intersect&nbsp;tool.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/competitor.jpg\" alt=\"Link Intersect tool.\" class=\"wp-image-247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/competitor.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/competitor-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/competitor-740x342.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/competitor-450x207.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After clicking \u201cshow link opportunities,\u201d you will get a list of links that haven\u2019t linked to your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 8. Watch over Competitor\u2019s Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No doubts that some of your competitors could get the top position in Google thanks to the links they obtained. And it is natural that you might want&nbsp; to get these links to outrank your competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to do this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set up the alerts using Ahrefs. Everything you need is a competitor\u2019s domain name or a particular URL.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/competitorbacklinks.jpg\" alt=\"competitorbacklinks\" class=\"wp-image-243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/competitorbacklinks.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/competitorbacklinks-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/competitorbacklinks-450x365.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The alerts will give you an opportunity to get notifications about the links your competitor gains with a specific interval \u2013 daily, weekly, or monthly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 9. Get Links from Wikipedia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see that Wikipedia permits putting links over there. However, the main issue here is to preserve those links. How to convince Wikipedia that your link is worth living?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure that your link leads to a high-quality&nbsp; related material. This information should provide pure value. Otherwise, your link will be removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 10. Add Internal Links to the Best Content You Have<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that adding internal links from the pages with high URL rating is an excellent way to boost your content?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find pages with internal links, I recommend you to use Google Search Console. These pages will help you push target keywords up in Google top 10 search results.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/internallinks.jpg\" alt=\"internallinks\" class=\"wp-image-248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/internallinks.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/internallinks-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/internallinks-768x852.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/internallinks-450x500.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/internallinks-780x866.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Choose keywords that have the highest number of impressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 11. Do Content Repurposing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s presume you published an impressive piece of content a couple of months ago. It could bring you a substantial amount of traffic, and you see that the topic seems to be in demand. You understand that you should give it another spin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you try to write a new post covering the same topic,&nbsp; it won\u2019t bring you positive results. Nobody likes to read the old information. You can \u201ctransform\u201d this content into video, infographics, or whatever you want instead. You know that the subject rocks, thus it will have a success being presented in a new format. This method is called \u201ccontent repurposing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cContent syndication\u201d works good as well. Let me give you a few resources where you could submit your brand new \u201cold\u201d content. Go to Medium, Social Media Today, LinkedIn, and many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;12. Did You Find Your Brand Mention Without a Link? Turn It into Link<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am sure that you\u2019ve seen lots of times that some resources mention your brand but don\u2019t add a link back to your website within the content. It would be fair to ask \u201chow to make these blog owners to add a link to your brand mention?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get in touch with a blog editor and ask to put a link. I know that it sounds easy to manage but don\u2019t be super excited about this. Any blog editor can ask you something in return trying to build win-win relationships. Be ready for this type of business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can get your brand mentions with the help of alerts (I\u2019ve already covered how to set them up above).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 13.\u201dGreen Blogs\u201d Could Be a Nice Place for Guest Posting as Well<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I want to publish my guest post, I am targeting those blogs that have robust metrics. The better metrics, the higher authority a website has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, such influential blogs get tons of guest post requests daily. There is a game of chance if your pitch will be reviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, there are hundreds of thousands \u201cgreen\u201d blogs that have just stepped on the path of internet marketing. Yes, they don\u2019t have impressive metrics, they can bring you zero traffic, but they will accept your guest pitch with pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, you should follow a couple of rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always offer high-quality content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Target niche-related blogs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t overuse the exact match anchor text<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a naked URL to an author\u2019s bio section<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 14. Analyze Competitor\u2019s Most Shareable Content and Write Better One<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more shares a piece of content gets, the more traffic your website earns. What a simple formula, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have no clue what content could be shareable, check out what your competitors can tell you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to Site Explorer tool from Ahrefs and skip to \u201cTop content\u201d report. \u201cTotal\u201d metric will show you the list of topics that have the highest amount of social shares.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/analyze-1024x449.jpg\" alt=\"analyze\" class=\"wp-image-249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/analyze-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/analyze-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/analyze-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/analyze-450x198.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.aarifhabeeb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/analyze-780x342.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now pick up the topics and write your material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 15. Copyright Rights Can Bring Traffic as Well<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abiding copyright rights is very important because of one reason \u2013 it helps you avoid penalties&nbsp; from Google. But what else could it bring you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can help you grow your traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how you can do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find some article that includes images, infographics, videos, or extracts from your content without any reference to the primary source, you can turn the tables. Ask a blog editor to add a link to your source or remove the material at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;16. Competitor\u2019s recurring backlinks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First thing first, recurring backlinks are the links that link to competitor\u2019s pages manifoldly. You can use it to your benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore the opportunities you could gain from competitor\u2019s recurring backlinks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discover promotional strategies your competitors use in practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; 17. Anchor Text Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just for the record, using keywords in anchor text affects search rankings. It has been proven by the&nbsp;study&nbsp;across 16, 000 keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, only 2% of anchors had a partial match of 30%. It means that only 1 of 3 links can contain a target keyword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be careful with using anchors because Google Penguin watches over you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;18. Take Care of Your Backlink Profile \u2013 Clean It<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every rule has an exception. The same applies to link-building. There are cases when your competitors can use shady SEO tactics that have a negative impact on your backlink profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should clean your backlink profile from spammy and suspicious links. Yes, it means that you will have to analyze each link manually. The most convenient way to do this is by exporting a CSV file of a backlink report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you find spammy links, you must contact webmasters and ask to remove the backlinks. But if it doesn\u2019t help, I advise you to disavow suspicious links using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webmasters\/tools\/disavow-links-main\">Google\u2019s disavow tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;19. Steal Competitor\u2019s Broken Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No, I won\u2019t give you any illegal techniques. It is a simple well-known practice among SEOs. You should search for competitor\u2019s broken backlinks on a particular website and offer to replace them with your ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A \u201cbroken backlinks\u201d report within Site Explorer tool will help you here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This report gives you a list of broken backlinks that you can look through in order to replace them with your links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link-building is a sophisticated strategy. It includes lots of different aspects that will help you earn more links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide familiarises you with 19 actionable strategies that will bring&nbsp; good results. Apply these techniques in your marketing campaigns and reap the benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you find this article useful? Please share it through your social media accounts and don\u2019t forget to leave your comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Link-building has always been one of the most significant SEO strategies. 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