I am trying to hire somebody to backlink from Odesk....Please help (it's my first time)

[mcimicata]

Hello everybody,

I currently have 2 niche sites that I am trying to raise the SERPs of...one is at #11 for its main keyword, and one is at # 52 for its main keyword. I have done a bit of backlinking for both of these sites (wrote about 10 articles for each and submitted them to infobarrel, ezine, squidoo, etc.) I am not a backlinker at all, and I definitely hate doing it, so I figured that I would try to outsource it.

I posted a job on Odesk that was pretty open ended....i just wanted quality backlinks. The post went as follows:

"Hello, I am looking for a person to produce high quality backlinks for my niche sites. The backlinking method is entirely up to you; however, all that I require is for the backlinks to be high quality (contextual, and not spam).

I would like for this to be an ongoing job, and I will start the budget off at $25 per week; the budget will obviously grow as the sites gain ranking, and I would be more than willing to spend $500 on continuous backlinking if the links are high quality and will allow the site to maintain (and gain) its ranking.

I would obviously need proof of the backlinks every week (URLs).

Please contact me if you are interest, I am sure that you would make an asset to my team. "

Are there things that I should be looking for in a backlinker? Was this post too open ended? And please, do not criticize me on the low budget b/c I have a high paying full time job that I love doing and plan to do until retirement, the Internet marketing stuff is to make extra cash on the side so the budget has to start low.

[John Williamson]

What I like to do on oDesk is search for and seek out contractors myself based on specific things I'm looking for, and they most important thing is to look at their work history and subsequent reviews. I never even look at the seemingly random applicants with recycled cover letters and applications. If they truly know what they're doing, you'll be able to tell by the messages they send you and the things they suggest. I'm always looking for very specific things and types of links and I'll include that in the job posting, but your way would probably work too provided you find someone who has been in the game a while.

[RevSEO]

John nailed it.

I've had a lot more success by reaching out to those that I think are qualified by reading reviews/work history's and then messaging workers based on the best, rather than posting a public job.

This way I've already filtered from the best and have a killer group to start with, rather than having people that "claim" to be the best or have very little work history.

[design2convert]

I think its quite impossible , they dont support this , and if you post your site name directly on outsourcing sites , you just got banned , its only possible on freelancing sites with FULL TIME project , so you can post your site name

[retsek]

I just started using recently and after posting my first job I immediately realised all the points that John mentioned.

You need to be as specific and detailed as possible. The way you have it open ended will leave you with less than favorable results. Figure what types of backlinking are effective, and outsource the process of doing that. Examples: relevant and unique blog commenting on sites and pages that are closely related to your keyword; BMR posting; and content writing for submissions.

And you need to review the applicants carefully. Ask them questions about their experience before hiring.

It's really a great resource for outsourcing.