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What should be the link building strategy for a new site?

by Noah Henry
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I'm new to SEO, and I have a few questions. I understand that the best backlinks are the ones you earn naturally. However, for a new site that has none of its pages in the top 10 of Google results and is almost receiving no traffic at all, it's unlikely to get any natural backlinks. It doesn't matter how good and useful the content is if no one is visiting the site. What should be their link-building strategy, and what type of links should they aim for?
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  • Profile picture of the author DWolfe
    You might want to read this thread that was posted in the SEO section of the forum. The Original Poster back then was asking a similar question. https://www.warriorforum.com/search-...-new-site.html
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    When people decide to link to a page of your website, they don't first check to see how many other websites are doing that. What they actually do is visit the page to see if the information is useful to their site visitors. If it is, they might link to your page.

    In other words, it doesn't matter how new a site is or how many backlinks it has. The only thing that matters when building links is how useful the page is to the site you are requesting a link from.
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  • Profile picture of the author ErwinWunsch
    You're absolutely right that earning natural backlinks can be challenging for a new website with minimal traffic and visibility. In such cases, a strategic approach to link building is essential to kickstart your SEO efforts. First, you have to do on-page optimization, which includes optimizing your site structure, meta tags, content, and images for relevant keywords. Then make high-quality content and then identify relevant keywords for your niche and target them in your content. Then share your content on social media platforms, do guest posting, and analyze your competitor's backlink profiles to identify potential link opportunities. You can use tools like Ahrefs or Moz with this research.
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    • Profile picture of the author guinemojo23
      What will be some great tips for guest posting?
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  • Profile picture of the author UrMotomoto
    Friend,first a lot answers here , and a lot in blogs, youtube and other places . Maybe you can try courses .
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  • Profile picture of the author john510
    New site not rank on google and challenging for natural backlinks. First of all pages indexing with GSC(Google search Console) & Create sitemap.xml then you work on on-page SEO.
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  • Profile picture of the author friday christopher
    how many backlinks does it have
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  • Profile picture of the author Rully
    When I was starting, I focused a lot on guest posting. It allowed me to create content for other related blogs/sites in my niche, and in return, I got a backlink.

    Some link-building agencies might help you with creating new links. You just have to choose one that will make high-quality links to avoid Google penalties.
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  • Profile picture of the author DnDfan
    Most of our organic backlinks have been earned though guest posting and putting buttons to easily share content above the folder. Otherwise, being a new domain means you can buy lower DA links pretty cheap, and that can get you moving early on. Just make sure their are reputable.
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  • Profile picture of the author Software Shop
    Natural backlinks is most powerful for google.
    You can do blog posting, social media marketing, etc... But slow build and white hat.
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  • Profile picture of the author LolWizLi
    Check forum better a lot answers here Main thing in SEO is content .
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  • Profile picture of the author ganderson
    As others have said, you need to have top-notch content to start with. But if you want to build links in an outbound manner (rather than inbound, i.e. letting them happen organically), you'll need to interface with other people (and websites) in your space. Depending on the space, that might mean interacting on social media, contributing to virtual events, and so on. The more aware your space is of your website, and the more you've engaged people in conversation, the easier it is to *go back* to them and say, hey, I just published this blog post--do you think it would make sense to link to it from X page on your website?

    Hope that's helpful. Cheers!
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  • Profile picture of the author Ava Megan
    Conduct Targeted Outreach and Craft a Strong Pitch
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  • Profile picture of the author razorz18
    If your local business, I would focus on optimizing my Google Business profile first. Make sure everything is targeting keyword you need and complete.
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    Really, my gut reaction when I saw the title of this thread was to state that the link building strategy is exactly the same, regardless of how new or old a website is. Come to think of it, I think I'll stick with that!
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  • Profile picture of the author Score Cred10
    Absolutely no spam backlinks. Do not. Just trusted resources.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrew Nielsen
    Create high-quality content that is relevant to your target audience.
    Reach out to other websites and bloggers in your niche and ask for backlinks.
    Get involved in the community and participate in discussions.
    Guest post on other websites.
    Build relationships with other businesses in your industry.

    In short:
    Create great content.
    Build relationships.
    Get involved.
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  • Profile picture of the author aduttonater
    I like to hyper link words to city or state websites. Also any website that gets a lot of traffic i would reference in a back link to their page.
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    • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
      Originally Posted by aduttonater View Post

      Also any website that gets a lot of traffic i would reference in a back link to their page.
      Really? What if they are a direct competitor?
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