Are these good backlink strategies?

by WSPcpa
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I'm trying to plan out my SEO strategy for a new site I'm building which will focus on job interviewing. The competition is pretty tough for most keywords so I will need some pretty good backlinks from respected sites. I want to see if this plan would work and if you guys can help me think of additional ways to increase the link base. Let me know flaws you see in this strategy as well.

1) Interview recruiters from recruiting firms
For example do a Q&A or have them answer tough behavioral interview questions - then post the interview and do a link swap, where i refer to their site and they refer to mine on their companies blog. Especially at the beginning phase, I think these links will be beneficial if the company website is well established and has a high PR.

2) Linkedin posts
I plan to join lots of groups within linkedin, for example "tech jobs" and "java programmer" and share my blog posts - I have seen personally that these types of groups have lots of recruiters, and recruiters do a good job of trying to stay relevant in their areas of recruiting and often share job interview advice and insight they see. They also share a lot of blog posts from their own company, but i could see this as a good way to get them to spread around my blog post - if it is of good quality.

3) Pinterest infographics
Do these result in backlinks? I think I could make some good infographics but not really sure what the result would be.. i assume pinterest links are nofollow.

Outside of that, the typical strategy of emailing bloggers in the job search and interviewing space and ask for guest posts. Any other strategies would be helpful!
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  • Profile picture of the author jaxrefinance
    Those alone won't get you far. Here's what I'd recommend: pick up a subscription for ahrefs.com and start analyzing backlink profiles of your competitors. What kind of links they've built/earned, at what rate, how you can get the same ones. Pretty fast you'll start seeing some patterns, and everything will make a lot more sense.

    Don't just hire an SEO without understanding the process at all unless you can accept the fact that you might be taken for a ride (that's the world we live in).
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    • Profile picture of the author Brendan Mace
      Originally Posted by jaxrefinance View Post

      Those alone won't get you far. Here's what I'd recommend: pick up a subscription for ahrefs.com and start analyzing backlink profiles of your competitors. What kind of links they've built/earned, at what rate, how you can get the same ones. Pretty fast you'll start seeing some patterns, and everything will make a lot more sense.

      Don't just hire an SEO without understanding the process at all unless you can accept the fact that you might be taken for a ride (that's the world we live in).
      The problem with Ahrefs is the price point.

      Sure, entrepreneurs (like myself) that are making 5k+/month can afford it. How's a newbie going to justify $197/month when they're making less than that?

      Love Ahrefs. But wish they had a more affordable option for people starting out.
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      • Profile picture of the author tomshark
        I think you are moving in the right direction especially if you can generate some early buzz and interest among recruiters so that they share your content on social media - some bloggers will pick it up that way and post a link.

        Instead of focusing on link building I would consider the best opportunities to build credibility into your site - endorsements and "check this out" from industry influencers.
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      • Profile picture of the author jaxrefinance
        The beginner ahrefs plan is 79.00 and is more than enough for a newbie to learn tons and become a pro in no time.

        Also, there are other free options that even though not as good as ahrefs, are still better than nothing:
        https://monitorbacklinks.com/seo-too...cklink-checker
        Backlinks Checker Tool - Backlink Watch
        Backlink Checker

        It's not an easy road for sure. But it's not an impossible one either.
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  • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
    Originally Posted by WSPcpa View Post

    1) Interview recruiters from recruiting firms
    Make sure that they know what you expect of them. And yes, I'm talking about the link exchange. Some people may feel like answering questions is just fine, but they may not want to link back to your site. Make sure that you're on the same page.

    Originally Posted by WSPcpa View Post

    2) Linkedin posts
    Sure, LinkedIn might be a good way to share your articles if the topics fit the site. If you're sharing your feed or posts on LinkedIn it's possible that they'll end up being a part of LinkedIn's site. In that case it's more likely that the person would not link your site.

    Originally Posted by WSPcpa View Post

    3) Pinterest infographics
    You're correct, it's nofollow. Again, if the topics fit and your infographics are good that may get you some traffic.
    Signature
    Links in signature will not help your SEO. Not on this site, and not on any other forum.
    Who told me this? An ex Google web spam engineer.

    What's your excuse?
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