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4 Essential White Hat Link Building Skills for SEO Success

Link building is hard work that requires real knowledge and some hands-on experience if you want to be successful. And this is especially true if you’re focused on white hat link building that earns links through relationships, creativity, and genuine value. SEO is complex and multifaceted. Our industry is so full of great minds, trailblazing thinkers,…

David Farkas Updated on 2/11/2026 16 comments
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The Inevitability of Reciprocal Linking

What should you do when you inevitably encounter reciprocal link requests? I’ve been in the trenches, building links, for quite a few years. I’ve seen every type of SEO and link building-related article published. Trends and algorithm updates come and go, and the ebb and flow of the SEO blogosphere forms around them. There’s one…

David Farkas Updated on 11/26/2025 14 comments
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The Realist’s Guide to Link Prospecting

Most people think link building starts with outreach, but in reality, 90% of your success depends on what happens before you ever send an email. Link prospecting isn’t as easy as the multitude of ultimate guides on the internet would have you believe. Getting good at prospecting takes time, focus, and the will to refine…

David Farkas Updated on 10/23/2025 4 comments
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The Art of Picky Link Building

One of Michael Jordan’s most famous quotes is, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” The kids these days sum it up to be, “Shoot your shot.” In essence, all this means is that if you don’t even try, you can’t succeed. On the surface, I can’t disagree with this. You’re not going…

David Farkas  9/30/2025 6 comments
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Don’t Get Technical: What Link Building is REALLY All About

Anyone who works in SEO knows the experience. You’ve just met someone, and by common courtesy, they ask what you do for a living. You say you work in the SEO industry. And that’s when you get the inevitable: It’s the same response nearly every single time. If I were Google myself, I would just…

David Farkas  9/11/2025 5 comments
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