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Most Links Come From Follow-Ups, Not First Emails

Most backlinks don’t come from your first email. They come from follow-ups that actually get noticed. In this guide, I’m gonna give you proven tips, tricks, and tactics for sending effective follow-up emails that get opened and replied to. There are a lot of characteristics that are commonly shared between skilled, high-level link builders. One…

David Farkas  4/16/2026 2 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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Why Link Building In-House Will (Probably) Fail

Should your company invest in building an in-house link building team? Although there are many departments in your business that may make a lot of sense to take ‘in-house’, there are a number of unique challenges when it comes to building an in-house link building team. Let me explain with the following example: We recently…

David Farkas  8/26/2025 9 comments
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