{"id":6200,"date":"2017-07-12T14:03:27","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T14:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/?p=6200"},"modified":"2021-06-07T12:04:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T06:34:32","slug":"link-building-building-blocks-seo-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/link-building-building-blocks-seo-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Link Building: The Building Blocks of Your SEO Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Link building is perhaps the most critical element of an effective SEO strategy. How does one go about it though? Let\u2019s delve deeper into a step-by-step guide on how to build quality backlinks from high domain authority sites. <\/span><\/p>\n

There are two ways of approaching link building – a paid method and an organic method.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

There are several sources you can buy links from. The difficulty with this approach is every time you want new backlinks, you need to cough up money. Also, the process of how backlinks work remains a mystery. <\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, the organic method is time-consuming but more effective. You don\u2019t have to spend any money, you just have to invest some time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Step-By-Step Guide to Building Backlinks, Organically<\/b><\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s get cracking on this step-by-step guide to building quality backlinks, organically.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is a backlink?<\/b><\/h3>\n

A backlink is a hyperlink that redirects back to your website from another website. Getting a backlink from a website that has a higher domain authority gives your website more credibility and pushes up your domain authority.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lost Links Strategy<\/b><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s discuss something I call the <\/span>Lost Links Strategy<\/b>. This is a spin-off of the <\/span>Broken Link Strategy<\/b><\/a><\/span> as proposed by Neil Patel. <\/span><\/p>\n