Finding sites that will link to you
Most link prospecting starts the same way: a Google search with a few operators that surface pages built to link out. This tool writes those searches for your topic, so you spend the time on the part that matters, which is reading the results and deciding who is worth contacting.
The operators in the searches
"quotes"match the exact phrase, like"write for us".intitle:andinurl:require a word in the page title or address.site:.ukkeeps results to one country's domains.-site:example.comremoves a site you don't want.
Choosing which kind of opportunity
- Guest posts and contributor pages give you an article with a link back, and the most control over the anchor.
- Resource pages and roundups list existing content, so you pitch a page you already have.
- Pages with dead links let you offer a replacement for something that disappeared.
- Podcasts, reviews and expert requests earn mentions by giving something: your time, a product or a quote.
- Directories are the weakest. Use only ones that are selective and that people actually browse.
Before you pitch
- Open the page. Is it recent, on topic, and does it link out to real sites?
- Check the site's strength with the Domain Rating Checker if the link needs to carry weight.
- Write to a person, mention something specific on their page and say exactly what you are offering.
What it cannot do
We don't run the searches or score the results. Google does the searching in a new tab, in your browser, so your topics aren't sent to us. Operators change how many results you get, and heavy use of them in a short time can bring up a captcha. If a search finds nothing, loosen it: drop the country, or try a broader topic.