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LINK
RESURRECTION
Spammy links kill rankings. Real editorial links from real publications build the kind of authority that survives every Google update — and compounds over time. We build the second kind.
Why Links Still Matter
BACKLINKS ARE STILL GOOGLE'S #1 RANKING SIGNAL
Despite everything that's changed in SEO over the past decade, backlinks remain the most powerful ranking signal Google uses. A link from a trusted, authoritative site to your page is essentially a vote of confidence — and Google has been counting votes since it was founded.
What has changed is what kinds of links work. The PBN era is over. Guest post farms are penalised. Link buying schemes eventually get discovered and result in manual actions. The only links that reliably move rankings without risk in 2025 are editorial links — links given because a journalist, editor, or publisher found your content genuinely worth referencing.
Building editorial links requires either exceptional content that attracts links naturally, or proactive Digital PR and outreach that puts your expertise in front of the right publications. Dead SEO does both. We also audit your existing backlink profile and disavow any toxic links that may be dragging your rankings down.
Our Link Building Methods
- ✓ Digital PR & data-driven content campaigns
- ✓ Expert commentary & journalist outreach
- ✓ HARO & Qwoted response campaigns
- ✓ Unlinked brand mention reclamation
- ✓ Broken link building & resource page outreach
- ✓ Strategic niche-relevant guest posting
- ✓ Competitor backlink gap analysis
- ✓ Toxic link audit & disavow management
Our Process
HOW WE BUILD
REAL AUTHORITY
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BACKLINK PROFILE AUDIT
Before building new links, we audit your existing backlink profile using Ahrefs. We identify toxic or spammy links that may be holding you back, analyse your current referring domain diversity, and benchmark your profile against competitors to understand the authority gap. Any harmful links get added to a disavow file submitted to Google.
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COMPETITIVE LINK GAP ANALYSIS
We map every referring domain linking to your top 3–5 competitors that isn't linking to you. These are your most targetable link opportunities — sites that have already demonstrated willingness to link to content in your niche. We then build outreach campaigns designed to capture these same placements.
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LINKABLE ASSET CREATION
The best links are earned by content worth linking to. We identify your highest-potential pages and develop supporting content assets — original data studies, industry reports, expert roundups, tools, and infographics — that give journalists and editors a genuine reason to reference and link to your site.
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OUTREACH & RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
We execute personalised outreach to journalists, editors, and publication owners in your niche. Every email is custom — no templates, no mass blasts. Relationships are tracked and nurtured over time. We report every link earned with its metrics: Domain Authority, anchor text, and the page it points to.
What's Included
EVERY LINK BUILDING
DELIVERABLE
BACKLINK AUDIT
Full toxic link identification, disavow file management, and competitor link gap analysis to form your strategic starting point.
DIGITAL PR CAMPAIGNS
Data-led stories and expert commentary placed in news sites, trade publications, and industry blogs that carry real authority.
EXPERT OUTREACH
We position your founders and senior team as quoted experts in industry publications — building brand credibility alongside link equity.
NICHE GUEST POSTS
Strategically placed guest articles on real, high-traffic niche sites with genuine editorial standards — not link farms.
LINK TRACKING REPORT
Monthly report of every link earned: publication name, DA/DR, anchor text, target page, and cumulative link metrics over time.
AUTHORITY TRACKING
Monthly Domain Rating and Domain Authority tracking alongside target keyword ranking movements — so you see exactly how links translate to positions.
FAQ
LINK BUILDING
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
- What is white-hat link building?+White-hat link building means earning backlinks through editorially-given methods that comply with Google's guidelines — creating linkable content, Digital PR campaigns, expert commentary placements, HARO responses, and broken link building. Links are earned based on content merit and genuine relevance, not purchased or manufactured through networks.
- How many backlinks do I need to rank?+It depends entirely on your competition. If your top competitors have 50 referring domains, you likely need 60–80 quality ones. Dead SEO analyses the link profiles of your top competitors to determine exactly what authority level is required — and quality always matters more than quantity. One link from a high-authority publication outweighs 50 links from low-quality directories.
- How long does link building take to work?+Initial ranking improvements typically appear within 3–6 months of a sustained campaign. Full domain authority impact builds over 6–18 months. Link building is a compounding strategy — the authority earned is permanent and accelerates over time, making it the highest long-term ROI SEO investment you can make.
- Are paid links safe?+Google explicitly prohibits buying or selling links that pass PageRank. Paid links can result in manual penalties — dramatic ranking drops requiring a formal reconsideration request to recover from. Dead SEO builds only editorially earned links immune to algorithm updates and penalties by design. We don't take shortcuts that put your domain at risk.
- What is Digital PR for SEO?+Digital PR means creating news-worthy content — original data studies, expert opinion pieces, industry surveys — that journalists want to cover and link to naturally. When a major publication links to your site as a source, that's a high-quality editorial backlink that builds domain authority and brand credibility simultaneously. It's the most powerful and sustainable link building method available.
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