Use these Link Building Templates to support clients who need to build their Organic reach
If no templates are defined as part of the Onboarding of a new client, then up to 5 of the following Link Building Templates should be implemented. These templates are courtesy of Brian Dean.
SEO | Link building | Adding a link back on mention
Subject: Thanks for the mention!
Hi Contact: First name,
I just wanted to reach out and say “thanks” for mentioning [Your Business] in your excellent article yesterday.
We really, really appreciate it.
I’m reaching out today to ask if you could add a link back to our site [URL]. That way, people can easily find us while reading your article.
Either way, thanks for the shout out and keep up the great work!
Thanks,
SEO | Link building | Adding link to an article
Subject: Awesome [Topic] article!!
Hi Contact: First name,
I was looking for content on [Topic] today, when I stumbled on your article: [Article Title].
Good stuff! I especially enjoyed [Something specific from their article].
Also, I just published a new guide on [Your Topic]: [URL].
As someone that writes about [Topic], I thought you’d enjoy it.
My guide may also make a nice addition to your page. Either way, keep up the awesome work with Company: Company domain name!
SEO | Link building | Broken links
Subject: Problem with Company: Company domain name
Hi Contact: First name,
Are you still updating your site?
I was searching for content on [Topic] when I came across your excellent page: [Page Title or URL].
However, I noticed a few links didn’t seem to be working:
[URLs of broken links]
Also, I recently published [Brief Content Pitch]. It may make a good replacement for the [Point Out a Specific Broken Link].
Either way, I hope this helped you out 🙂
Thanks,
OR
Hi Contact: First name,
I was just browsing around your resources page today, and among the lists of great resources, were some broken links.
Here’s a few of them:
[URL 1] [URL 2] [URL 3]
Oh, and I have a website, [Your Website], that also regularly posts quality content related to [Topic]. If you think so too, feel free to post a link to it on your resources page.
Either way I hope this helps and keep up the good work!
Thanks,
SEO | Link building | Linked in our article
Subject: We love your blog post!
Hi Contact: First name,
I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed your [blog post you linked to]. You’ve been creating content for quite a while, and I’ve always found your information valuable to my business.
In fact, I enjoyed the particular article so much that I linked to it in [the article you wrote]. Let me know what you think of the piece!
I’ll keep doing what I can to share your remarkable content with my audience in the future.
Thanks again for all the awesome insight.
thanks,
SEO | Link building | New post is live
Subject: Our post featuring Company: Name is live!
Hi Contact: First name,
This post is hot off the press [link to post]
As you’ll see in the [post/guide], I was very impressed with your platform.
Enjoy!
Thanks,
SEO | Link building | Outdated resource
Subject: Outdated links on your Website
Hi Contact: First name,
I was searching for [Topic] today and I came across your awesome article about [article topic].
Anyway, I couldn’t help but notice that you mentioned [business gone out of business] on the page.
As you may have heard, [business gone out of business] recently went out of business and shut down their entire site ([link to site]).
You may want to remove their URL from your article.
Here’s a screenshot of where the link is located:
[screenshot]
Also, I recently published a [guide/post] on [topic]:
[link to post]
Might make a nice addition to the page :)
Either way, keep up the awesome work!
Cheers,
OR
Hi Contact: First name,
I was searching for some content to read about [Topic] this morning, and I came across your excellent post: [Post Title].
Anyway, I couldn’t help but notice that you mentioned [Outdated Resource] in your article.
As you may have heard, [Problem With Outdated Resource].
Here’s a screenshot of where that link is located: [Screenshot]
Also, I recently published a piece of content about [Topic]. It might make a good replacement for the [Outdated Resource].
Either way, I hope this helps you and have a great day!
Thanks,
SEO | Link building | Upcoming post
Subject: We have featured Company: Name in our post!
Hey Contact: First name,
I’ve spent the last month working on a [Title] post.
And I’m excited to let you know that Company: Name is featured in the post!
I’m going to publish the post next week.
Want a heads up when it goes live?
Thanks,