Weand others have used HARO previously to get our clients mentioned in articles and usually that comes with a juicy link, but others have deigned to get on the other side and look for links that way.
Some chancer was posting Terkel queries on Haro in the aim of taking those answers and using them on the Terkel site. Once Terkel got wind of it they quickly banned them and their clients permanently from the platform.
There are some caveats, as a lot of journalists are freelance and they write for multiple publications, so it could just be a case of them filling in the wrong website. Other excuses could be that the editor of the publication decides not to run with it so the journalist will pitch it to other publications.
I say that HARO links is the tide that raises all boats, wherein you will see a rise in keywords across your whole site rather than certain keywords. Across all our clients we have even seen them start ranking for a lot more keywords once they hit 20-25 haro backlinks.
If you have the budget, staff, time for HARO links and other types of link building then that it something you should do. We offer the service but on the Terkel and Qwoted platforms for people who have the budget, but not the time, expertise or resources to do it yourself.
Guest blogging, niche edits, citations (site specific), tools, and testimonials are just a few of the tactics you can use to get backlinks to your site. If anyone offers that service feel free to get in touch with an affiliate link ?
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