Resources
Every article we publish, in one place — SEO fundamentals, link-building playbooks, tool comparisons, and curated backlink lists.
SEO fundamentals
Start here if you're building your first backlink profile.
Getting Started with Link Building
A 5-step workflow for anyone new to backlinks: audit, prospect, pitch, earn, and measure.
Foundational SEO
Core concepts every link builder needs: search intent, on-page signals, technical health, and measurement.
Backlink Generation Playbook
Tactical ways to earn links at scale: broken-link building, guest posts, digital PR, HARO, and linkable assets.
The SEO & Backlink Toolkit
Recommended tools for prospecting, outreach, monitoring, and auditing your backlink profile.
Link building hub
A connected set of guides answering the questions people actually search before building links.
Backlink Building Hub
The index for everything link building: what works, how much you need, and how to keep your profile clean.
Are Directory Backlinks Still Good for SEO in 2026?
Which directories still pass value, which waste your time, and a two-minute test to tell them apart.
Free Backlink Sources for SaaS, New Blogs & Local Business
No-cost link sources sorted by business type, with the order to work them in.
How Many Backlinks Does a New Site Need to Rank?
How to derive your own target from the SERP, plus a realistic first-year pace.
Reciprocal Link Exchanges: Does Google Penalize Them?
What the link spam policy says, and why autopilot exchange networks leave footprints.
Digital PR for Beginners
Build a story journalists want, target the right reporters, and pitch without spam.
White Hat vs Black Hat Link Building
The real spectrum of tactics, and a five-question test for anything you're considering.
Backlink Profile Audit: How to Spot Toxic Links
Export, segment, score, and decide what to ignore, remove, or disavow.
Directory submission hub
Which directories are worth submitting to, how to submit safely, and how directory data feeds AI search.
Directory Submission Hub
The full hub: SaaS directories, niche vs general, spam-safe submissions, AI search, DR 50+ picks, and local citations.
Best SaaS Directories to Submit Your Product To
Product Hunt, G2, Capterra, SaaSHub, AlternativeTo — which listings move the needle, and in what order.
Do Web Directories Still Work for SEO?
The nuance behind Google's "in general, no" — and the directories the answer doesn't apply to.
Niche Directories vs General Directories
Why a small vertical directory usually beats a big generic one, and when it doesn't.
How to Submit to Directories Without Getting Flagged
Pacing, unique descriptions, anchor text, and the habits that get listings approved.
Directory Backlinks and AI Search
How ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews use directory and review data — and how to be in the answer set.
DR 50+ Directories Worth Your Time
A curated shortlist of high-authority directories with real moderation and real traffic.
Local Directory Citations: NAP Consistency Guide
Get name, address and phone identical everywhere, and clean up conflicting listings.
Tool comparisons
Head-to-head breakdowns of the AI SEO platforms people ask about most.
7 Best BabyLoveGrowth Alternatives for 2026
Compare RankYak, Outrank, Surfer SEO, Scalenut, Byword, Frase and SEOmatic on price, automation, backlinks and AI visibility tracking.
7 Best RankYak Alternatives for 2026
Compare BabyLoveGrowth, Outrank, SEOwind, Surfer SEO, Frase, Writesonic and Jasper on price, automation, backlinks and AI visibility tracking.
7 Best Outrank.so Alternatives for 2026
Compare RankYak, BabyLoveGrowth, Surfer SEO, Frase, Writesonic, SEOwind and Rankability on price, automation, backlinks and AI visibility tracking.
Lists & roundups
Curated collections of tools and free backlink opportunities.