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Search Engine Optimization

Link Building

Earn High-Authority Backlinks That Move Rankings, the White-Hat Way

12 lessons4 modules9h 40m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Backlinks remain one of Google's strongest ranking signals, but most beginners waste months chasing low-quality links that do nothing or, worse, invite a penalty. This course teaches the modern, white-hat link-building playbook end to end: why links matter and how to read authority metrics like Domain Rating and authority score, how to find and qualify prospects in Ahrefs and Semrush, and five proven acquisition tactics, digital PR, broken-link building, the skyscraper technique, HARO and Qwoted, and guest posting. You also learn the cold-outreach craft, personalization, follow-ups, and reply handling, that turns a prospect list into earned links, plus how to track results and stay safely inside Google's guidelines.

Curriculum

Module 1: Why Links Matter and How to Judge Their Quality3 lessons
  • How Backlinks Became a Ranking SignalPreview45m
  • Reading Authority Metrics: DR, AS, and Page-Level Signals🔒50m
  • A Quality Checklist: Authority, Relevance, Traffic, Attributes🔒45m
Module 2: Prospecting: Finding and Qualifying Link Targets3 lessons
  • Finding Prospects With Competitor Backlink Analysis🔒50m
  • Qualifying Prospects So You Email Only Winners🔒45m
  • Finding the Right Person and Their Email🔒45m
Module 3: White-Hat Acquisition Tactics That Earn Links3 lessons
  • Digital PR and the Skyscraper Technique🔒55m
  • Broken-Link Building and Resource Pages🔒50m
  • HARO, Qwoted, and Guest Posting Done Right🔒50m
Module 4: Outreach, Tracking, and Staying White-Hat3 lessons
  • Writing Cold Outreach That Gets Replies🔒55m
  • Tracking Links, Anchor Text, and Campaign Results🔒45m
  • Staying White-Hat and Avoiding Penalties🔒45m
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