Industry Playbooks

Link building playbooks built for how your industry actually links.

Generic outreach templates ignore how your niche actually publishes and cites sources. These guides break down the sites, tactics, and angles that work for founders in specific industries.

Industries covered so far

LawyersSaaSReal EstateStartupsEcommerce
Operating Playbook

The same sequence, applied to your industry.

Every industry guide below follows this order. Skipping a step is usually why an outreach campaign underperforms.

Step 01

Match the tactic to how the industry actually links

Legal sites cite sources differently than SaaS blogs. Real estate roundups work differently than ecommerce gift guides. Pick the tactic your niche's editors already say yes to, not a generic outreach template.

Step 02

Find sites that publish for your exact audience

A backlink from a site that never talks to your buyer is dead weight. Prioritize publications, directories, and blogs your prospects already read before chasing raw domain authority.

Step 03

Lead with the page that earns the link

Original data, a sharper comparison, or a founder's real operating experience gets cited. A thin product page rarely does, no matter how well the outreach email is written.

Step 04

Keep the queue moving, not just the first campaign

Most link building for a niche fails after the first burst of outreach. Treat it as a recurring queue tied to new content, not a one-time sprint.

Related Routes

Use this hub as the bridge between strategy and action.

One resource should teach the workflow. Another should turn the workflow into a recurring queue. Both matter.

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How to Find Backlink Opportunities

The broader workflow for discovering, scoring, and prioritizing link opportunities before you narrow in on an industry-specific playbook.

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