Hitting a brick wall with link building!

[Kevin_Hatanian]

I am working on a new home furnishing e-commerce site, and started a couple of link building campaigns. Specifically, I have started a scholarship campaign with outreach going to schools, and a broken link building/content outreach campaign.

With both of these campaigns, I am targeting .edu domains first, and some high value blogs in that niche. I am hitting a brick wall with both!

These are both the types of campaigns I have tried before, with some degree of success. It seems that the webmasters have been getting so inundated with spam that they simply ignore emails. Does anyone have recent successful experience with these link building methods?

I would appreciate any advice on current link building methods if anyone is willing to share.

TIA

[Kamalkhanzada]

Hatan,

First of all good luck with your new store. I believe it goes a long way.
I would say creating just backlinks isn't going to make this project a success. Create quality content on your website so people can attract. Make a blog section on your website and post blogs as per your niche integrate co-citation in your blogs so Google thinks that your content is legit and might have more relevant information than others. However, if you are you up for Edu links try Offering student discounts might get you a link on the student/faculty/staff discount page. Offering internships might get you on the university’s career services page. Relevancy with the content is more than just to create a bunch of links.  man gotta know his limitations.” Likewise, a website has got to know its limitations  — it must stop trying to be that which it is not, and reach out for links from those who know and respect that which it is.

Create content and syndicate your content for better links and business opportunity.

[Kevin_Hatanian]

Thank you for the feedback.

We are creating content on a regular basis, and we also have a blog section. That is not enough to garner links on a new domain. Especially, when you are competing with sites that have thousands of linking domains.

[fersu]

If you can write or if you have someone on staff who can write you might try sprinkling in some guest blogging.  If it is a brand new site, you are going to need a lot of links from a lot of different places to get much traction.

I am sure you can find 8 or 10 magazines, blogs or industry trade publications specific to your industry.  If you reach out to them with some well written blog posts from your site they may allow you to guest blog on their site with a link back to your site in the text or the bio section of the article.  Once you have a few examples within your industry, you may be able to craft a better pitch to some other high authority blogs/websites not in your industry.

[fatetmpwcosl]

Yes, the Guest post is still working for link building to do website SEO. I have done it on my Impressions Kitchen project, you can see here website.