I finally stopped begging for blogroll links and focused on resource pages instead

Back in 2020 I was spending hours emailing random bloggers asking them to add my site to their 'links' page. Almost never worked. Then last spring I noticed a site I liked had a 'recommended tools' page with actual descriptions. I pitched my guide as a resource for that specific page and got a link in 2 days. Made me realize I had the whole approach backwards for like 3 years. Anyone else switch up their outreach strategy after a few too many rejections?

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gavina7319d ago

Wait, you're telling me I've been basically writing love letters to bloggers for nothing when I could have been sliding into their resource pages the whole time? That's embarrassing, not gonna lie. I spent like two years sending these carefully crafted emails with my link and a nice note, and maybe got one or two back. Then I tried the resource page thing last month for a travel site I liked, pitched my packing checklist as a "helpful tool for their readers" and it worked in under a week. Made me feel like a total idiot for not figuring that out sooner (but hey, at least I saved my email dignity from a few more rejections).

jones.anna19d ago

YES, this is EXACTLY what happened to me. I wasted an entire year sending those nice polite emails to bloggers and got like two links that probably didn't even help. Switched to resource page outreach and my link rate went up so fast it actually made me mad at myself for not figuring it out sooner.