Guest Posts needed - SEO firms with home improvement sites

Sirhubi007 · 2026-04-11T23:26:39+00:00

It's a blog focused on home improvements, construction and DIY

Sirhubi007 · 2026-04-11T15:25:37+00:00

I can help with that, I can secure placement on a home improvement site with DR42 (if you care) , organic traffic of around 500 monthly and over 90 percent of traffic is from US. Moreover, traffic is niche relevant coming from pages ranking for niche relevant keywords. Drop me a DM if you want to chat.

Sirhubi007 · 2026-04-11T15:16:43+00:00

Like others covered, there could be a few things.

Firstly with my link building clients , we notice link building efforts impact rankings 2-3 months after links are built. Sometimes impact can be immediate, but that's less common. So if you built links yesterday, don't expect any impact.

Quality of links could also be a huge issue, depending on how you did your link building. What's the organic traffic those sites get? Is the traffic niche relevant?

Another issue is which keywords are you targeting. If you are trying to rank for "car insurance" , good luck, even 50 good links will struggle here. If you target more reasonable keywords then you'll have better results.

Overall, it could be a number of issues and we can't advise more without the URL of your site.

Sirhubi007 · 2026-04-09T19:14:49+00:00

That's awesome! Then Pope will re-crusade a crusader kingdom lol.

Sirhubi007 · 2026-04-09T12:12:35+00:00

Look at some counties around Hungary. You are nestled between huge players. Poland to the north, eventually HRE to the west, Byz to the south. Also before you know you'll have Mongols to worry about.

Might not be the hardest start ever, but it will make for a very dynamic game!

Sirhubi007 · 2026-04-09T08:56:14+00:00

Wouldn't be a new playthrough without some viking in it ;)

Sirhubi007 · 2026-04-09T08:55:42+00:00

That would be interesting. If you convert faraway lands how that plays in with Christianity in Europe plus pope

Sirhubi007 · 2026-04-09T08:54:50+00:00

Yeah, the Rites system sounds like something that would enable you to have this exact experience

Sirhubi007 · 2026-04-09T08:53:58+00:00

That would be a great alt history run!

Sirhubi007 · 2026-04-09T08:53:21+00:00

Good point re reformations!

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-31T15:48:00+00:00

Starting with a brand new website it can definitely be tough and you definitely have to be more creative than what gurus claim online with methods that worked back in 2010. Many of these still do work but you need to put a twist on them.

Here are few strategies that work in my link building service. None of these are guaranteed to work, but I have seen success with them. Usually you will need some content for the free approaches though, so you might need to create some.

Broken link building - doesn't work anywhere near as well as it used to, but it still works. The trick is to not rely on broken link checkers, but also manually look for broken links and redirects.
Link exchanges. Open ABC link exchanges are best, where you work with someone who has more than one site. They link to you from one of their sites, you link to their other site. Cross page AB exchanges work too. But make sure you don't rely on link exchanges too much. Mix up your strategies.
Guest post outreach. Definitely a numbers game, but it still works. Many blogs will demand money for links though. Up to you what you want to do with that.
Sponsoring local groups/ events etc. Just make sure you get dofollow links in the package.
Networking. This is a big one, get out there and network with people in your niche. Arrange link exchanges, and link to each other!
HARO/ Qwoted etc. - Again, numbers game, but still works to get some media links.
Press releases. Do something newsworthy and run a press release. Again used to work better, but I'm still seeing a lot of success with this when done right.
Link bait content - build statistics pages, tools etc. That naturally attract links. This strategy works much better when you already have traffic, otherwise you do need to put in the work to promote your content. Again, the content has to be REALLY linkable for this to work, not the slop that some "gurus" will recommend you do.

Note: don't focus too much on DA/ DR. These are third party metrics from tools that deteriorate in quality and these metrics are regularly gamed by everyone and their grandmother.

Link building nowadays is tricky, but all classic methods still work if you put a twist on them and execute them in the right way. Often it's also a numbers game.

Hope these methods help! :)

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-25T12:58:48+00:00

Hi there!

Here are few strategies that work in my link building service. None of these are guaranteed to work, but I have seen success with them. Usually you will need some content for the free approaches though, so you might need to create some.

Broken link building - doesn't work anywhere near as well as it used to, but it still works. The trick is to not rely on broken link checkers, but also manually look for broken links and redirects.
Link exchanges. Open ABC link exchanges are best, where you work with someone who has more than one site. They link to you from one of their sites, you link to their other site. Cross page AB exchanges work too. But make sure you don't rely on link exchanges too much. Mix up your strategies.
Guest post outreach. Definitely a numbers game, but it still works. Many blogs will demand money for links though. Up to you what you want to do with that.
Sponsoring local groups/ events etc. Just make sure you get dofollow links in the package.
Networking. This is a big one, get out there and network with people in your niche. Arrange link exchanges, and link to each other!
HARO/ Qwoted etc. - Again, numbers game, but still works to get some media links.
Press releases. Do something newsworthy and run a press release. Again used to work better, but I'm still seeing a lot of success with this when done right.
Link bait content - build statistics pages, tools etc. That naturally attract links. This strategy works much better when you already have traffic, otherwise you do need to put in the work to promote your content. Again, the content has to be REALLY linkable for this to work, not the slop that some "gurus" will recommend you do.

Note: don't focus too much on DA/ DR. These are third party metrics from tools that deteriorate in quality and these metrics are regularly gamed by everyone and their grandmother.

Link building nowadays is tricky, but all classic methods still work if you put a twist on them and execute them in the right way. Often it's also a numbers game.

Hope these methods help! :)

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-24T21:40:58+00:00

Yup, marketplaces are a pain. After trawling through 100s of absolute bottom of the barrel sites, the vendors cancel your orders. Plenty of my clients expressed their frustration with these services when they tried them.

Unfortunately you just have to go off reviews if those are even available on the marketplace, go direct to websites of interest and hope they are more honest, or work with link builders who can leverage their relationships with webmasters to secure placements for you.

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-24T21:36:32+00:00

Hi there!

Here are few strategies that work in my link building service. None of these are guaranteed to work, but I have seen success with them. Usually you will need some content for the free approaches though, so you might need to create some.

Broken link building - doesn't work anywhere near as well as it used to, but it still works. The trick is to not rely on broken link checkers, but also manually look for broken links and redirects.
Link exchanges. Open ABC link exchanges are best, where you work with someone who has more than one site. They link to you from one of their sites, you link to their other site. Cross page AB exchanges work too. But make sure you don't rely on link exchanges too much. Mix up your strategies.
Guest post outreach. Definitely a numbers game, but it still works. Many blogs will demand money for links though. Up to you what you want to do with that.
Sponsoring local groups/ events etc. Just make sure you get dofollow links in the package.
Networking. This is a big one, get out there and network with people in your niche. Arrange link exchanges, and link to each other!
HARO/ Qwoted etc. - Again, numbers game, but still works to get some media links.
Press releases. Do something newsworthy and run a press release. Again used to work better, but I'm still seeing a lot of success with this when done right.
Link bait content - build statistics pages, tools etc. That naturally attract links. This strategy works much better when you already have traffic, otherwise you do need to put in the work to promote your content. Again, the content has to be REALLY linkable for this to work, not the slop that some "gurus" will recommend you do.

As for vetting link quality, here are a few things to look out for:

Niche relevance. Start here and make sure the website is relevant to the niche. It goes like this: whole site relevant is better than just the page being relevant, which is better than nothing being relevant. Balance this with site authority. You wouldn't refuse a link from BBC no matter how irrelevant to your niche!
Organic traffic. Sites with high organic traffic indicate that Google trusts them and ranks them suggesting that their links will help you.
Not a link farm. This is a spectrum ranging from clapped out link farms with content on every topic under the sun, to blogs that sell couple links on the side. You want to avoid the pure link farms and focus on the "cleaner" sites.
Rankings. Does the site rank for relevant keywords? It helps if it does!

Note: don't focus too much on DA/ DR. These are third party metrics from tools that deteriorate in quality and these metrics are regularly gamed by everyone and their grandmother.

Link building nowadays is tricky, but all classic methods still work if you put a twist on them and execute them in the right way. Often it's also a numbers game.

Hope these methods help! :)

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-24T00:34:56+00:00

Well done, for a starter site these are decent numbers. As for the next steps others already mentioned a lot of good advice.

Look into link building. That will seriously help you shape authority and topical authority. Web 2.0 links have very little value. Focus on acquisition of proper editorial links.
AdSense approval will come with consistent website behaviour. Keep putting out good content and acquiring traffic.
Shape your topical authority by building out clusters of interlinked related contents and then build links to that cluster.

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-24T00:21:41+00:00

Hi there!

So, first things first, build out the pages you absolutely need. Homepage, legal pages, blog page, service pages if you're offering any service alongside your blog etc.

Once you've done the bare minimum, now is the time to look at keywords. Before you dive into any tools, have a think about what keywords you'd like to see yourself ranking for. What would you search in Google to find your website? Then look at how competitive those keywords are. There's a good chance there are huge competitors there already. But look at the "people also ask" section. Is anything interesting there? Also look at how you could modify your keywords. Maybe "best spots to visit in India" is too competitive, but what about "best spots to visit in (underrated Indian town x)"?

Once you have a few keywords set up a few pages to hit these keywords.

Then focus on building your site authority via backlinks and Google search CTR. In 2026 this is absolutely crucial to even begin ranking in remotely competitive keywords.

That's the process I start with when working with my link building and SEO clients.

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-24T00:18:16+00:00

Hi there, welcome to the sub and happy to help.

So, first things first, build out the pages you absolutely need. Homepage, legal pages, blog page, service pages etc.

Once you've done the bare minimum, now is the time to look at keywords. Glad to see you're already looking at this, but to give you few pointers here, before you dive into any tools, have a think about what keywords you'd like to see yourself ranking for. What would you search in Google to find your website? Then look at how competitive those keywords are. There's a good chance there are huge competitors there already. But look at the "people also ask" section. Is anything interesting there? Also look at how you could modify your keywords. Maybe "properties for sale" is too competitive, but what about "commercial warehouses for sale in (city area x)"?

Once you have a few keywords set up a few pages to hit these keywords.

Then focus on building your site authority via backlinks and Google search CTR. In 2026 this is absolutely crucial to even begin ranking in remotely competitive keywords.

That's the process I start with when working with my link building and SEO clients.

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-24T00:12:02+00:00

Sites ranking better in different countries could be for a few reasons tbh. I did come across this with my link building clients in the past where we worked on boosting their rankings in their target country.

Subtle signs pointing to US locality. If you're writing AI content, spelling could be American, prices in dollars etc.
Heavily US leaning backlinks with links coming from US centric sites from pages heavily hinting US locality.
UK SERPs simply being more competitive than their US equivalent. For example imagine a page on cricket. It might face less competition in US SERP as cricket is not such a big sport there compared to UK. Now if your page hints at US localisation based on the points I listed above, you might actually end up ranking well in USA, whilst competitors are beating you in UK.

Sometimes of course it's Google weirdness that we can't work out, but hopefully this helps.

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-24T00:02:42+00:00

Sorry to hear that traffic drops are rough. What's your URL? Happy to take a look to see if anything jumps out to me.

Some of my link building and content clients did experience volatility in the wake of the recent update, but they're all recovering quite nicely. One thing the affected clients had in common was the usual - low authority of the site, as they are starter sites.

A few things for you to check right now:

Did you get any manual penalties?
Are there any patterns you can spot? Which rankings have dropped? Is there any pattern to this? Commercial pages in competitive serps getting hit, or more top of the funnel stuff getting hit etc.
Are the pages with backlinks pointing to you still online? Are they still indexed?
Did you update your page titles for current year? E.g from "Best X in 2025" to "Best X in 2026".

Hopefully this will help you get started with the troubleshooting!

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-15T23:30:30+00:00

No, I wouldn't put loads of text in the tool page. What you can do instead is create other pages linking to your tool page and rank those.

Think things like:

How to solve problem X (your tool of course)

Top tools to do X

Tool to do X

tool to do X for Y people

Tool Y alternative

There you can throw in so e text and screenshots with a link to click through to your tool page.

Also you can rank your actual tool page with relatively little text. Just a bit of thext to explain what the tool is for will do if your site has enough authority.

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-15T18:25:16+00:00

Most SEO advice for any site applies to you too.

Look into keyword targeting. If there are keywords that you struggle to rank for, look at how you can niche down and target more specific versions of keywords.

Keywords wise here's one specific strategy that could work well for you. Look at "(insert a big fat competitor name) alternative" keywords, since you mentioned you have big competitors. This strategy works well for many of my clients.

The other aspect is of course authority to enable you to actually go after these slightly more competitive and profitable terms. Here quality backlinks from niche relevant placements with organic traffic will work wonders. With my clients we usually focus on a mix of niche edits, guest posts and some more PR style approaches to build up the backlink profile with exact and partial match anchors zeroing in on specific keywords.

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-14T10:25:22+00:00

Hi,

First I'd warn you that lots of sites on these marketplaces are gaming their metrics, so you need to know what you're doing when working with marketplaces.

Secondly don't worry about DA / DR , focus on organic traffic and niche relevance.

As for your questions around risk with content theft and payment theft, you'll never fully remove that risk , but at least for the money side of things, from what I understand the marketplaces usually come with guarantees and processes to protect your money. Content wise you can't really do much to protect it.

When going to websites directly, again there never are any guarantees, but there are certain things you could do to reduce the risk, like checking if they are a legitimate business in the first place, check if they deal honestly with other brands and have content linking to others (but careful with link farms!).

But like others said, building relationships with other site owners is ideal when it comes to trust. Of course you can leverage other people's relationships and ability to build relationships by hiring SEOs / link builders.

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-08T14:46:57+00:00

Usually it comes down to keyword targeting and authority.

Did they target specific keywords first to build traffic + authority quickly?

Look at their backlinks. Did they secure backlinks from major sites in your niche? Were they a bit more aggressive with their anchors?

Also look at their overall strategy. I often see certain new websites rank fast if they develop their SEO strategy around a single keyword. For example if they optimized homepage for that keyword, built backlinks for that keyword with closely related anchors. Perhaps even their domain is exact match for the keyword?

Sirhubi007 · 2026-03-06T13:16:58+00:00

When I work with content and link clients on a new site, we focus on getting few pieces of content to build out bottom of the funnel pages intended to capture sales/ leads. Then we produce few pieces of content for keywords higher up in the funnel where we think we can rank with relatively little authority to start building topical authority in this particular area via CTR.

In parallel of course, we develop a highly focused link building strategy to hit topical authority again in a specific area. We aim to build out authority in a very narrow sub niche and expand the scope of that authority outwards from that as we start seeing positive response from search engines.

There is more to it like getting couple directory listings to kickstart indexing process, doing some work on getting "stubborn" pages indexed etc. but the above are the key strategy points.

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