Looking to build more white hat backlinks?
You came to the right post.
Link building and outreach are still the backbone of SEO. Top-notch content without high-quality backlinks means getting stuck at low search engine positioning, little organic traffic, and meager perceived authority.
To help you out, we curated over 40+ techniques for generating white hat backlinks that still work in 2025.
Quality over quantity.
A futile effort or your best return on investment is what you make out of link building. It’s not black or white.
For every tactic you tell me is good, I can show you how it could be bad. For every tactic you tell me is wrong, I can find a scenario where it could be right.
– Eric Ward, author of the “Ultimate Guide to Link Building”
With the rise of organic tactics and holistic SEO, more and more marketers will focus on creating meaningful connections. More SEOs will steer away from shameless promotion and focus on helping people be smarter, happier, and richer.
This post contains over 40 no-BS, evergreen link-building tactics that still work in 2025 and are guaranteed to get you white hat backlinks. Why fix something that already works?
As simple as they are, you still have to make them actually work by applying some common sense:
- Be relevant. Focus on more targeted opportunities, rather than using the spray-and-pray approach.
- Create a connection with your prospects. Don’t drop the bomb before you’ve even said “hi”.
- Don’t promote – serve. Respect is key.
- Kill them with kindness when you get rejected. Because you will get rejected. Especially if you’re just starting out with link building.
This post should be a quick reference for the best ways to get white hat backlinks. Brainstorm with them, jot down your favorite tactics, and get to work.
Let’s cut to the chase.
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