{"id":3466,"date":"2017-04-05T21:11:13","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T15:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blogbrandz.com\/tips\/?p=3466"},"modified":"2022-11-24T15:13:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T09:43:57","slug":"find-link-building-opportunities-advanced-search-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blogbrandz.com\/tips\/find-link-building-opportunities-advanced-search-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Find Link Building Opportunities Using Advanced Search Operators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Discover some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogbrandz.com\/tips\/generate-backlinks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">great link-building techniques<\/a> that are reasonably safe, yet highly effective, using advanced search operators that not many know about.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With Google completely dominating the web search industry with a massive 78% market share, more and more SEO experts have been solely directing their efforts to rank their sites only on Google.<\/p>\n<p>But with Google not taking any signs of shady SEO techniques lightly, the SEO game has become more challenging than ever.<\/p>\n<p>However, we will help you find out how you can discover some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogbrandz.com\/tips\/generate-backlinks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">great link-building techniques<\/a> that are reasonably safe yet highly effective, using advanced search operators that not many know about.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, let\u2019s just cut to the chase now.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Finding Different Types of Link-Building Opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Guest Posting Opportunities: <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Guest posts are still believed to be a considerably safe way of getting high-quality links.<\/p>\n<p>However, finding sites that accept guest posts in your niche can be quite a hassle \u2013 not if you know how to go about searching for them the right way, though.<\/p>\n<p>You can use some of the following search queries to search for guest\u2013posting opportunities in your niche.<\/p>\n<p>Keyword\/your competitor\u2019s name \u201cguest blog\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyword\/your competitor\u2019s name \u201cwrite for us\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyword\/your competitor\u2019s name \u201cbecome a contributor\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyword\/your competitor\u2019s name inurl:contributors<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Example:<\/em><\/strong> Lose weight (keyword)\/loseweight.com (your competitor) \u201cwrite for us\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Resource Link Building:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This is probably one of the easiest ways to build a lot of quality links.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike guest\u2013posting, it doesn\u2019t even involve having to offer a lot of high-quality content to sites in your niche.<\/p>\n<p>You may be able to execute resource <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogbrandz.com\/tips\/generate-backlinks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link-building strategies<\/a> successfully if you have highly informative and useful content on your site.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the search queries you can use for finding resource link-building opportunities:<\/p>\n<p>Keyword \u201ctop 10 resources\u201d\/\u201dtop resources\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyword \u201ctop 10 sites\u201d\/\u201dtop sites\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyword \u201ctop 10 websites\u201d\/\u201dtop websites\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyword \u201crecommended resources\u201d\/\u201dsuggested sites\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyword \u201cfavorite resources\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyword \u201cintitle: resources\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyword \u201cintitle:list\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyword inurl:links\/resources (very effective)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Listing Your Website:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>There are many sites out there that allow you to submit or list your site.<\/p>\n<p>The kind of link you get from these sites isn\u2019t believed to be the most valuable, but it certainly does help. Moreover, it\u2019s incredibly easy to get these links.<\/p>\n<p>The following <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Web_search_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">search queries<\/a> may help you find sites that allow submitting your site to them.<\/p>\n<p>Keyword \u201cadd a site\u201d\/\u201dsubmit site\u201d\/\u201dsuggest site\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyword \u201cadd a URL\u201d\/\u201dsubmit URL\u201d\/\u201dsuggest URL\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can also use some of the advanced search operators to find more sites, as explained below.<\/p>\n<p>Keyword intitle:submit\/add\/recommend\/ suggest article<\/p>\n<p>Keyword inurl:\u201ddirectory\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Donating to Non-Profit Organizations to Get Links: <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Many non-profit organizations ask for donations to fund their cause and to support their operations. 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