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Link Building Strategies That Still Work
The link-building strategies that still survive core updates in 2026: editorial links from data and digital PR, plus resource-page and broken-link outreach.
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Links that survive
Google core updates.
Notes on digital PR, audience-first content, and clean link profiles: why some links keep counting after a core update, and why others quietly stop.
Latest notes
Latest link building notes.
Digital PR, audience-first content, relevance, outreach, and cleanup notes for links that survive core updates.
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Video Sharing Sites 2026: 52 of 337 Still Work
I checked 337 video sharing and video submission sites from 18 lists. Only 52 still host video. Here are 96 that work, and the famous ones that shut down.
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Profile Creation Sites 2026: 506 of 1,133 Still Work
I checked 1,133 profile creation sites from 18 lists. 506 still work. Here are 293 free profile sites by type, with the rel I found on real profile backlinks.
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Competitor Backlink Analysis: 100 Gap Links, 11 Worth It
I ran a backlink gap on two sites that outrank us. Of 100 links, 11 were worth a pitch. How to find competitor backlinks and filter the junk out.
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Article Submission Sites 2026: 39 of 495 Still Work
I checked 495 article submission sites from 18 lists ranking on Google. Only 39 still work. Here are the real ones by type, with the rel I found on live links.
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Web 2.0 Sites List 2026: 117 of 306 Still Work
I checked 306 web 2.0 sites from 12 lists ranking on Google. 117 still work. Here are 121 real platforms by type, with the rel I found on live links.
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Social Bookmarking Sites List 2026: 58 of 488 Still Work
I checked 488 social bookmarking sites from 16 lists ranking on Google. Only 58 still work. Here they are by type, with the rel attribute I found on real links.
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Directory Submission Sites List 2026: 182 Live Directories I Checked
I checked 655 directory submission sites from the lists ranking on Google. Only 247 still had a working add-listing page. Here are 182 worth your time, by country and niche.
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Blog Commenting Sites List 2026: 111 Blogs That Still Accept Comments
I checked 871 blog commenting sites from the lists ranking on Google. Only 210 still had an open comment form. Here are the 111 active ones, sorted by niche.
Read noteWhat this covers
What these notes keep coming back to.
Every link building note maps back to one of these. They are the causes we keep finding on real sites, not a full syllabus.
Digital PR
Coverage in publications real people read.
Audience-first content
The asset that attracts links on its own.
Anchors & relevance
Natural anchors from sites about your subject.
Durable authority
Links that still count after the next update.
Outreach
Reaching the right people, not everyone.
Disavow & cleanup
Removing risky links a past push left behind.
The service behind it
Reading is free. Finding the cause on your site is the work.
These notes come out of hands-on link building work. When you want the cause found and fixed on your own site, that is the service.
Link Building & Content
Earned links, useful content, and backlink cleanup that survive core updates.
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