Today, I’m revealing a powerful backlink strategy that helped us land high-authority links — the kind that actually boost your site’s authority and bring in quality, targeted traffic.
Using this exact method, you can grow your website from under 500 monthly visitors to over 50,000+ organic visitors — all without running a single ad and in just 14 months.
And yes — it still works like a charm, even after major Google updates.
Step 1: Find the Right Domains (Not Random Ones)
Forget about buying links from random Excel lists. That doesn’t work anymore, and it can hurt your rankings.
Why?
Because everyone else is buying from the same sources, it becomes what we call a link farm, and Google can spot those.
So what works now?
✅ See what’s already working for your top 10 competitors.
✅ Copy their exact backlink sources.
Step 2: Use Ahrefs to Find Competitor Links
Here’s how to do it:
- Open Ahrefs.
- Enter your website domain.
- Go to the “Organic Competitors” section.
- Make a list of your top competitors.
Why this works:
If they’re ranking well for your target keywords, it means Google loves their backlink profile.
Step 3: Filter and Clean the Backlinks
Now it’s time to pull their backlink data — but we won’t use everything.
Here’s a direct link structure you can use in Ahrefs (swap in your competitor’s domain):
With the right filters (e.g., Domain Rating 20+, real traffic, follow links), we went from 2,100+ links to just 51 high-quality opportunities.
✅ Rinse and repeat this for 5 to 10 of your top competitors.
✅ You’ll now have a clean list of websites where you can try to get backlinks too.
We ended up with 556 solid domains by doing this across eight competitors.
Step 4: Organize and Prepare
- Extract all the competitor backlinks.
- Put all the URLs into one folder.
- This becomes your master outreach list.
What’s Next?
After you have your list, the next steps are
- Find the right contact emails
- Warm up your email account (so you don’t end up in spam)
- Write clear, professional outreach emails
- Negotiate and build relationships
- Close the deal and get your backlinks
Final Thoughts
This process is simple — but powerful. You’re not buying random links. You’re building real relationships and getting links from websites that already rank well.
That’s why it works.
That’s why it’s safe from Google updates.
This way, you can increase your site’s authority — it’s one of the best and safest methods to build high-authority backlinks.