https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/ Practical articles on earning editorial backlinks without buying them. en-us Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/ai-link-building/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/ai-link-building/ What AI link building is, which outreach tasks an AI agent handles well, which still need a human, and how to stay inside Google's and Gmail's rules. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI link building Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/ai-search-visibility/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/ai-search-visibility/ How ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews pick the brands they mention, and the practical steps that get your product into those answers. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI search visibility Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/backlink-monitoring/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/backlink-monitoring/ How to monitor backlinks: what each check should verify, how often to run it, which tools see what, and a free spreadsheet method for the links you earned. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Backlink quality Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/backlink-quality/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/backlink-quality/ A high-quality backlink sits in the body of a relevant page people read, placed by an editor and left followed. How to score any link in five minutes. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Backlink quality Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/competitor-alternatives-posts/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/competitor-alternatives-posts/ How to get listed in '[competitor] alternatives' posts: which competitors to target, what editors need, and a pitch that answers the switcher's question. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Listicle link building Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/competitor-backlink-analysis/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/competitor-backlink-analysis/ Check competitor backlinks with free or paid tools, sort them by link type, and pitch the ones you can realistically win. A step-by-step link gap method. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to get backlinks Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/find-listicles-in-your-niche/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/find-listicles-in-your-niche/ Find the 'best X', alternatives and roundup posts your buyers read: the searches to run, the Google operators that help, and how to log and score each one. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Listicle link building Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/google-workspace-cold-email/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/google-workspace-cold-email/ Yes, you can send cold outreach from Google Workspace at low volume from a separate domain. Google's real limits, the setup and what gets you suspended. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Link outreach Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/how-much-do-backlinks-cost/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/how-much-do-backlinks-cost/ Backlink prices in 2026 from published price lists: $60 to $500 per paid placement, $375+ per link from agencies, and what earned outreach costs per link. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Backlink quality Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/how-to-find-editor-email/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/how-to-find-editor-email/ Find the right editor's email for a specific article: identify who owns the page, work out the address pattern, and verify it before you send a pitch. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Link outreach Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/how-to-get-backlinks/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/how-to-get-backlinks/ Twelve ways to get backlinks in 2026, ranked by effort, cost and Google policy risk, with what each one is worth for a SaaS or startup site. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to get backlinks Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/link-outreach/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/link-outreach/ How link building outreach works in 2026: find posts worth a link, verify the editor, write one pitch per post, send safely, follow up and monitor. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Link outreach Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/listicle-link-building/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/listicle-link-building/ What listicle link building is, which 'best X' posts are worth pitching, how editors decide, and a step-by-step process that stays inside Google's rules. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Listicle link building Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/mcp-server-for-seo/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/mcp-server-for-seo/ What an MCP server is, which SEO tools offer one in 2026, and how to run link building from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor without handing over control. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI link building Nikunj Thakkar https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/saas-directories-backlinks/ https://backlinkgenie.com/blog/saas-directories-backlinks/ Our first-party log: 49 SaaS directory submissions, how many went live, how many links were dofollow, and which directory lists were mostly dead or paid. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to get backlinks Nikunj Thakkar