Adult backlink quality checklist: how to judge a site before it links to you
An adult backlink quality checklist: five checks that separate real publishers from link sellers, with the warning signs to look for on each one.
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Adult link building research
This research explains how links are judged, planned and earned for adult websites, in plain English and with the sources shown. It is the same method we use for clients, published so you can check our reasoning or run it yourself.
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Adult backlink quality checklist: how to judge a site before it links to you
An adult backlink quality checklist in five checks: a real audience, editorial control, topic fit, honest labelling and no network ties. What to look for, and the signs that a site only sells links.
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Guest posts vs niche edits: which is safer for adult sites?
Guest posts versus niche edits: one adds a new article, the other adds a link to an old one. How each works, the point where each becomes a link scheme, and when an edit is perfectly fair.
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Adult backlink gap analysis: which competitor links are worth chasing
An adult backlink gap analysis compares who links to your competitors with who links to you. How to pick competitors, filter out the links you should never copy, and turn the rest into a plan.
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Adult anchor text strategy: what to ask for, and what to leave alone
Adult anchor text strategy comes down to one question: who chose the words? Branded and URL anchors, descriptive anchors on your own site, and why exact-match anchors on paid links are the clearest sign of a scheme.
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Adult publisher outreach: finding the publishers who will say yes
Adult publisher outreach starts with a short list: the publications that will actually work with an adult brand. Seven kinds of publisher, how to find them, how to check their policies, and the lists to avoid.
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Adult digital PR ideas that journalists can actually use
Adult digital PR ideas that work are almost never about the product. Data only you hold, a clear view on new rules such as UK age checks, and safety stories, plus the ideas that tend to backfire.
7 min readEditorial standards
Search engine rules are quoted from Google's own documentation. UK law is described from the regulator's guidance, with a note to take legal advice. Survey and market figures are credited to whoever published them, including when that is a seller describing its own market. Where something is our opinion, we say so.
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