Link Building is an essential component to SEO, yet it is often given short shrift, probably because so much of it is outside of our control, at least in comparison to on-page SEO. While the on-page stuff can be quite technically complex in terms of the diagnosis and the implementation, after all, that's why a lot of companies bring me in to help them, at least it's pretty straightforward and that you are the master of your own destiny. Either you implement, or you don't. With link building, not so much. There's a lot of spray and pray happening, which obviously isn't very effective. Effective link building is digital public relations. It's also mastering the science of persuasion- that wildcard element of the webmasters, bloggers, journalists deciding to link to your site doesn't have to be so much outside of your control. Yet too many businesses wind up throwing link building and the outreach side of it in particular into the too hard basket. This is a shame because it's often a massive missed opportunity that's leveraged against them by their competitors. One company that has been a huge innovator and link building is Pitchbox. Pitchbox isn't just a tool, it's a robust platform that allows you to automate large chunks of the link building process, making outreach easier and saving you hundreds of hours. I should know; my team actually uses this tool. On this episode number 199, I'm joined by serial entrepreneur and Pitchbox co-founder Michael Geneles. If you've struggled to scale your link building efforts or even failed to get them off the ground, today's episode is going to be a godsend. We're going to be talking a lot about link building best practices. And Michael will be revealing plenty of insider knowledge, including his theory on why you should run your link building team like a sales team. Forget the old school link building techniques you've learned in the past because this is going to be next-level stuff. If you're looking to get the jump on your competitors online, stick around and let's get this party started.