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It doesn't take a lot to gain backlinks. While backlinks are an essential component of your SEO strategy they do not happen by accident. Do not wait for them to come along, but be proactive and ask for them.
A great way to get backlinks to old content is to update it.
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If you are new to SEO, or are just starting to build your website's backlink profile, there are strategies that can be used. These include looking for competitor backlinks and approaching them. Using tools to search brand mentions and asking URLs for those mentions. Reaching out to influential people in their industry for brand mentions is another way to get links.