Backlinks from The Sun, New Yor Post, etc...
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Hello there,
Some of my competitors have backlinks from very well-known newspaper websites like New York Post or The Sun. And it is really obvious that their backlinks are paid ones.
On these news websites, they don't talk about ghost writing stuff or "partnership" for backlinks. They only write about banner advertising.
So I was wondering how they can get a backlink from them.
Do some writers sell those backlinks somewhere else, under the table? Are they in contact with SEO agencies who paid them and if this is the case, does their "manager" know it? or does the company directly have partnerships with SEO agencies?Basically, how to get a backlink from the NY Post or The Sun ?
Thanks
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