Link building AI prompts

I'm {{your_role}} at {{your_company}} and I have a piece coming out on {{topic}}.

Pull my Hunter list {{list_name_or_url}} — people whose work I genuinely follow and who'd care about it. For each, open as a real reader (a specific recent post of theirs and a key takeaway), mention the upcoming piece, and ask only for permission to send the link when it's live — not for a link. This is relationship-first; the ask is consent, and the backlink comes later.

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Grounded in Hunter's link-building templates "Loved [[your work]]", "Highest converting content upgrades", "Quick question": fan praise → tease the asset → "Want a heads up when it goes live?" No link requested up front — a warm-up, not a demand.

Ensure the copy is real, human, and avoids any AI tell-tale signs, including em-dashes, staccato sentences, and unnatural language like: carry, shipped, ask etc.

I'm {{your_role}} at {{your_company}} and I've produced {{visual_asset_eg_infographic_or_data_report}} on {{topic}}.

Pull my Hunter list {{list_name_or_url}} — sites that write about this topic (or already use a visual like mine). For each, reference a specific post of theirs, offer the asset for them to use with a credit link back, and — where they're already using one of ours unlinked — ask for the link back to the original. Reply-to-receive framing keeps it low-friction.

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Grounded in Hunter's link-building templates "Content for your blog post" / "Hunter's image": offer the infographic → "Just hit 'reply' and I'll send them to you" / "Mind linking back to our blog post where this infographic was originally posted?"

Ensure the copy is real, human, and avoids any AI tell-tale signs, including em-dashes, staccato sentences, and unnatural language like: carry, shipped, ask etc.

I'm {{your_role}} at {{your_company}} and we genuinely rate {{their_product_or_content}}. Pull my Hunter list {{list_name_or_url}} — companies whose product/content I'd endorse. For each, open with specific, earned praise, establish my reach as light leverage ({{audience_or_traffic}}), note they publish testimonials, and offer one they can use in their marketing (the link comes back through the published testimonial). One clean offer. Draft a 2-touch sequence, verify addresses, and build it in Hunter for my review.

Grounded in Hunter's link-building "Share a testimonial" template: praise → reach as leverage → "I'd be happy to share a testimonial… that you could use in your sales or marketing material."

Ensure the copy is real, human, and avoids any AI tell-tale signs, including em-dashes, staccato sentences, and unnatural language like: carry, shipped, ask etc.

I'm {{your_role}} at {{your_company}}. Pull my Hunter list {{list_name_or_url}} — sites in my space I'd trade value with.

For each, open with a light, human hook, note the shared topic or audience, and propose a concrete mutual deal from {{exchange_options}} (a reciprocal mention, a backlink swap, a content collaboration) — or, where I just want an existing link's anchor improved, propose the new [[anchor text]] and why it serves their readers. Keep it a simple yes/no, and be upfront it's a favour-for-favour, not paid.

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Grounded in Hunter's link-building templates "{{company}} + [[company]] = Partnership", "Collaboration or link sharing options?", "Anchor update": punny/light hook → menu of reciprocal options → "let me know if you are interested :)". Real line: "I am not paying for links! However, I will be happy to return a favour."

Ensure the copy is real, human, and avoids any AI tell-tale signs, including em-dashes, staccato sentences, and unnatural language like: carry, shipped, ask etc.

I'm {{your_role}} at {{your_company}} and {{your_resource}} belongs on relevant resource pages and roundups.

Pull my Hunter list {{list_name_or_url}} — pages that list resources like mine. For each, say I found their resource page while researching {{topic}}, pay a specific compliment, and ask permission to send my resource over (or ask to be added), framed as complementary — not a replacement. Note where similar pages have already added it.

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Grounded in Hunter's link-building templates "About your resource page…" / "Additional resource for [[content]]": found-your-page → soft suggestion → "Would you be interested if I sent them over?"

Ensure the copy is real, human, and avoids any AI tell-tale signs, including em-dashes, staccato sentences, and unnatural language like: carry, shipped, ask etc.

I'm {{your_role}} at {{your_company}}. Pull my Hunter list {{list_name_or_url}} — articles that mention us ({{brand}}) without linking.

For each, thank them warmly for the mention, note it isn't linked, supply the exact URL to save them time, and ask for a quick update to add the link. One small favour, reciprocity where natural.

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Grounded in Hunter's link-building templates "Awesome article" / "Missing link": thank for the mention → supply the URL → "Small request; can you add a link to the mention?" / "Is there any chance you can quickly update the post with a link?"

Ensure the copy is real, human, and avoids any AI tell-tale signs, including em-dashes, staccato sentences, and unnatural language like: carry, shipped, ask etc.

I'm doing link building for {{your_asset}} at {{your_company}}.

Pull my Hunter list {{list_name_or_url}} — pages linking to a weaker or outdated resource (or citing an old stat). For each, compliment the article, name specifically what their current link misses or how old the data is ([[what's outdated]]), and position my deeper, fresher asset as the better swap — with proof ([[data point or scale]]). Soft, face-saving ask.

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Grounded in Hunter's link-building templates "Regarding One of Your Articles", "Blog post update?", "Fascinating data & charts": outdated/weaker link → better resource → "Would you be open to linking to us instead?" Note: several ship as worked examples with real URLs baked in — use the arc, not the copy.

Ensure the copy is real, human, and avoids any AI tell-tale signs, including em-dashes, staccato sentences, and unnatural language like: carry, shipped, ask etc.

I'm doing link building for {{your_resource}} at {{your_company}}.

Pull my Hunter list {{list_name_or_url}} — pages that link to a dead or broken resource I can replace. For each, open friendly, point to the exact broken link and where it sits in their article, offer my up-to-date piece as the replacement with a suggested [[anchor text]], and ask them to swap it. One tiny ask; a reciprocal offer where it fits.

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Grounded in Hunter's link-building templates "Quick content update" / "Broken link": flag the dead link → offer the replacement + anchor → "I'd appreciate it if you could link back to my content instead."

Ensure the copy is real, human, and avoids any AI tell-tale signs, including em-dashes, staccato sentences, and unnatural language like: carry, shipped, ask etc.