What are foundational links?

If you're a new website owner (or your domain rating is below 20), you should build 1,000+ foundational links in order to build a link foundation for your domain.

Foundational links are just the starting point when building up a domain. After you have built foundational links, you need to build different types of links.

For instructions on how to build up a domain from 0 to DR30, please read this guide:

Foundational links are social profiles, business directories and citations.

In summary, Foundational links are

It takes around 6 months to see the full effect of foundational links.

Samples can be found here:

If you want to learn more about what types of links exist and how much you should pay for them, please read this guide.

How long does it take to build the backlinks?

All backlinks are manually build and it takes around 3-4 weeks until completion. All backlink building will be completed before the next billing cycle.

After the links are built, it takes time for search engines to find them and index them. Third-party backlink analysis tools like ahrefs and semrush take even longer to find them.

Please have a look at foundational link building success. Most websites see increased traffic/keywords in the top3 positions after 6 months.

Why don’t all links show up?

Around 60-70% of the links we built, will eventually show up. We do not control search engines and third party backlink trackers.

It is very important to keep this all in perspective. Foundational links are the cheapest links that are available. They cost around 50 cents per link. There is no point to count them, monitor them, edit them or customise them.

Can I customise the links / Are they niche relevant?

You cannot customise the links. The links are from websites with a strong authority, but they are not niche relevant.

It is very important to keep this all in perspective. Foundational links are the cheapest links that are available. They cost around 50 cents per link. There is no point to count them, monitor them, edit them or customise them.

If you have a DR0, building foundational links is the cheapest/best value link building you can do.

My traffic does not skyrocket immediately

1,000 foundational links are a solid link foundation for SEO. Once you have built the links, you will see more clicks on your website (unless you are in a very competitive niche).

Building foundational links are just the start of your SEO journey.

How many links should I build?

We suggest to build 1,000 foundational links.

Foundational links are the cheapest links you'll ever build. A foundational link costs 0.50 cents to 1 dollar - a premium link costs $150-$200.

Some people build as many foundational links as possible (up to 2,000). Foundational links help to build the overall strength of your website (which helps all other pages to rank) and they are cost-effective.

Below you can see the link building for a local service business. The number of keywords in the top3 positions have roughly doubled after building foundational links.

Is this the end of their SEO efforts? The client is now writing more top of the funnel content to attract more customers that are not yet ready to buy (but they might remember you when they do).

I build 100 links but I am not nr.1 yet for [insert super competitive keyword]

For local SEO (rank for a service in your city), foundational links can help you to show up on the first page or top positions for a keyword (if there isn't much competition).

For many other websites, foundational links are often just a starting point though. After you have built 600-900 foundational links, you need to build links to the specific product or service pages you aim to rank.