# Get Me Links

> Link building agency that reverse-engineers Google's ranking systems to build links that actually move positions. 120+ agency partners since 2019.

## About

This site provides comprehensive, well-researched content about link building and off-page SEO. All content is produced by the Get Me Links team, led by Alejandro Meyerhans.

Website: https://getmelinks.com
Author: Alejandro Meyerhans
Contact: https://getmelinks.com/contact-us/

## Topics
### Case Studies
- [Niche E-Commerce Retailer: Zero to 84,000 Clicks With 42 Guest Posts](https://getmelinks.com/case-study/ecommerce-niche-toys-traffic-growth): How a niche toy retailer went from zero search visibility to 84,000 clicks and 2.12M impressions with 42 strategically placed guest posts — guided by precision gap analysis.
- [Canadian Medical Devices Provider: Two Years of Strategic Partnership, 920 Keywords in the Top 3, and 109 AI Overview Citations](https://getmelinks.com/case-study/health-canada-authority-recovery): How a 2-year strategic partnership with a Canadian medical devices enterprise grew organic traffic 139%, captured 920 top-3 keyword positions, and earned 109 AI Overview citations — starting at Growth tier and expanding to Advisory.
- [How 30 Backlinks Generated a 5,600% Traffic Increase in 5 Months](https://getmelinks.com/case-study/how-30-backlinks-generated-a-5600-traffic-increase-in-5-months): How we took an online education site from 50 monthly visitors to 2,970 using just 30 backlinks. Real results, exact strategy breakdown.
- [U.S. Orthodontist: 35 Links, Page 1 Rankings, and 18× Organic Traffic in 6 Months](https://getmelinks.com/case-study/local-seo-orthodontist): How a multi-location orthodontics practice went from position #49 to page 1 for its highest-value keyword, growing organic traffic 18× with 35 strategic guest post placements over 6 months at Foundation tier.
- [Online Education Platform: From Invisible to 8,125 Monthly Clicks](https://getmelinks.com/case-study/online-education-platform-traffic-growth): 54 strategic guest posts. 7 core updates survived. 8,125 monthly search clicks. See how an ABA education platform went from invisible to dominant.

### Link Building Services
- [Link Building Services](https://getmelinks.com/link-building-services/): Intelligence-led off-page campaigns that engineer brand consensus — not just link placements. We reverse-engineer Google's ranking systems to build the authority your domain actually needs.
- [Monthly Link Building Service](https://getmelinks.com/link-building-services/monthly/): Sustained off-page momentum through ongoing, intelligence-led link campaigns. Monthly engagements that compound authority — not one-off placements that decay.

### Link Building
- [Link Building for Local Businesses: How Geographic Authority Signals Actually Work](https://getmelinks.com/link-building/local-backlinks/): How Google evaluates geographic authority for local search. The patent signals, API leak data, and practitioner methodology behind local link building that moves local pack rankings.

### Types Of Backlinks
- [Types of Backlinks: How to Evaluate Every Link Pointing to Your Site](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/): 22 types of backlinks scored by Trust, Authority, and Relevance. Learn which backlinks to build, which to use strategically, and which to avoid — with patent-backed evaluation criteria.
- [Contextual Backlinks: How the context2 Hash Determines Link Value](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/contextual/): Google's leaked API reveals a context2 hash that fingerprints text around each link. Learn how contextual placement, documentSection classification, and siteFocusScore determine link value.
- [Curated Backlinks: How Editorially Selected Links Work (And How to Earn Them)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/curated/): Curated backlinks from resource pages and editorial roundups. How Google scores editorially selected links differently from UGC and automated placements � with sourceType and contentEffort analysis.
- [Dofollow Backlinks: How Google's Link Index Actually Weights Them](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/dofollow/): Dofollow doesn't guarantee link value. Google's API scores every link by pagerankWeight, sourceType, and anchorMismatch — regardless of the rel attribute. Here's how the link index actually works.
- [Editorial Backlinks: Why Google's Algorithm Gives Them Maximum Weight](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/editorial/): Why editorial backlinks get maximum sourceType classification in Google's API. How contentEffort and anchor diversity amplify their signal — with patent-backed analysis.
- [Forum Backlinks: What Google Actually Sees (and What Most SEOs Miss)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/forum/): Forum backlinks carry limited ranking signal, but Google still indexes them. How UGC sourceType classification, nofollow hints, and entity co-occurrence affect their value.
- [Gov Backlinks: Why .gov Links Carry Disproportionate Trust (And How to Earn Them)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/gov/): Gov backlinks from .gov domains carry disproportionate trust due to high pagerankWeight, clean indexing, and editorial sourceType classification. How to earn them legitimately.
- [Hidden Backlinks: How Google Detects Concealed Links (And Why They Always Fail)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/hidden/): Google detects hidden backlinks through CSS, JavaScript, and DOM rendering analysis. Why concealed links always fail � and what SpamBrain actually looks for.
- [High Quality Backlinks: The 6 Attributes Google's API Actually Measures](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/high-quality/): High quality backlinks aren't defined by Domain Rating alone. Google's leaked API scores every link across 6 quality attributes — pagerankWeight, sourceType, context2, siteFocusScore, click data, and anchor alignment.
- [Natural Backlinks: Why Google Can't Tell the Difference (And What That Means)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/natural/): Google's leaked API has no attribute distinguishing natural from built links. Both are scored by pagerankWeight, sourceType, and context2. Here's what actually matters — and why natural links still have structural advantages.
- [Niche Relevant Backlinks: Why siteFocusScore Beats Domain Rating](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/niche-relevant/): Google's siteFocusScore patent proves that niche-relevant links from DR 40 domains outperform irrelevant DR 80 links. Learn the 4-layer relevance model and why topical alignment is the strongest ranking multiplier.
- [PR Backlinks: Digital PR vs. Press Releases — What Actually Earns Links](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/pr/): Digital PR vs. press release backlinks � how Google classifies each differently. Why journalist-earned editorial links outperform syndicated wire links in pagerankWeight and sourceType.
- [Sitewide Backlinks: When They Help, When They Hurt, and What Google Actually Counts](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/sitewide/): Sitewide backlinks appear on every page of a linking domain. How Google consolidates them and when they help vs. hurt — with boilerplate detection patent analysis.
- [Social Backlinks: How Social Media Links Actually Affect Rankings (Signal Map)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/social/): Social media backlinks are nofollow but still affect rankings through entity co-occurrence, referral traffic, and brand signal amplification. How social links actually work.
- [Sponsored Backlinks: How rel='sponsored' Changes Link Value (And When It Still Helps)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/sponsored/): How rel=sponsored changes link value in Google's API. When sponsored backlinks still pass signals, and why Google treats the attribute as a hint since March 2020.
- [Toxic Backlinks: What Google Actually Penalizes (And What It Ignores)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/toxic/): What Google actually penalizes vs. what it ignores. Toxic backlinks trigger SpamBrain classifiers through link schemes, PBN patterns, and cloaked redirects — not just low DR.
- [Trustworthy Backlinks: The 7 Trust Signals Google Actually Evaluates (API Evidence)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/trustworthy/): The 7 trust signals Google evaluates for every backlink � pagerankWeight, siteFocusScore, sourceType, click engagement, anchorMismatch, contentEffort, and spam classification.
- [Unnatural Backlinks: What Triggers Google's Manual Action (And How to Fix It)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/unnatural/): Unnatural backlinks trigger Google manual actions through detectable patterns: PBN footprints, paid link schemes, and link exchange networks. How to identify and fix them.
- [Wikipedia Backlinks: Why Nofollow Links from Wikipedia Still Matter (The Citation Cascade)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/wikipedia/): Wikipedia backlinks are nofollow but create citation cascades � journalists and researchers cite Wikipedia sources, creating editorial dofollow links downstream.
- [YouTube Backlinks: How Video Links Actually Work for SEO (Entity Signals, Not PageRank)](https://getmelinks.com/types-of-backlinks/youtube/): YouTube backlinks don't pass traditional PageRank. Their value is entity signals � brand co-occurrence, topical authority, and referral traffic that feeds NavBoost.

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- [About Get Me Links](https://getmelinks.com/about-us/): The off-page intelligence firm that engineers brands to become the source humans, search engines, and LLMs trust. From execution to intelligence — since 2019.
- [Alejandro Meyerhans — CEO](https://getmelinks.com/about-us/alejandro-meyerhans/): CEO of Get Me Links. A decade reverse-engineering Google's ranking systems. Patent researcher, international conference speaker, and the architect behind GML's intelligence-driven methodology.
- [Bronwyn Byrne — COO](https://getmelinks.com/about-us/bronwyn-byrne/): COO of Get Me Links. Runs the operational engine behind every campaign — from EOS implementation and CRM architecture to quality systems and delivery assurance across 120+ agency partnerships.
- [Accessibility](https://getmelinks.com/accessibility/): Get Me Links' commitment to digital accessibility. WCAG 2.2 Level AA conformance, keyboard navigation guide, and feedback channels.
- [Careers at Get Me Links](https://getmelinks.com/careers/): A fully remote team of 25 across multiple countries, engineering off-page authority for brands in 15+ verticals. If you do your best work with autonomy, accountability, and access to real data — here's how we operate.
- [Code of Ethics](https://getmelinks.com/code-of-ethics/): How Get Me Links operates — our commitments to clients, the industry, and intellectual honesty. Not a compliance checkbox. A declaration.
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- [Service Standards](https://getmelinks.com/service-standards/): How Get Me Links delivers — delivery timelines, communication standards, quality gates, and escalation procedures.
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### White Label Link Building
- [White Label Link Building for SEO Agencies](https://getmelinks.com/white-label-link-building/): White label link building for agencies that need more than a vendor. Tiered pricing from 10–30% off. 120+ agency partners. Case studies inside.
- [Outsource Link Building: The Complete Framework for Agencies and In-House Teams](https://getmelinks.com/white-label-link-building/outsource/): How to outsource link building without losing quality. Includes publisher vetting, link survival data, gap coverage model, and cost benchmarks from 120+ agency partnerships.

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