{"id":2006,"date":"2014-02-28T17:29:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T17:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2023-11-24T17:47:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T17:47:18","slug":"link-earning-vs-link-building-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/link-earning-vs-link-building-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Link Earning vs. Link Building Infographic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding the difference between &#8220;link earning and link building&#8221; is critical for SEO companies and for those thinking of hiring an SEO company. We need to be smarter in our approach and more ethical with our tactics. &#8220;Link earning&#8221; is the perfect opportunity to do so.\u00a0Every SEO company in the world should stop &#8220;link building&#8221; and start &#8220;link earning&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Simply saying the words &#8220;link earning&#8221; will help your SEO team get in the right state of mind when performing SEO.\u00a0The next time a prospective clients ask about your link building techniques, politely explain how and why your team doesn&#8217;t link build. Then explain how and why your team performs link earning.<\/p>\n<p>Below,\u00a0I created this infographic to help you better understand and more clearly explain the differences between building links and earning links.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Click the image to see a larger view<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/infographic-link-earning-vs-link-building\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2012 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/link-earning-vs-link-building.jpg\" alt=\"What is link earning?\" width=\"800\" height=\"3259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/link-earning-vs-link-building.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/link-earning-vs-link-building-251x1024.jpg 251w, https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/link-earning-vs-link-building-624x2542.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Feel free to use this infographic on your website as long as you do not edit it in any way.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I believe link earning originated from Danny Sullivan of <a href=\"http:\/\/searchengineland.com\/link-building-means-earning-hard-links-not-easy-links-123767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search Engine Land<\/a>. 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