Get Quoted by Journalists. Get Linked by Their Publications.

Links are one of the top 3 Google ranking factors (Moz). HARO responses earn backlinks from DR 70-90+ news sites by positioning you as the expert journalists need.

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Links are one of the top 3 Google ranking factors

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HARO & Media Responses

Monitor journalist query platforms and craft expert responses that earn authoritative backlinks from major news publications and industry outlets.

What's Included

Everything you get with our HARO & Media Responses

Daily Query Monitoring

We monitor HARO, Connectively, Qwoted, and SourceBottle multiple times daily to catch relevant queries within minutes of posting.

Expert Response Drafting

Each response is written to match the journalist's exact requirements: concise quotes, relevant credentials, and specific data points they can use immediately.

Credential Positioning

We frame your expertise, experience, and unique perspective in a way that makes journalists choose your response over the dozens of others they receive.

Placement Tracking & Link Recovery

We track every response, follow up on pending queries, and pursue link insertion when articles publish with a mention but no backlink.

How We Earn HARO Placements

1

Profile & Expertise Mapping

We document your credentials, industry experience, unique perspectives, and the topics where you can speak with genuine authority. This becomes the foundation for every response we write.

2

Query Monitoring & Selection

We scan HARO and related platforms 3x daily, filtering for queries that match your expertise and target publications with DR 50+ and real organic traffic.

3

Response Crafting

Each response is written to be immediately usable by the journalist: a compelling expert quote, supporting data or examples, and a clear credential attribution that includes your name and site URL.

4

Submission & Follow-Up

Responses are submitted within hours of the query posting, well within the journalist's deadline. We follow up on pending queries and track publication dates.

5

Link Verification & Recovery

When an article publishes, we verify that it includes a dofollow link. If the journalist mentioned you without linking, we contact them to request link insertion, recovering an additional 15-25% of placements.

Key Benefits

DR 70-90+ Editorial Backlinks

HARO placements come from publications like Forbes, Inc., Business Insider, and major trade outlets. These links carry authority weight that no guest post or directory listing can match.

Expert Authority & E-E-A-T Signals

Being quoted as an expert source in major publications builds the exact Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness signals that Google evaluates for quality rankings.

Brand Visibility in Trusted Outlets

Every placement puts your name and brand in front of a publication's full readership. Readers who see you quoted in Forbes associate your brand with that level of credibility.

Unreplicable by Competitors

HARO links are earned through expert credentials and timing. Competitors cannot buy them, replicate them through outreach, or build them at scale without genuine expertise. This makes them a durable competitive advantage.

Research & Evidence

Backed by industry research and proven results

Backlinko: Google Ranking Factors

The #1 result on Google has 3.8x more backlinks than positions 2-10. HARO links from high-DR news domains carry disproportionate authority weight, accelerating ranking improvements faster than equivalent volumes of lower-DR links.

Moz: Domain Authority & Link Quality

Pages ranking #1 have 2-3x more linking root domains than #2 through #10. Each HARO placement adds a unique high-authority referring domain that is difficult for competitors to replicate.

Ahrefs: Link Impact Timeline

New backlinks take an average of 3.1 months to impact rankings. HARO links from high-DR sites tend to move the needle faster because Google crawls and processes major news domains more frequently.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HARO and how does it work?

HARO (Help a Reporter Out) is a platform where journalists post queries seeking expert sources for their articles. Experts submit responses, and if a journalist uses your quote, they typically credit you with a backlink in the published article. The platform is free and connects thousands of journalists with sources daily.

How many HARO placements should I expect per month?

Realistically, 2-5 placements per month is a strong result. HARO is competitive, and journalists often receive 50-100+ responses per query. Our acceptance rate runs about 15-20% because we only respond to queries where your expertise is a genuine fit and we write responses that stand out.

Do I need to be available for journalist interviews?

Occasionally, yes. Most HARO placements come from written responses alone, but some journalists want a brief phone call or email follow-up. We prepare you in advance and handle scheduling, so the time commitment is minimal, usually 10-15 minutes per request.

What kinds of publications post on HARO?

Everything from Forbes, Business Insider, and The New York Times to niche industry publications and trade journals. We filter queries by publication quality and domain rating so we only respond to outlets that will provide meaningful SEO value, not low-traffic blogs looking for free content.

Start Earning Links from Major Publications

We will audit your expertise profile and identify the HARO categories where you have the strongest chance of placement.