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Best practices — Search Engine Journal
Why earn links through digital PR?
Links earned through studies, interviews and proprietary data covered by publishers are generally more durable and less risky than directly purchasing links.
Further analysis
Use this entry as an audit checkpoint. The cited source establishes the context; the direct answer identifies what to check before choosing an action.
In SFT, this topic relates to Flow, Trust. Check whether the signal is visible on the page, connected to the rest of the website and supported by understandable evidence.
Related search terms include digital PR, earned links, HARO. Use them to describe the issue in a brief, audit or answer page.
Applying SFT
Flow connects the answer to other website entities through internal links, logical journeys, categories and pillar pages.
Trust requires observable evidence: sources, consistency, citations, identifiable authors and verifiable claims.