LINKSMITH

That’s the thing—most of this stuff’s personal whether people admit it or not. You align a bit—email vibes match, you’re not overbearing, you’re not spammy—and doors nudge open. Start hearing back. Not just thanks, but actual back-and-forth. Then it grows, mutates, cherry-picks, shifts until something sticks. It’s slow but human. And yeah—don’t forget sideways offers: maybe they don’t want your guest post, but they’ll order link building if you’re cool and helpful. Try enough times, weird stuff falls into place.