Learn how to forge relationships with influencers and build links without spending a penny. Packed with actionable takeaways for developing a killer link building campaign – from a blogger’s perspective!

1. Sam Charles
Float Digital
How to Incentivise Bloggers
Without Buying Links

2. Learn how to forge
relationships with influencers
and build links without
spending a penny.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

3. Packed with actionable
takeaways for developing a
killer link building campaign.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

4. HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

5. "I receive 50+ emails a day like
this, therefore I charge a fee of
£200 per post plus the iPad."
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

6. NOTHING NEW
HERE...
Flex my creative muscle.
Make some extra dollar.
Grow my GA knowledge.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

7. THINGS WENT
QUITE WELL
International press trips and
awesome freebies.
Brand collaborations money
can't buy.
Making money on the side.
Develop my SEO knowledge.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

8. 25-30OUTREACH
EMAILS A DAY
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

9. All these strategies
have been tried and
tested. First hand!
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

10. SOURCE BLOGGERS
WITH PRESS PAGES
AND CREATE
CONTENT ABOUT
THEM ON YOUR BLOG.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

11. HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

12. HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

13. OUTREACH AS USUAL
AND INCENTIVISE
BLOGGERS WITH EXTRA
CONTENT INSTEAD OF
MONEY.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

14. If you can't offer money,
then offer your time. It can
be far more valuable...
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

15. HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

16. OFFER ADVICE OR
RESOURCES AND
SUPPORT BLOGGERS
TO IMPROVE THEIR
WEBSITE.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

17. RESOURCES FOR
BLOGGERS
SEO Consultant
Graphic Designer
Web Developer
Photographer
Lawyer
Accountant
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

18. CREATE AN EGO-BAIT
INFOGRAPHIC OF 30
OF THE BEST
BLOGGERS AND
SHARE IT WITH THEM.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

19. Nobody wants to host
infographics; they’re usually ugly,
generic and *surprisingly* readers
don’t engage with them.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

20. HOWEVERThere is one exception that
I’ve seen, and although it
was still ugly.. It worked.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

21. PROMOTE THEIR
CONTENT ON YOUR
BRAND SOCIAL
CHANNELS OR
COMPANY
NEWSLETTERS.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

22. Offer this if the account
you are willing to
promote it on has less
followers than the
blogger has.
BUT PLEASE
DON'T...
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

23. Agree to promote the
content through newsletter
or social channels and then
go silent.
OH... AND PLEASE
PLAY FAIR
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

24. OUTREACH TIPS
(from the blogger community)
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

25. RULE #1: Never
pretend to be
somebody else!
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

26. RULE #2: Don't be
afraid to tell us
what you want.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

27. RULE #3: Keep
e-mails short and
to the point.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

28. WHAT WE’VE
LEARNED TODAY
Target bloggers with press pages.
Incentivise with content instead of money.
Offer website support to a blogger.
Create ego-bait infographics.
Play nice when it comes to outreach.
HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital

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HOW TO INCENTIVISE BLOGGERS WITHOUT BUYING LINKS @SamCharlesUK / @Float_Digital