{"id":117873,"date":"2019-12-03T15:48:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T07:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/?p=17873"},"modified":"2023-06-01T16:23:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T08:23:14","slug":"ultimate-haro-guide-brands-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/ultimate-haro-guide-brands-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate HARO Guide for Brands and SEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/ultimate-haro-guide-brands-seo\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fpi-shvzz\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17882 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HARO-Link-Building_How-to-Get-PR-Links-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-pid=\"17882\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>What is HARO, and why should I use it for my SEO?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Quick Answer:<\/strong> Help a Reporter Out or HARO is an online PR platform that is used by journalists and bloggers from popular websites to connect with sources to help out with their content. This, in turn, allows sources to get valuable media coverage from high traffic websites that are great for branding and SEO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HARO first started out as a small Facebook group back in 2008 and has now grown to more than 800,000 sources and 55,000 verified journalists and bloggers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a journalist or blogger to use HARO, their website must have an Alexa ranking of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpareporter.com\/journalists\/rules\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one million or less<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This ensures that all websites are all high-quality which means for us sources, a gold mine of opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using HARO to build your authority online is not rocket science, or that\u2019s what you think. The first few steps are fairly easy but it gets a lot more difficult.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#haro-account\">How to Create a HARO Account<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#responding-haro\">Responding to HARO queries<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#perfect-haro-pitch\">How to Write the Perfect HARO pitch<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#sample-pitch\">Sample HARO Pitch Template<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#answer-accepted\">How do you know your answer in HARO is accepted?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#haro-cost\">How much does HARO cost?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#seo-benefits\">SEO Benefits of HARO<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#key-takeaway\">Key Takeaway<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"haro-account\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Create a HARO Account<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Register as a Source<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating an account on HARO is easy and can be done in a few steps. All you need to do is go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpareporter.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helpareporter.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and click on the I\u2019m a Source button. It will redirect you to a page where you could see an overview of how HARO works. Click on \u201cSign Up\u201d on the navigation bar and fill-up the form with the required details. You should receive an email a few minutes after you register to verify your account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HARO-homepage.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17874 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HARO-homepage-1024x590.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" data-wp-pid=\"17874\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/590;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Select your HARO preferences<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After verifying your account, you can now log-in. HARO\u2019s user interface is really simple and easy to navigate. In the dashboard, you will see your account details and fill up some missing information or update your account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HARO-preferences.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17875 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HARO-preferences.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"242\" data-wp-pid=\"17875\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 652px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 652\/242;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you scroll down you will see the HARO Preferences. This is where you select from what industry you want to receive queries from. If you select Master HARO, you will receive all queries from all industries. I usually select Master HARO so I could look for opportunities not only for SEO Hacker but also for our clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Receive HARO Queries Daily<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve set up your account, you will start receiving emails from HARO the next day. HARO will send you three emails: one for the morning, afternoon, and evening edition. HARO sends out these emails at 5:35 a.m., 12:35 p.m. and 5:35 p.m. Eastern Standard Time respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each email contains different queries so be sure to check each of them for opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HARO-email.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17876 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HARO-email.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"987\" height=\"124\" data-wp-pid=\"17876\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 987px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 987\/124;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A HARO query would look like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sample-haro-query.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17877 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sample-haro-query.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"474\" data-wp-pid=\"17877\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 601px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 601\/474;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"responding-haro\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responding to HARO Queries<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve found the perfect HARO query you can answer, here\u2019s what you need to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two ways to send your answer to a journalist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First is through the HARO dashboard under \u201cMy Pitches\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haro-my-pitches.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17878 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haro-my-pitches.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"516\" data-wp-pid=\"17878\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 641px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 641\/516;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second is by sending a direct email to the Reporter email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HARO-pitch-format.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17879 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HARO-pitch-format.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1013\" height=\"373\" data-wp-pid=\"17879\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1013px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1013\/373;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can do either way but I prefer sending an email directly. The process is pretty similar. You copy and paste the Reporter\u2019s anonymous email indicated in the query. And send your pitch! Whether you sent your pitch through direct email or the HARO dashboard, you could see all your pass pitches in your account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"perfect-haro-pitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Write the Perfect HARO Pitch<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we got the easy part out of the way, let\u2019s now go to the difficult part: writing the perfect HARO pitch. Here are some tips:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Be concise and straight-forward<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason why reporters and bloggers use this platform is to save time and if you waste their time by fluffing to give a long answer, your pitch will most likely go to the trash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key to answering HARO queries is to give as much information in the shortest answer possible. The safest length would be one to three paragraphs per pitch. Answer the question directly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journalists don\u2019t have the time to read a 500-word answer. But of course, it would depend on the query. There will be some queries that have a minimum word count for the answer or the other way around. Try to mix and match your style of answering and see what would work best for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s another tip: some of the HARO queries will have the website of the reporter shown. So if you want to know what\u2019s the best way to answer a query, you could check out their site first and take a look at the previous posts that may come from HARO. An easy way to find them is by looking for roundup posts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Mind the deadline<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of the people I see doing HARO is that they overlook the deadline journalists set. There is not really the best time to answer a query. Some reporters are active while some will check queries after the deadline.I usually send my pitches a few hours before the deadline but as I mentioned, it\u2019s really a mix and match to look for what would work for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Do your research<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re answering HARO queries for the field you are expert in, that\u2019s great and it\u2019s much easier for you. But for others who are doing it for SEO for their clients or PR of their company, you would need to do your research to give a well-thought answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Make your background short and sweet<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When sending a HARO pitch, make sure you give reporters a good idea of who you are and your expertise by providing a brief background of your experience and what you do. You could either add this at the beginning of your pitch or add a short bio at the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Include personal details and links<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the reward that we get by helping these journalists and bloggers with their content. Reporters will most likely include a mention of your name, company, and link to your website if your answer is accepted. Make sure that you place your personal details such as your full name, email address, company name, website link, and social media links preferably Linkedin.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Include a link to your professional photo<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some websites will require this but some will not. It is always a good idea to include a link to your photo that they could use to display in the article. Take note that adding a photo as an attachment will not work on HARO so you have to use image hosting sites or a google drive link.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Don\u2019t Sell<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless the query is specifically about your story or your company, do not sell. HARO pitches are not sales pitches. Reporters are looking for information, not to hire your company or promote it on their website.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sample-pitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sample HARO Pitch Template<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a sample of a pitch I sent to a query asking for the best website auditing tools:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:query-a4vr@helpareporter.net\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">query-a4vr@helpareporter.net<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject: Re: Best Website Audit Tool<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a lot of website audit tools out in the market,\u00a0 but we&#8217;ve consistently used a single website auditing (crawling) tool for a few years now. ScreamingFrog is mainly a crawling tool, but with its capability to display all the missing facets of my site&#8217;s pages, it&#8217;s at the top of my list of best website auditing tools.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ScreamingFrog&#8217;s feature of displaying what all SEOs need to see with regards to their site&#8217;s technical and onsite (sometimes off-site). Server status, missing meta tags, duplicate meta tags, missing alt text, and every little detail that we need to see is inside ScreamingFrog. I strongly recommend that SEOs or any webmasters that want to see a more holistic and technical view of their website and its specific points of improvement try out ScreamingFrog since it&#8217;s that useful of a tool.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sean Si<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founder and CEO of SEO Hacker<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/seo-hacker.net\/<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEO_Hacker\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEO_Hacker<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photo link: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i.postimg.cc\/pV0w6GCb\/Sean-Si.png\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/i.postimg.cc\/pV0w6GCb\/Sean-Si.png<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"answer-accepted\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you know your answer in HARO is accepted?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After answering a query, most HARO answers would take weeks or months before it gets published. Some webmasters would send you emails that your answer has been accepted and ask you to promote the post when the post gets live. While some webmasters will not notify you at all. Here are two other ways to track your HARO answers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. My Pitches tab in HARO<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the least reliable one as rarely use this to confirm that an answer will be used. Inside the HARO dashboard, go to the \u201cMy Pitches\u201d tab and you will see the list of the previous pitches you\u2019ve sent and their status is indicated beside it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Google Alerts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mentioned, there will be times you won\u2019t be notified at all and another way to monitor your HARO pitches would be to set up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/alerts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Google Alerts<\/a>. Journalists will always use your name or company\u2019s name to credit you for the answer. All you have to do is open up Google Alerts and create an alert on your name and company. Google will send you updates once it sees that a website has a mention of your name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/google-alert.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17880 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/google-alert.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"378\" data-wp-pid=\"17880\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 695px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 695\/378;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"haro-cost\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much does HARO cost?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The basic use of HARO is free for both Journalists and Sources. However, HARO offers three <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpareporter.com\/subscriptions\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">paid plans for additional features<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free Plan<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media opportunities sent to inbox three times a day<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email Support<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standard Plan $19 per month<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything in the Basic Plan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One keyword alert that allows you to filter queries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One profile to be inserted in the pitches<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Text Alerts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online Search<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Plan $49 per month<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything in the basic and standard plan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three keywords to filter queries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three profiles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head start: get HARO alerts as soon as they get approved by the HARO editorial team<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Premium Plan $149 per month<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything in basic, standard, and advanced plan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlimited keywords<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlimited profiles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phone and email support<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"seo-benefits\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO Benefits of HARO<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since HARO allows you to connect with webmasters from high-authority websites, this is a gold mine of opportunity for getting high-quality links and referral traffic. This is arguably one of the best ways to get natural backlinks. But do take note that not all websites will give out dofollow links and some won\u2019t even give links and just mention your name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sample pitch template that I showed above was my answer to a query by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blurbpoint.com\/blog\/seo-experts-votes-for-the-best-website-audit-tool\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blurbpoint regarding the Best SEO Auditing Tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Not only was my name mentioned but I also got a link back to the SEO-Hacker website and Twitter account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haro-sample-accepted-pitch.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17881 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/haro-sample-accepted-pitch-1024x399.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"399\" data-wp-pid=\"17881\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/399;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It might take a long time to get your answers published but SEO is a long game anyway. I highly recommend that you take at least 30 minutes a day to sift through HARO emails and look for queries you can answer. While your answers are not guaranteed to be accepted, it is always a win when your answers get approved. You get a link from a website that is ranked at least 1 million in the <a href=\"https:\/\/seo-hacker.com\/vocabulary\/alexa-rank\/\">Alexa Rankings<\/a>. That\u2019s really the only reward you need. And knowing these websites have good traffic flow, referral traffic is just a bonus.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"key-takeaway\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Takeaway<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I love the most about HARO is the thought that instead of reaching out to these high authority websites, they are the ones who lay down the questions for us to answer. You get all these opportunities every day without having to pay. All you have to do is send out the best pitch that you can. But, you have to remember that these journalists and bloggers receive thousands of answers daily so you have to make each answer count.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Needless to say, it is a great way to get online publicity boosting your branding, authority, and of course SEO. It doesn&#8217;t matter whether your company is just starting out. The person with the best pitch wins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is HARO, and why should I use it for my SEO? Quick Answer: Help a Reporter Out or HARO is an online PR platform that is used by journalists and bloggers from popular websites to connect with sources to help out with their content. 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