Digital PR —
linkable assets and pitches: media mentions and backlinks you can stand behind

No paid placements: data, visuals, and expertise shaped for editorial needs; HARO/Pressfeed and targeted pitches that respect the outlet's reader. Focus on citation-worthy coverage and E‑E‑A‑T signals, not link counts in a spreadsheet.

How effort is usually split

Rule of thumb: assets and data; pitches and publication map; HARO/Pressfeed and response speed; columns and spokespeople. Mix depends on brand maturity and YMYL exposure.

Linkable assets28%
Pitches & media map27%
HARO / Pressfeed23%
Columns & spokespeople22%
Typical situation

Why your backlink profile isn't growing

1

Links are bought, not earned

Low-quality backlinks Google may ignore or demote. Earned mentions from real media are missing.

2

No story to tell

Journalists have nothing to write about: no unique data, no compelling infographics, no strong expert voices.

3

E-E-A-T is suffering

Without mentions in trade publications, expert columns, and commentary, it's hard to demonstrate Expertise and Authoritativeness — critical in YMYL verticals.

4

Pitches hit the trash folder

Emails to journalists go unanswered because there's no clear strategy: who to pitch, what to say, why their audience should care.

Deliverables

What's included in Digital PR & Linkable Assets

No paid placements: data, visuals, and expertise shaped for editorial needs; HARO/Pressfeed and targeted pitches that respect the outlet's reader. Focus on citation-worthy coverage and E‑E‑A‑T signals, not link counts in a spreadsheet.

Linkable assets

Research with data, infographics, calculators, and rankings — shaped for formats editors can embed quickly.

  • Hypotheses from SERP and competitor gaps
  • Methodology and data sources
  • Journalist pack: charts, quotes, embargo when agreed

HARO & Pressfeed

Monitor queries; fast responses with a clear expert stance and verifiable facts.

  • SLA to hit the query window
  • Unified tone for spokespeople
  • Log of placements and anchors

Expert columns

Outlines, drafts, and coordination with trade publications.

  • E‑E‑A‑T and spokesperson visibility
  • Contextual links without over-optimization
  • Alignment with product calendar

Pitch strategy

Publication map and beats; personalization per desk and rubric.

  • Three lines: angle, audience, fact
  • A/B hypotheses on pitch themes
  • Blocklists and outreach ethics

Backlink profile audit

Toxicity, gaps vs competitors, anchor skew — baseline KPIs for the campaign.

  • Cross-check with organic performance in GSC
  • Prioritize domains by risk vs upside
  • Disavow only when threat is clear

Reporting & KPIs

Placement list, donor quality, brand mentions; second-order metrics, not just link counts.

  • Referral traffic and branded search
  • Follow / nofollow / sponsored per policy
  • Retrospective by campaign cycle

Compliance & link markup

Sponsored/nofollow policy, outlet agreements, transparency for SEO and legal.

  • Paid integrations separate from earned
  • Single guide for spokespeople
  • Evidence trail for PR and SEO

Tie-in with SEO & content

Story angles from the roadmap, landing pages, and research; internal links to blog and product pages.

  • No weak press-release duplication
  • Strengthen clusters, not random URLs
  • Retention plan for assets after the push

Links as a byproduct of value

No link buying — value people cite: data, visuals, expertise — packaged in short pitches that match what each desk actually needs.

Linkable assets as the foundation — Unique datasets, calculators, rankings, infographics — formats that close a gap in a journalist's piece with real substance.

Expertise as currency — HARO, Pressfeed, and direct pitches: commentary and columns where they'll be seen and cited in the industry.

Pitch, don't spam — Each touch is up to three lines: the angle, why it matters to that outlet's audience, and a ready fact or quote.

Process

How the work is structured

From strategy and assets through placements and cycle reporting.

Step 1

Audit & strategy

Backlink profile, competitors, niche publications; topics and formats for your industry. Outcome: Digital PR strategy with a story roadmap and target media list.

Step 2

Asset creation

Linkable assets: research, infographics, data — packaged for copy-paste into a story. Outcome: Ready-to-pitch assets with high citation potential.

Step 3

Pitching & HARO

Two tracks: editor outreach and fast HARO/Pressfeed responses. Outcome: Publications and mentions in target outlets, links from authoritative sources.

Step 4

Monitoring & reporting

Log placements and links; impact on authority and organic; adjust strategy each cycle. Outcome: Report with metrics, publication list, and next-cycle plan.

Personal

The expert who runs the work

No hiding behind a sales team: priorities, reviews, and straight answers—from strategy through reporting.

Pavel Barushka

SEO Strategist

Pavel Barushka

Head of SEO @ Texode · Minsk / hybrid

SEO strategist with an engineering mindset. I lead projects from zero launch to scaling high-load platforms: JS/SPA, subdomains, multilingual and multiregional websites. Technical audits, indexation strategy, semantics and structured data are in my scope.

3+
years in SEO
E-com · SaaS
project types
Head of SEO
specialization
Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers
Regular link building often means buying links or mass-emailing for placements. Here the focus is value — research, data, expertise — that outlets cite on their own. It's more sustainable and aligns with E‑E‑A‑T.
HARO/Pressfeed results can appear in 2–4 weeks. A full-scale campaign with linkable assets and editor pitching typically yields a steady stream of links within 2–3 months.
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