{"id":6669,"date":"2020-10-20T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ahrefs.com\/?p=6669"},"modified":"2024-02-14T07:11:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T12:11:35","slug":"build-links-with-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/build-links-with-images\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Simple Ways to Build Links With Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro-txt\">They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but when it comes to link building, a picture can quite literally be worth a thousand links.<\/div>\n<p>For example, take <a href=\"https:\/\/xkcd.com\/936\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this simple comic<\/a>&nbsp;from xkcd:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"601\" class=\"wp-image-40059\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-comic-password-strength.png\" alt=\"1 comic password strength\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-comic-password-strength.png 740w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-comic-password-strength-523x425.png 523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\"><\/p>\n<p>According to Ahrefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-explorer\">Site Explorer<\/a>, it has links from over 7,000 referring domains:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"292\" class=\"wp-image-40045\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2-password-strength-links.png\" alt=\"2 password strength links\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2-password-strength-links.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2-password-strength-links-680x124.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2-password-strength-links-768x140.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2-password-strength-links-1536x280.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>While it might be challenging to replicate this runaway level of success, there are simple ways we can all build links using images. And in today\u2019s guide, we\u2019ll cover three of the most effective tactics.<\/p>\n<p>But first, let\u2019s cover a few basics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hub-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Beginner's guide to link building\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/backlinks.png\"><div class=\"hl-title\">New to link building? Check out&nbsp;our<\/div><div class=\"hl-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/link-building\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beginner\u2019s guide to link building<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#why-images-attract-links\">Why do images attract links?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#image-types\">What kind of images attract links?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#building-links-with-images\">How to build links with images<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Why do images attract links?\" data-section=\"why-images-attract-links\">\n<h2>Why do images attract links?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Images are embeddable. And when people embed them in their content, they usually link back to the source.<\/p>\n<p>For example, here\u2019s that password strength comic embedded in a post on Wired.co.uk:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1175\" class=\"wp-image-40071\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3-wired-comic.jpg\" alt=\"3 wired comic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3-wired-comic.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3-wired-comic-579x425.jpg 579w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3-wired-comic-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3-wired-comic-1536x1128.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>Below the image, the author credits the creator by linking back to the image source.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"What kinds of images attract links?\" data-section=\"image-types\">\n<h2>What kinds of images attract links?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Getting links from images is a strategic process. You can\u2019t just take a photo of your cat and expect the links to flood in. You need images that people will actually want to&nbsp;embed.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few common image types that tend to attract links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#infographics\">Infographics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#graphs\">Graphs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#photos\">Photos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#maps\">Maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#product-photos\">Product photos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"infographics\">Infographics<\/h3>\n<p>People love infographics for <a href=\"https:\/\/neomam.com\/interactive\/13reasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all kinds of reasons<\/a>. That probably explains why \u2018infographic link building\u2019 has been a thing&nbsp;for well over a decade. And while they\u2019re a bit less popular than once were, mostly because people went overboard with them a few years ago, interesting and well-designed ones can still attract plenty of backlinks.<\/p>\n<p>Just look at this one <a href=\"https:\/\/winefolly.com\/deep-dive\/different-types-of-wine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">from Wine Folly<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" class=\"wp-image-40060\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4-winefolly-infographic.jpg\" alt=\"4 winefolly infographic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4-winefolly-infographic.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4-winefolly-infographic-319x425.jpg 319w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4-winefolly-infographic-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4-winefolly-infographic-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/p>\n<p>According to Ahrefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-explorer\">Site Explorer<\/a>, it has links from 153 unique websites (referring domains).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"330\" class=\"wp-image-40056\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/5-winefolloy-links.png\" alt=\"5 winefolloy links\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/5-winefolloy-links.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/5-winefolloy-links-680x140.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/5-winefolloy-links-768x158.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/5-winefolloy-links-1536x317.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"graphs\">Graphs<\/h3>\n<p>Look at this&nbsp;graph:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"559\" class=\"wp-image-40062\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-featured-snippets-queries.png\" alt=\"6 featured snippets queries\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-featured-snippets-queries.png 900w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-featured-snippets-queries-680x422.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/6-featured-snippets-queries-768x477.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been featured on 150 pages, according to Google.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"496\" class=\"wp-image-40068\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/7-image-search.png\" alt=\"7 image search\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/7-image-search.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/7-image-search-680x211.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/7-image-search-768x238.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/7-image-search-1536x476.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s probably part of the reason why the post it comes from is our most linked-to post:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"532\" class=\"wp-image-40046\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/8-bbl-ahrefs.png\" alt=\"8 bbl ahrefs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/8-bbl-ahrefs.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/8-bbl-ahrefs-680x226.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/8-bbl-ahrefs-768x255.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/8-bbl-ahrefs-1536x511.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"photos\">Photos<\/h3>\n<p>No, that photo of your lunch on Instagram isn\u2019t going to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/seo\/link-building\" data-ahr=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/link-building\/\">link building<\/a>&nbsp;savior you\u2019re after. But if you take images of things people are searching for, they can attract links like&nbsp;crazy.<\/p>\n<p>For example, <a href=\"http:\/\/unsplash.com\/images\/nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this bank of 100+ nature images<\/a>&nbsp;from Unsplash has 349 referring domains:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"324\" class=\"wp-image-40057\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9-unplash-links.png\" alt=\"9 unplash links\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9-unplash-links.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9-unplash-links-680x138.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9-unplash-links-768x156.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9-unplash-links-1536x311.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"maps\">Maps<\/h3>\n<p>Look at this&nbsp;map:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-image-40052\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10-country-names-map.jpg\" alt=\"10 country names map\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10-country-names-map.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10-country-names-map-638x425.jpg 638w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10-country-names-map-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/p>\n<p>The page it\u2019s on has backlinks from 278 referring domains, including BBC, Lonely Planet, Vice, Gizmodo, and&nbsp;more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"286\" class=\"wp-image-40074\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/11-credit-card-compare-links.png\" alt=\"11 credit card compare links\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/11-credit-card-compare-links.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/11-credit-card-compare-links-680x122.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/11-credit-card-compare-links-768x137.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/11-credit-card-compare-links-1536x275.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"product-photos\">Product photos<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re taking photos&nbsp;of popular products for your ecommerce store, you can bet your bottom dollar that people will use them without permission.<\/p>\n<p>For example, FireBox took their own product photos for a beer brewing kit they&nbsp;sell:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1180\" class=\"wp-image-40050\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/12-firebox-product-image.jpg\" alt=\"12 firebox product image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/12-firebox-product-image.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/12-firebox-product-image-576x425.jpg 576w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/12-firebox-product-image-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/12-firebox-product-image-1536x1133.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>Yet they\u2019re not the only site to sell this product, and others have seemingly used their photos without permission:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"904\" class=\"wp-image-40070\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/13-product-image-no-attribution.jpg\" alt=\"13 product image no attribution\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/13-product-image-no-attribution.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/13-product-image-no-attribution-680x384.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/13-product-image-no-attribution-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/13-product-image-no-attribution-1536x868.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"3 ways to build links with images\" data-section=\"building-links-with-images\">\n<h2>3 ways to build links with images<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Let\u2019s get to the nitty-gritty and start building some&nbsp;links.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#improper-attributions\">Claim links from improper attributions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#unauthorized-use\">Claim links from unauthorized use<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#trust-formula\">Use the TRUST formula<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 id=\"improper-attributions\">1. Claim links from improper attributions<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019ve already created some of the image types mentioned above, then people might have already embedded them.<\/p>\n<p>For example, here\u2019s an embed of our keyword length distribution image on another site:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1236\" class=\"wp-image-40041\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/14-keyword-distribution-embed.png\" alt=\"14 keyword distribution embed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/14-keyword-distribution-embed.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/14-keyword-distribution-embed-550x425.png 550w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/14-keyword-distribution-embed-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/14-keyword-distribution-embed-1536x1187.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>If you look below the image, they\u2019ve credited us with a link. However, this link points to the actual image file itself, not the post where it comes from. This isn\u2019t ideal because image links are a dead-end for <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/google-pagerank\/\">PageRank<\/a>&nbsp;and probably aren\u2019t helping our page <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-rank-higher-on-google\/\">rank in Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to find and claim proper attribution for these types of image&nbsp;links:<\/p>\n<h4>a) Find improper attributions<\/h4>\n<p>Paste your website into Ahrefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-explorer\">Site Explorer<\/a>, go to the <strong>Backlinks<\/strong>&nbsp;report, then search for .png or .jpg in the URLs of backlinks:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1319\" height=\"651\" class=\"wp-image-40048\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Recording-2020-09-14-at-07.19-pm.gif\" alt=\"Screen Recording 2020 09 14 at 07.19 pm\"><\/p>\n<p>Next, filter the report to show only \u201cdofollow\u201d links from unique domains.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"645\" class=\"wp-image-40051\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15-image-links-2.png\" alt=\"15 image links 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15-image-links-2.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15-image-links-2-680x274.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15-image-links-2-768x310.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15-image-links-2-1536x619.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>You can see that for the Ahrefs blog, 497 websites are linking directly to image&nbsp;files.<\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s just a case of sifting through the report and noting any links that we want to claim in a spreadsheet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"348\" class=\"wp-image-40075\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/16-image-links-to-reclaim.png\" alt=\"16 image links to reclaim\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/16-image-links-to-reclaim.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/16-image-links-to-reclaim-680x148.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/16-image-links-to-reclaim-768x167.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/16-image-links-to-reclaim-1536x334.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>Just make sure to check the source code of the page before reaching out because there\u2019s always a chance they\u2019re linking to the actual page that the image comes from. You won\u2019t want to reach out in this&nbsp;case.<\/p>\n<h4>b) Reach out and request proper attribution<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/find-email-address\/\">Find the email address<\/a>&nbsp;of a person associated with each website, then send a quick email requesting a link change like&nbsp;this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hey John,<\/p>\n<p>Just saw that you included one of our graphs in your post about [topic].<\/p>\n<p>Is there any chance you could link to <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/featured-snippets-study\/\">the post that it came from<\/a>&nbsp;instead of the image file itself?<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<br>\nJosh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s that simple. The hardest part is finding the right contact details, but this video can help speed that&nbsp;up:<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ha5tlhg80js\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer 'none';autoplay 'none';bluetooth 'none';browsing-topics 'none';camera 'none';clipboard-read 'none';clipboard-write;display-capture 'none';encrypted-media 'none';gamepad 'none';geolocation 'none';gyroscope 'none';hid 'none';identity-credentials-get 'none';idle-detection 'none';keyboard-map 'none';local-fonts;magnetometer 'none';microphone 'none';midi 'none';otp-credentials 'none';payment 'none';picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create 'none';publickey-credentials-get 'none';screen-wake-lock 'none';serial 'none';summarizer 'none';sync-xhr;usb 'none';web-share;window-management 'none';xr-spatial-tracking 'none';\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-ha5tlhg80js\" data-lenis-prevent data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HA5tLHG80js?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HA5tLHG80js?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" title width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>c) Automate everything<\/h4>\n<p>If you have success with this technique, it makes sense to keep on top of future improper attributions, too.<\/p>\n<p>To do that, set up a new backlink alert in <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/alerts\">Ahrefs Alerts<\/a>, then use the following settings:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Domain or URL: <\/strong>https:\/\/yourwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/<br>\n<strong>Mode: <\/strong>Prefix<br>\n<strong>Score: <\/strong>New backlinks<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1190\" height=\"712\" class=\"wp-image-40058\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/17-backlinks-alert.png\" alt=\"17 backlinks alert\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/17-backlinks-alert.png 1190w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/17-backlinks-alert-680x407.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/17-backlinks-alert-768x460.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\"><\/p>\n<p>Note that this will only work if your site runs on WordPress. If you\u2019re using another CMS, you\u2019ll need to figure out where your images get uploaded then use that for the URL. Or, if you\u2019re using a CDN, you\u2019ll need to monitor that domain.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming everything is set up correctly, you\u2019ll now receive email alerts whenever someone links directly to an image on your&nbsp;site.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"974\" class=\"wp-image-40065\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/18-backlinks-email.png\" alt=\"18 backlinks email\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/18-backlinks-email.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/18-backlinks-email-680x414.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/18-backlinks-email-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/18-backlinks-email-1536x935.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>You can then sift through the links and if you want to claim any, shoot them an&nbsp;email.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"unauthorized-use\">2. Claim links from unauthorized use<\/h3>\n<p>Most people who use your images will credit you with a link, but not everyone.<\/p>\n<p>For example, here\u2019s an image of ours on someone else\u2019s page, but according to the source code, there\u2019s no link to us at&nbsp;all:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1350\" class=\"wp-image-40043\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19-unauthorized-image-use.jpg\" alt=\"19 unauthorized image use\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19-unauthorized-image-use.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19-unauthorized-image-use-504x425.jpg 504w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19-unauthorized-image-use-768x648.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19-unauthorized-image-use-1536x1296.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to find and claim links from unauthorized use:<\/p>\n<h4>a) Find images used without permission<\/h4>\n<p>The simplest way to do this is with a Google reverse image search. Just upload your image&nbsp;or paste in the URL, and Google will kick back pages where it thinks the image is being&nbsp;used.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"991\" class=\"wp-image-40061\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19-reverse-image-search.jpg\" alt=\"19 reverse image search\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19-reverse-image-search.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19-reverse-image-search-680x421.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19-reverse-image-search-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19-reverse-image-search-1536x951.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>You then just need to sift through the results to make&nbsp;sure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your image is actually on the&nbsp;page<\/li>\n<li>They\u2019re not crediting you with a&nbsp;link<\/li>\n<li>You want a link from this website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If all of the above is true, make a note of the page in a spreadsheet.<\/p>\n<h4>b) Reach out and request attribution<\/h4>\n<p>Find the right email address and reach out with a simple email&nbsp;like:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hey John,<\/p>\n<p>Just saw that you included one of our graphs in your post about [topic]\n<\/p><p>Is there any chance you could add a link to <a href=\"#\">the source<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<br>\nJosh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>c) Automate the discovery of unauthorized image&nbsp;use<\/h4>\n<p>Using Google for reverse image searches is entirely free, but it\u2019s time-consuming if you have many images to check. Plus, you have to repeat the process every few months if you want to keep on top of unauthorized image&nbsp;use.<\/p>\n<p>The solution to this problem is to use a paid tool like <a href=\"https:\/\/infringement.report\/api\/raider-reverse-image-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Image Raider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a monthly fee, this tool monitors the web for embeds of up to 10,000 images. Just sign up, create a list, then add the images you want to monitor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1564\" height=\"1070\" class=\"wp-image-40067\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20-image-raider.png\" alt=\"20 image raider\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20-image-raider.png 1564w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20-image-raider-621x425.png 621w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20-image-raider-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20-image-raider-1536x1051.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1564px) 100vw, 1564px\"><\/p>\n<p>You can easily add all the images on your site to Image Raider in seconds. Just crawl your site with Ahrefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/site-audit\">Site Audit<\/a>, go to the <strong>Images<\/strong>&nbsp;report, click crawled images, export image resources, and paste the list of image URLs into Image Raider:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1092\" height=\"671\" class=\"wp-image-40072\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Recording-2020-09-15-at-12.04-am.gif\" alt=\"Screen Recording 2020 09 15 at 12.04 am\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"844\" class=\"wp-image-40064\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20-add-images-image-raider.jpg\" alt=\"20 add images image raider\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20-add-images-image-raider.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20-add-images-image-raider-680x359.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20-add-images-image-raider-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20-add-images-image-raider-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>However, while this sounds like a good idea on the surface, it\u2019s unlikely that you\u2019ll want to monitor all these images. It\u2019s probably a better idea to sift through your most popular pages and copy the URLs of images you want to monitor into Image Raider:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1035\" height=\"755\" class=\"wp-image-40054\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Screen-Recording-2020-09-15-at-12.09-am.gif\" alt=\"Screen Recording 2020 09 15 at 12.09 am\"><\/p>\n<p>Either way, Image Raider will monitor for new occurrences of your images on autopilot. You just need to log in once a month and take a look at new \u2018infringements.\u2019 You can do this by filtering the report by \u2018Result found&nbsp;date.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1054\" class=\"wp-image-40069\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/21-image-raider-results.png\" alt=\"21 image raider results\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/21-image-raider-results.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/21-image-raider-results-645x425.png 645w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/21-image-raider-results-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/21-image-raider-results-1536x1012.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>Just know that what Image Raider calls infringements might not actually be infringements. That\u2019s because the tool doesn\u2019t check whether the pages link to you. You can solve that problem by exporting the URLs list from Image Raider and running a custom search in Screaming Frog to bulk-check for links on the&nbsp;pages.<\/p>\n<p>Just to go<em>&nbsp;Configuration &gt; Custom &gt; Search,<\/em>&nbsp;choose the \u201cDoes not contain\u201d option, and paste in this&nbsp;regex:<\/p>\n<p><code>&lt;a [^&gt;]*bhrefs*=s*\u201d([^\u201d]*ahrefs.com[^\u201d]*)<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Note that you\u2019ll need to replace ahrefs.com with yoursite.com.<\/p>\n<p>From there, go to the \u201cCustom\u201d tab and select the \u201cDoes not contain\u201d filter from the drop-down. This will show all the pages without links to your&nbsp;page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"328\" class=\"wp-image-40066\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23-screaming-frog.png\" alt=\"23 screaming frog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23-screaming-frog.png 900w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23-screaming-frog-680x248.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23-screaming-frog-768x280.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>You can then paste those URLs back into Screaming Frog and use the Ahrefs API connection to pull in metrics like Domain Rating, URL Rating, etc.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"160\" class=\"wp-image-40063\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/22-screaming-frog.png\" alt=\"22 screaming frog\"><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s then just a case of sifting through the export and choosing which, if any, sites you want to contact.<\/p>\n<p>All the above might sound like a lot of work, but once you get your head around it, it should only take 15-20 minutes a month. Even if you only get one or two links out of that, it\u2019s not&nbsp;bad.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"trust-formula\">3. Use the TRUST formula<\/h3>\n<p>You can only claim so many backlinks from existing images. After that, you\u2019ll need to create more images to attract backlinks. There are several ways you can do that, but one tried and tested formula is the TRUST formula.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the process in a nutshell:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Tr<\/strong>ending topic<\/li>\n<li><strong>R<\/strong>esearch and analysis<\/li>\n<li><strong>U<\/strong>nique (unusual, or unexpected) takeaway<\/li>\n<li><strong>S<\/strong>imple visual<\/li>\n<li><strong>T<\/strong>actical promotion<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>David McSweeney explains precisely how to execute this tactic <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/the-trust-formula\/\">here<\/a>, plus how he managed to get backlinks from high-authority sites like Yahoo Sports and FHM. But for now, let\u2019s go through the basics.<\/p>\n<h4>a) Find a trending topic<\/h4>\n<p>If journalists and bloggers are already writing about a topic, it\u2019ll be easier to pitch them new content about a similar topic.<\/p>\n<p>Google News is one of the best ways to find <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/trending-topics\/\">trending topics<\/a>. Just search for whatever your site is about, then eyeball the results for trending topics.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1590\" height=\"486\" class=\"wp-image-40040\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/24-golf-news.png\" alt=\"24 golf news\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/24-golf-news.png 1590w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/24-golf-news-680x208.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/24-golf-news-768x235.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/24-golf-news-1536x469.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1590px) 100vw, 1590px\"><\/p>\n<p>In David\u2019s case, he found that many sites were writing about Tiger Woods, so he chose that as his&nbsp;topic.<\/p>\n<h4>b) Find interesting data about your&nbsp;topic<\/h4>\n<p>Find data, analyze it, and extract unique insights.&nbsp;(Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columnfivemedia.com\/100-best-free-data-sources-infographic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some sources<\/a>&nbsp;to get you started). In David\u2019s case, he used Wikipedia data to find out how much Tiger Woods had earned in each state throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"583\" class=\"wp-image-40047\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/25-research.png\" alt=\"25 research\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/25-research.png 391w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/25-research-285x425.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\"><\/p>\n<p>His idea was to create a map with this&nbsp;data.<\/p>\n<h4>c) Write the headline<\/h4>\n<p>Next up, you need a simple one or two-line takeaway or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-write-a-headline\/\">headline<\/a> for your pitch. If you\u2019re struggling, you can use this format:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>We worked out {X}.<\/em><br>\n<em>Did you know that {Y}?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here\u2019s what David went&nbsp;for:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>We worked out how much Tiger Woods has earned in each US&nbsp;State.<\/em><br>\n<em>Did you know that he has earned money in exactly half of&nbsp;them?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>d) Create your&nbsp;image<\/h4>\n<p>You have two main options: make a simple image using a tool like Visme or Easel.ly, or create something custom.<\/p>\n<p>David went for the second option and came up with&nbsp;this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" class=\"wp-image-40053\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/26-tiger-woods-map.png\" alt=\"26 tiger woods map\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/26-tiger-woods-map.png 1000w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/26-tiger-woods-map-425x425.png 425w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/26-tiger-woods-map-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/p>\n<p>Then he launched it on his site with a brief write-up:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"793\" class=\"wp-image-40042\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/27-tiger-woods-map-feature.png\" alt=\"27 tiger woods map feature\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/27-tiger-woods-map-feature.png 726w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/27-tiger-woods-map-feature-389x425.png 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\"><\/p>\n<h4>e) Promote the&nbsp;piece<\/h4>\n<p>The crux of this process is email <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/outreach\/\">outreach<\/a>&nbsp;to journalists and bloggers already talking about your topic. You can find these in Google News or Ahrefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/content-explorer\">Content Explorer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Content Explorer, search for your topic, then filter for English pages published in the past seven&nbsp;days.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1045\" class=\"wp-image-40076\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/28-content-explorer-tiger-woods.png\" alt=\"28 content explorer tiger woods\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/28-content-explorer-tiger-woods.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/28-content-explorer-tiger-woods-651x425.png 651w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/28-content-explorer-tiger-woods-768x502.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/28-content-explorer-tiger-woods-1536x1003.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p>Then it\u2019s just a case of sifting through the results, identifying sites you want links from, finding their contact information, and sending a&nbsp;pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the pitch David&nbsp;sent:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"574\" class=\"wp-image-40044\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/29-outreach-email-trust.png\" alt=\"29 outreach email trust\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/29-outreach-email-trust.png 652w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/29-outreach-email-trust-483x425.png 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\"><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about David\u2019s results in <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/the-trust-formula\/\">this post<\/a>, and more about building links with maps in <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/seo\/link-building\" data-ahr=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/visual-link-building\/\">this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Final thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>Images offer a powerful way to build links because they\u2019re embeddable, and their visual nature also makes it easier to explain complex topics. 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