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Backlink exchange for travel bloggers
Hello, Marta
2 things need you. You can take 1 more link before giving one back.
Asks in your niches
Algarve coastal walks guide could use a mention
Regional walking guide needs a link from Spain blogs
Where you stand
4
given
3
received
4
helped
7 links, given and received, on My links.
Your posts
How a link happens here
Every link on the board follows the same four steps, from the first post to a link on both members' records.
Step 1
Ask
Post a page that deserves links and say why. It stays up for 7 days, and members in your niches see it on their Home.OpenStep 2
Offers come in
Members link to it from a page on their own site, then reply with where. Every offer shows their site and numbers.2 offersStep 3
Accept
Accept the offers you're happy with. A question first? Message them about the post. Nobody is owed anything.AcceptedStep 4
On the record
It's listed on My links for both of you, with the page, the target and the anchor, and it counts toward the balance.Given
The one rule
Up to 2 links ahead, then you give
- It counts across the whole board, never between two people
- Home lists the asks in your niches, so giving is one click
- Generosity shows on your profile: links given, members helped
An Ask
Your page needs links. Members link to it, then reply with where. Each one accepted is a link received.
A Give
Your page has a spot. Members offer a page that fits. You place the one you accept: a link given.
Where you stand: 4 given, 3 received, 4 members helped.
ExampleEverything inside, one tab at a time
The board, the directory and messages. All of it opens once Heidi approves your site.
A link board for travel blogs
Ask for links to a page, or offer a spot on one. Members reply with their own pages, and you accept the offers you want.
- 2 open posts at a time, each open for 7 days
- Every offer shows the member's site and numbers
- Message anyone about a post, straight from it
- No swaps, no chains, nothing for sale
Page
slowtravelspain.com/la-rioja-by-train
Title
La Rioja by train: every route, costed
Why it's worth linking to
Updated this spring, with timetables and fares for all six lines.
Open for a week
PostA directory of checked travel bloggers
Every approved site its owner has chosen to show, with its DA, DR, traffic and spam score, plus how many links its owner has given. Message anyone straight from their profile.
- Filter by niche, DR or links given
- See which owners are asking for links right now
- Choose which of your sites members see, and who can message you
- Report a site and a person reads it
Slow Travel Spain
Food, culture and trains across Spain
- DA
- 34
- DR
- 38
- Traffic
- 21,400
- Spam score
- 1
- Links given
- 11
- Reports
- 0
Messages between members, kept for good
Agree the page, the anchor and the timing in one place. When a link is placed, the thread is the record of what was agreed.
- One thread per pair of members
- Start one from any post, profile or site
- Messages can't be edited or deleted after they're sent
- Choose who can message you, and block anyone
- Marta R.
- Tom H.
- Priya S.
Saw your post about the Rioja rail guide. I've got a wine-route page that'd suit it.
That would be perfect. Reply on the post and I'll accept it?
Done. Link's live on the page now.
Seen
Built to stay honest
The rules that keep the people here real and the links worth having, written into the product rather than into a promise.
A person reads every site
Ask: La Rioja by train
2 offers · 5 days left
Marta R. · slowtravelspain.com
DR 38Linked from my Rioja wine routes page.
Tom H. · northcoastwalks.co.uk
DR 31Could add it to my Spain by train roundup.
Every link on the record
Chat you can rely on later
Your site stays yours to show
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The person who checks
I'm Heidi. I read every application myself. I check that the site is real, active and yours, and I compare the numbers you report with my own Ahrefs and Moz data.
I can't promise how Google will treat any link, and nobody honest can. What I can do is keep the people here real.
HeidiHeidi Hein, runs Travellers WelcomeWhat you won't find here
- Paid links, of any kind
- Private blog networks
- Two sites paired up to link to each other
- Made-up reviews or member counts
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