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Link exchangeLink swaps on RankbankSetting up your site for swapsPages you shareFinding a site to swap withSending a swap requestReviewing a swap request you receivedAsking a partner for a linkAnswering a link requestWhen the page is published somewhere you can't editHow Rankbank keeps watchThe partner ledger
Content calendarThe content calendarSetting up your calendarWhere the keywords come fromReading the calendarSteering an article before it's writtenReviewing and editing a draftConnecting where it publishesPublishing and what happens nextStyle & settings
TutorialsYour first site audit, from "read my site" to fixes you can ship this weekConnecting Search Console and turning its data into clicksWriting a guest post that gets accepted, the full pathRunning guest posts on your site without letting quality slipYour first link swap, start to finishKeeping your links alive, from wording changes to missing linksA month of content on autopilot, done properly
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Getting startedCreating your Rankbank accountAdding your first websiteProving your site is yoursWriter view and Site owner viewHow Rankbank tells you thingsYour dashboardRankbank Pro and billing
Site audit & search growthThe SEO overview, explainedHow Rankbank reads your siteThe site health scoreThe Problems to fix pageEvery problem type, explainedYour fix listFindings: how to read a cardEverything Rankbank looks forThe map of your siteConnecting Google Search ConsoleThe growth planSuggested linksTopics and content ideasAuthority: how much weight your site carriesThe Search traffic pagePast reads and history
Guest postsGuest posting on RankbankSubmitting your first guest postImporting from Google DocsWriting in the Rankbank editorReview & send: the last step before the editorsWhen the editors ask for changesTracking your guest postsFor site owners: opening your site to guest postsFor site owners: writing your guidelinesFor site owners: reviewing a submissionFor site owners: publishing and the live checkThe Content Library
Link exchangeLink swaps on RankbankSetting up your site for swapsPages you shareFinding a site to swap withSending a swap requestReviewing a swap request you receivedAsking a partner for a linkAnswering a link requestWhen the page is published somewhere you can't editHow Rankbank keeps watchThe partner ledger
Content calendarThe content calendarSetting up your calendarWhere the keywords come fromReading the calendarSteering an article before it's writtenReviewing and editing a draftConnecting where it publishesPublishing and what happens nextStyle & settings
TutorialsYour first site audit, from "read my site" to fixes you can ship this weekConnecting Search Console and turning its data into clicksWriting a guest post that gets accepted, the full pathRunning guest posts on your site without letting quality slipYour first link swap, start to finishKeeping your links alive, from wording changes to missing linksA month of content on autopilot, done properly
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Link exchange

Finding sites to swap links with, agreeing placements, and keeping the links that go live alive.

How it works

What a swap is, and the promises Rankbank makes about one.

  • 1Link swaps on RankbankWhat a link swap is, the four stages it moves through, and the three promises Rankbank makes about every link.

Get ready to swap

The setup a partner checks before they say yes.

  • 2Setting up your site for swapsThe four things a site needs before it can swap links, and the rules you set for who may ask.
  • 3Pages you shareBuilding the list of pages a partner may ask to place a link in, four ways, and what sharing does and does not promise.

Find a partner

Searching the directory, and both sides of a swap request.

  • 4Finding a site to swap withHow the directory works, what the numbers on a card mean, and how to invite a site that is not here yet.
  • 5Sending a swap requestPicking the two sites, reading the blockers, and what the other owner sees when your request lands.
  • 6Reviewing a swap request you receivedWhere incoming requests arrive, what to look at before deciding, and exactly what accepting commits you to.

Agree each link

Asking, answering, and pages published somewhere you can't edit.

  • 7Asking a partner for a linkThe four-step builder, and how choosing the words that carry your link works when Rankbank reads your partner's page for you.
  • 8Answering a link requestWhat a partner is asking for, the three ways to answer, negotiating the wording, and telling Rankbank when the link is live.
  • 9When the page is published somewhere you can't editSending a one-click confirmation page to whoever runs the site, what they see, and what each answer does.

Keep them alive

What happens after a link goes live, and the ledger that tracks it.

  • 10How Rankbank keeps watchWhat happens after a link goes live, how often it is re-checked, what each finding means, and what to do when a link disappears.
  • 11The partner ledgerEvery link between you and one partner, in both directions, with the badge vocabulary and how to pause a partnership.
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