The slideshow explains why you need backlinks from .edu sites and what exactly you can do to get them.

1. How to Get .Edu Links or
Live and Learn

2. Why You Need .Edu Backlinks
Google juice from authoritative domains

3. How to Find .Edu Sites
site:.edu - just sites
site:.edu + inurl:blog - blogs on .edu sites
site:.edu + inurl:forum - forums on .edu sites

4. How to Contact .Edu Sites
● Contact Form
● Facebook
● Twitter
● LinkedIn
● Whois Email Address

5. Hire a Professor
● Buddying professor
● Be ready to shell out if not
● Time-consuming, but it's worth it (domain
authority and possible traffic)
●

6. Pay a Student
● Thin (low-quality) content but ....
● Still high domain authority (DA) link

7. Hire a Recent Graduate
● Time-Consuming
● Pricey

8. Offer Promos
● Small local schools -> T-shirts
● Big educational establishments -> value

9. Make a Donation
● If your budget allows
● Cooperate with others

10. Job Boards
● Time-consuming
● Great job opening may help

11. Offer a Scholarship
● Considerable budget
● Cooperation

12. Befriend a Librarian
● Time-consuming
● Gift or donation
● Pay a librarian

13. Broken Links
● Check My Links (Google Chrome extension)
● Xenu's Link Sleuth (free broken link
checker)
● Link Juice Recovery Tool (from
LinkResearchTools.com)

14. Edu Blogs for Commenting
● Time-efficient
● Expand your knowledge

15. Edu Forums for Posting
● Time-consuming (time and amount of posts)
● Expand your knowledge

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