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Link Building Templates

Templates for prospecting, tracking outreach, and managing link building campaigns.

7 free templates

Link Prospecting Template

Free

Organize and score link prospects by quality and relevance

Google Sheets

A Google Sheets template for collecting and vetting link building prospects. Includes columns for DA/DR, topical relevance, contact info, and prospect quality score.

Source

Ahrefs

Use cases

  • Guest post prospect management
  • Broken link building research
  • Resource page link prospects
  • Digital PR target lists

Outreach CRM Template

Free

Track every outreach email and follow-up in one place

Google Sheets

A lightweight CRM for link building outreach. Track contact details, email status, follow-up dates, response rates, and link acquisition success per campaign.

Source

Backlinko

Use cases

  • Outreach campaign management
  • Follow-up scheduling
  • Response rate tracking
  • Multi-campaign pipeline management

Backlink Audit Spreadsheet

Free

Audit your backlink profile and flag toxic links

Google Sheets

A structured template for auditing your existing backlink profile. Categorize links as good, neutral, or toxic, and build a disavow file for Google.

Source

SEMrush

Use cases

  • Google penalty recovery
  • Disavow file preparation
  • Link profile health review
  • Pre-acquisition domain audit

Link Building Campaign Tracker

Free

Manage multiple link building campaigns simultaneously

Google Sheets

Track multiple link building campaigns with targets, outreach counts, links acquired, and ROI per campaign. Ideal for agencies managing client link programs.

Source

Search Engine Journal

Use cases

  • Multi-campaign link tracking
  • Agency client link reporting
  • Campaign ROI measurement
  • Link velocity monitoring

Guest Post Tracking Template

Free

Track guest post submissions, status, and live links

Google Sheets

Manage your entire guest posting workflow from pitch to live link. Track target sites, article status, editor contacts, submission dates, and live link URLs.

Source

Neil Patel

Use cases

  • Guest post pipeline management
  • Editor relationship tracking
  • Published article inventory
  • Anchor text strategy tracking

HARO Response Tracker

Free

Manage Help a Reporter Out responses and link wins

Google Sheets

Track every HARO query you respond to, the status of each pitch, and links secured. Analyze response rate and link win rate to refine your PR pitching strategy.

Source

Moz

Use cases

  • HARO pitch management
  • PR link tracking
  • Response success rate analysis
  • Media mention monitoring

Link Reclamation Template

Free

Recover lost links and fix broken mentions

Google Sheets

Identify lost backlinks and unlinked brand mentions. Track outreach to recover links, monitor fix status, and measure the impact on domain authority over time.

Source

Ahrefs

Use cases

  • Lost link recovery
  • Unlinked mention outreach
  • Broken backlink fixing
  • Domain authority maintenance

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