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WTF is Haro = Help A Reporter Out

FAQ

WHAT IS HARO?

FAQ It stands for Help A Reporter Out. It is a media request service for Journalists to ask for insights on an impending article/piece. People pitch their insights for a chance to be featured and attributed in the published piece.

DO does the platform GUARANTEE A MINIMUM DA?

Haro uses a simialr web ranking system to accept sites on their platform.. The average DA/DR of links using the site is between 50-70. Some queries are anonymous so you won’t know the DA/DR;

ARE THEY ALL FOLLOW LINKS?

Yes, 90% of  links are followed. Nofollow are still useful. We recommend a small smattering of nofollow to keep a link profile looking natural

WILL THEY ALL BE FROM DIFFERENT DOMAINS?

Yes, sometimes they are syndicated or you get 2 different comments quoted on the same domain due to them not publishing or letting you know of the link before you pitched again.

 

 

WHAT IS THE TAT ON THE LINKS?

Dependent on the niche, between 6 – 12  weeks. Most publications (with exceptions) don’t publish for a few weeks. However, once the first links land, it has the momentum needed so they are more consistent. 

With more difficult niches, there are fewer callouts so the pitch volume is lower, plus the niche is less likely to be linked to from reporters, so you need to send more emails.

HOW TOPICALLY RELEVANT ARE THE SITES?

Depending on your type of business it can be feast or famine/ Sometimes hyper-relevant niches opportunities are few and far between, so you can also  pitch for more general/business-aligned ones.