Lots of great advice on here. Its all about adding value. One thing I would like to add is don’t contact the general contact form. Try to contact the author, SEO, or manager/director directly. Emails to general contact forms will (usually) get instantly deleted unless the site is selling links. I use linkedin to find the people, and get their email address from [hunter.io](https://hunter.io) (its free).

Link building is sales. It is also a grind. You need to remember that one real, high quality, relevant link can make days even weeks or months of planning/prospecting/failure worth it.

Remember what works and remember what doesn’t and continue to refine your technique.