← Press & partner links
Backlink & citation checklist
Work through these phases with your team. Legitimate backlinks come from outreach and useful content — not bulk purchases or link farms.
URLs to promote
- Homepage:https://www.zippeehomes.com
- All locations:https://www.zippeehomes.com/locations
- Monrovia hub:https://www.zippeehomes.com/locations/monrovia-liberia
- Jobs:https://www.zippeehomes.com/jobs
- Hiring Hub:https://www.zippeehomes.com/hiring
- Press links:https://www.zippeehomes.com/press
- Sitemap:https://www.zippeehomes.com/sitemap.xml
Phase 1 — Foundation (Week 1)
- Google Search Console — verify zippeehomes.com and submit https://zippeehomes.com/sitemap.xml
- Bing Webmaster Tools — same verification + sitemap
- Google Business Profile — link website if you have a Monrovia service area
- Social bios — homepage + /locations/monrovia-liberia on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok
- Share https://zippeehomes.com/press with partners who will link to you
Phase 2 — Liberia directories (Weeks 2–4)
- Liberia Chamber of Commerce and local business directories
- Diaspora association websites (US, UK, Ghana) — community resource links
- University & NGO career pages — link to /jobs and /hiring
- Monrovia real-estate Facebook groups — share a listing or /locations/monrovia-liberia (value-first, not spam)
- Job seeker WhatsApp/Facebook groups — share /jobs with a short helpful note
Phase 3 — Content & PR (ongoing)
- Share county/city pages from /locations when you have listings there
- Monthly LinkedIn or blog posts: renting in Monrovia, Zippee BNB, hiring in Liberia
- Guest post pitch to Liberian news and proptech sites — link to /locations or /jobs
- Press release to local + diaspora media — homepage, /locations, /hiring
- Ask onboarded agents, hosts, and providers for a “Listed on ZippeeHomes” link
Phase 4 — Startup directories (Weeks 3–6)
- African startup and proptech directories (free tiers first)
- Company profiles (Crunchbase, etc.) with homepage + Liberia description
- Product Hunt or similar when you have a launch moment
Phase 5 — Monitor (monthly)
- Search Console → Links report — track new referring domains
- Search Console → Performance — queries for Monrovia rent, Liberia homes, jobs Liberia
- Fix broken links and 404s from Search Console
- Vary anchor text — don’t use identical text on every directory
What not to do
- Don't buy bulk backlinks or use automated link farms
- Don't spam the same URL across dozens of groups in one day
- Don't use misleading anchor text (e.g. “official government housing”)
Full printable version: docs/seo-backlink-checklist.md in the project repo.