Some brands we’ve worked with include:
Some brands we’ve worked with include:
Traditional link building isn’t enough anymore
The SEO landscape has shifted, and if you’re ignoring user-generated content (UGC) backlinks, you’re falling behind.
Here’s why:
Google has publicly partnered with Reddit to increase the visibility of real community content in search results.
But Reddit is just the beginning. Forum and community platforms have exploded in visibility thanks to Google’s algorithm shifts and the rise of AI-powered search (SGE, Perplexity, ChatGPT).
Search engines & AI platforms now lean heavily on UGC platforms to:
- Understand brand trust signals
- Surface authentic, unbiased conversations
- Train their AI ranking systems using community data
And the data speaks for itself:
Community Platform Growth (2023 → 2024)
| Community Platform | 2023 Monthly Visitors | 2024 Monthly Visitors | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75M | 723M | +864% | |
| Quora | 57M | 144M | +152% |
| Spiceworks | 160K | 2.4M | +1,400% |
| What to Expect | 80K | 1.5M | +1,775% |
| Money Saving Expert | 170K | 789K | +364% |
| Fodor’s Travel Community | 113K | 661K | +485% |
| Bogleheads | 38K | 621K | +1,534% |
| Shopify Community | 123K | 545K | +343% |
| Squarespace Community | 3.8K | 52K | +1,268% |
Community Platform Growth (2023 → 2024)
| Community | 2023 Visitors | 2024 Visitors | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75M | 723M | +864% | |
| Quora | 57M | 144M | +152% |
| Spiceworks | 160K | 2.4M | +1,400% |
| What to Expect | 80K | 1.5M | +1,775% |
| Money Saving Expert | 170K | 789K | +364% |
| Fodor’s Travel | 113K | 661K | +485% |
| Bogleheads | 38K | 621K | +1,534% |
| Shopify Community | 123K | 545K | +343% |
| Squarespace Community | 3.8K | 52K | +1,268% |
These are monthly visitors and just a few examples of hundreds that have seen similar recent growth. This rise in community site visibility creates serious opportunities for referral traffic and brand trust building, with 85% of consumers saying UGC is more influential than branded content.
Herd Links™ explained
Real Brand Mentions. Trusted Communities. Zero Spam.
Herd Links™ isn’t like the typical forum backlink services you’ll find online.
It’s the only link-building system designed to earn authentic, third-party brand mentions in the world’s most trusted online communities — without spam, fake profiles, or SEO risk.
Here’s what you’re getting:
✅ Genuine, third-party brand mentions embedded in active forum conversations
✅ Community backlinks placed naturally on Reddit, Quora & hundreds of niche forums
✅ Authentically written posts by trusted, aged accounts (some with moderator status) and native English speakers
✅ Fully managed — no admin, no spreadsheets, no stress
✅ Boosts brand search demand — a strong search engine and LLM ranking signal
✅ Strengthens your SEO, E-E-A-T signals & brand authority
✅ Diversifies your link profile safely — no shady PBNs, no footprint
✅ Positions your brand to surface in AI Overviews & LLMs like ChatGPT, Perplexity & Claude
✅ Native English speakers write all content. UK & EU-based team.
This isn’t link spam disguised as forum backlinks. It’s real-world authority building from inside the communities your audience and Google both trust.
Why Herd Links™ is the gold standard for forum link building
Buying forum backlinks today is usually a joke. Automated garbage, spun comments and Fiverr-style spam that will do more harm than good.
Herd Links™ is different.
We spent 18 months building the infrastructure to deliver a community link service like no other — powered by aged, trusted accounts with hundreds of real contributions. Some accounts even belong to moderators. Our team members have spent years embedding themselves in the world’s most trusted forums and online communities.
No one else has access to this. And no one else can do it at this level.
What this means for you:
✅ Real mentions & recommendations from respected forum users.
✅ Links that mimic real brand trust & word-of-mouth authority.
✅ A direct ranking signal & indirect EEAT boost.
✅ Visibility in Google, SGE, and LLM platforms like ChatGPT & Claude.
These are the links other providers can’t touch.
How we compare to other providers:
| Feature | Herd Links™ (Growth Partners Media) ✅ | Typical Forum Link Vendors ❌ |
|---|---|---|
| Link placement | Long-form, value-packed forum comments written naturally within real conversations. | Short, generic, one-liner comments with links. Zero value, purely link drops. |
| Account quality | Trusted, aged accounts with genuine histories—some even have moderator status. | Fresh, burner, or fake accounts created solely for link placement. |
| Content authenticity | Authentically written by native English speakers. No AI, no templates. | Spun, templated, or AI-generated comments with no credibility. |
| Communities used | Vetted, high-authority, highly moderated forums & UGC sites. | Low-quality, poorly moderated forums where spam comments are tolerated. |
| Editorial integrity | Links placed organically within meaningful discussions — no spammy, forced placements. | Links shoehorned in awkwardly or in off-topic threads. |
| SEO & LLM visibility | Enhances EEAT, drives brand search, boosts Google & AI Overview rankings. | Little impact on modern SEO signals. Ignored by Google & AI platforms. |
| Tracking & reporting | Full transparency. Live tracker + monthly reporting showing every link, placement & comment content. | You get reports but don’t know what’s happening day to day. |
| Risk level | Zero spam footprint. No shady tactics. 100% Google-safe and future-proof. | High risk of link removal, devaluation, or other issues. |
Why clients choose Herd Links™ 🤝
How it works
From onboarding at the start to reporting at the end of your billing period, our UGC backlinks service is broken down into a 4-step process.
This service has a hard limit. Here’s why 👇
Herd Links™ isn’t something we can scale endlessly.
It’s powered by aged, trusted forum accounts that took us over 3 years to build and nurture — some of which even hold moderator status in key communities.
To maintain the integrity of our system, we deliberately limit the number of clients we work with at any one time.
If we overload our accounts with too many mentions, we risk burning our precious accounts — and we’re not willing to do that.
Once our monthly allocation is full, we close onboarding until slots open up.
So if you want in, now’s the time.
Get the inside scoop 📗
Most forum link vendors won’t show you how they operate because their methods are shady, low-quality, or outdated.
In this free PDF, we break down exactly how Herd Links™ delivers real community mentions at scale, something no other provider can match.
Inside, you’ll discover:
✅ How Google’s relationship with UGC platforms like Reddit is reshaping SEO — and what it means for your rankings.
✅ The untold truth behind why community backlinks now influence AI Overviews & LLM platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity & Claude.
✅ Why typical forum link services fail — and how Herd Links™ flips the script with trust, relevance & real community engagement.
✅ Real examples of editorial-quality brand mentions in the best forums on the web.
✅ How we engineered a system that mimics word-of-mouth brand trust signals at scale (and why Google loves it).
If you truly want to understand why community backlinks are now essential, this PDF is a must-read.
