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So. You're in a competitive space. You're pouring maximum resources into linkable content + link prospecting + outreach. Referral traffic and leads are definitely up but you're still lagging behind your SERP competitors. You've got a big pile of cash, a warehouse full of goods and/or billable hours you're not using and a highly aggressive ranking goal. You're aware that even the sponsorship approach could maybe possibly have the potential for risk. Well, it sounds like you're ready to donate, sponsor, support and otherwise facilitate community in a way that earns you some backlinks!

Though our agency side expertise is in linkable content + targeted outreach, on the link building tool side our expertise is in finding exactly, precisely the link prospects our clients require for their campaigns... Prospects that are directly aligned with their linkable assets. For those whose linkable assets include money, goods or services, we humbly submit these sponsorship link building queries.

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49 Donation Seeker Queries

Some organizations require donations to continue operating. Some of these organizations thank their donors by publishing thank you pages. Some of these thank you pages contain links. Some of these organizations may serve or target your market. Some may be in line with your company's ethical or moral code. If you'd like to donate goods, services or money to these kinds of organizations you can find them with the following queries.

1. [KW] donat* list
2. [KW] contributor
3. [KW] donation site:.org
4. [KW] supporter
5. [KW] donor
6. [KW] inurl:donars site:.org
7. [KW] grantor site:.org
8. [KW] sponsor site:.org
9. [KW] donations
10. in kind donars list site:.edu [KW]
11. [KW] support* list
12. in kind donations list site:.org [KW]
13. in kind donations list [KW]
14. [KW] donor site:.org
15. [KW] grantor
16. [KW] donation thank you
17. [KW] grantor thank you
18. [KW] supporter site:.org
19. [KW] donor* list
20. [KW] donate
21. [KW] donor thank you
22. in kind donars list site:.org [KW]
23. in kind donations list site:.edu [KW]
24. [KW] donation
25. [KW] "thank you" donor*
26. in kind donars list [KW]
27. [KW] supporter site:.edu
28. [KW] donor site:.edu
29. [KW] inurl:donars site:.edu
30. [KW] partner site:.edu
31. [KW] partner
32. [KW] contributor site:.org
33. in kind donars list site:.org [KW]
34. [KW] "in kind donor*"
35. [KW] inurl:donation site:.edu
36. [KW] partner site:.org
37. [KW] contribut* list
38. [KW] supporter thank you
39. [KW] contributor site:.edu
40. [KW] partner* list
41. [KW] donation site:.edu
42. in kind donations list site:.org [KW]
43. [KW] grantor* list
44. [KW] grantor site:.org
45. [KW] inurl:donation site:.org
46. [KW] grantor list
47. [KW] scholarships
48. [KW] scholarship site:.edu
49. [KW] scholarship site:.org

20 Queries for Sponsoring Events, Conferences, Fairs, Festivals and Runs

Event sponsorship is a subcategory of donations, but because events center on live, sometimes massive gatherings of targeted customers (erm, aka people), they deserve their own section.

1. [KW] festivals
2. [KW] events
3. event listing [KW]
4. [KW] event calendar
5. [KW] event sponsor*
6. [KW] fairs
7. [KW] conference
8. [KW] conferences intitle:list
9. [KW] Run Sponsor*
10. [KW] Happenings
11. [KW] show
12. [KW] sponsorship
13. [KW] sponsors
14. [KW] Thank* "to our sponsors"
15. [KW] "our sponsors"
16. [KW] thanks to our sponsors
17. [KW] sponsor site:.edu
18. [KW] sponsor
19. [KW] spons* list
20. [KW] "thank you" sponsor*

16 Contest Announcer Queries

Creating your own contest - or sponsoring someone else's - can be a great way to get your name out in the industry. If the rules or the "game" itself is in line with your brand then all the better. Here are some queries to help you promote your contest and possibly earn some links in the process.

1. [KW] contest intitle:submit
2. add contest [KW]
3. submit * giveaway [KW]
4. contribute prizes [KW]
5. [KW] intitle:submit intitle:contest
6. [KW] sweeps* intitle:submit
7. [KW] giveaways intitle:submit
8. [KW] contest
9. add [KW] contest
10. suggest [KW] contest
11. suggest contest [KW]
12. [KW] allintitle:submit * contest
13. [KW] "contest list"
14. sponsor [KW] contest
15. [KW] contests
16. [KW] contest announcment

10 Membership-Due Site Queries

Some groups require membership dues. Some of these sites have member directories, or member lists. Many of these dues-driven organizations also put on events, publish industry-targeted content and send out email newsletters. If you're not sponsoring them you should at least be contributing content to them! Here are some queries for sniffing them out.

1. associated [KW]
2. [KW] Meeting
3. [KW] organization inurl:.org
4. [KW] Chamber of Commerce
5. [KW] "association for"
6. [KW] Group
7. [KW] members
8. [KW] "of America"
9. [KW] professional organization
10. [KW] association

11 Queries for Product Review Opportunities

Getting products reviewed can have a profound impact on sales, especially if the reviewer is well trusted and the publishing site well distributed. These queries will direct you towards sites that seek out products for review.

1. [KW] reviews
2. [KW] allintitle:get * reviewed
3. [KW] submit * review
4. get [KW] reviewed
5. [KW] reviews inurl:submit
6. [KW] get * reviewed
7. [KW] intitle:Reviews
8. [KW] ratings
9. get [KW] reviewed
10. [KW] rating
11. [KW] intitle:Reviewed

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