Start with fit
Ask whether the site’s audience overlaps with your buyers and whether your topic belongs on that domain. If the answer is strained, metrics will not rescue the placement.
Review content standards
Read several recent articles. Look for original reporting or genuine expertise, coherent topical focus, and editing quality. Sites publishing interchangeable guest posts daily often make poor long-term partners.
Inspect link neighbourhoods
Scan outbound links on candidate pages. A page recommending dozens of loosely related commercial sites is a different prospect from a carefully cited article.
- Topical consistency across the domain
- Organic landing page diversity
- Contactability of editors or owners
- Absence of obvious PBNs or doorway patterns
Belgian market nuances
For Belgium, evaluate language market fit (Dutch, French, English), local business relevance, and whether the publisher actually reaches Belgian readers rather than merely using a .be domain.
Keep building topical authority
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