Resource Page Outreach Services
Resource pages are hand-picked lists maintained by real people — and earning your way onto one takes more than a template email. Our resource page outreach finds the curated lists in your niche, confirms they are actually maintained, and pitches the curator with a genuine reason your content belongs. Start with a free SEO audit and we will show you the lists worth targeting.
The outreach behind the placements
A resource page is someone's curated answer to “what should I read on this topic?” — and the person behind it chose every link by hand. Getting your content added is not a submission process; it is a conversation with a curator who is protective of their list. That conversation is the whole service.
Here is what our resource page outreach looks like in practice:
Every resource page gets read like its audience would read it: who is the curator serving, what standard do the listed links meet, would your content genuinely belong? If we cannot answer yes with confidence, the page never reaches the outreach list.
The web is full of resource pages nobody has touched in years. We check for signs of life — recent updates, working links, a curator who still cares — because pitching an abandoned page wastes everyone's time, including yours.
Resource pages go stale — sites change URLs, pages get deleted, tools shut down. When we find a dead or outdated link on a live list, that is our honest opening: we point out the problem and offer your working page as the fix. A favor, not a trick.
Behind every resource page is someone who chose each link by hand. Our outreach addresses them by name, references their actual list, and speaks to what their readers need. Curators can tell instantly whether you see them as a person or a link target.
Our pitch answers one question: why does this list get better for its readers with your link on it? We never offer reciprocal links or payments — curators who accept those are not running lists you want to be on.
Placements get verified live and reported with their URLs; silences and polite declines get reported too, as outreach activity rather than links. You always know exactly what happened with every list we contacted.
The process
7 steps, all visible to you: researchers find and vet the lists, our outreach specialist writes to the curators, and you see every outcome — placements, declines, and silences alike:
Our researchers hunt for resource pages, 'helpful links' pages, tool directories, and link roundups in your niche — across blogs, industry sites, associations, nonprofits, and educational domains — using search operators, Ahrefs, and old-fashioned browsing.
Every candidate list is checked for an active curator: recent additions, working links, evidence someone still tends the page. Abandoned lists get cut — a link on an unmaintained page is a link nobody trusts.
Each surviving list gets checked link by link for dead or outdated entries. We document exactly which link is broken and what it pointed to, giving the outreach a concrete, helpful starting point instead of a generic ask.
We only pitch when your content genuinely belongs on the list — filling the gap a broken link left, or simply a better fit for the audience. Not a fit, and we move on: curators spot irrelevant pitches instantly, and one bad pitch burns the relationship.
Our outreach specialist writes a personal email to the person behind the page — by name, referencing the actual list and what we are offering: the broken link we found, or the gap your content fills. Sent from your brand email, never a template blast.
Curators usually maintain lists as a side task, so we send one or two polite follow-ups spaced sensibly apart — often what turns silence into a placement. After that we stop: pestering someone who curates for free is how you get remembered for the wrong reasons.
When a link goes live, we verify it — correct URL, correct placement, link attributes as the curator set them — and report it with a live URL you can open and check yourself.
A note on your content: resource page outreach needs genuinely helpful pages — guides, tools, original research, explainers. If your content is not link-worthy yet, we will tell you honestly, and our writer can help you build assets that earn inclusion.
How we treat curators
Resource page outreach has an unwritten rulebook, and most of it comes down to respect. Curators maintain their lists for their readers, not for link builders — outreach that forgets that gets ignored. Outreach that remembers it gets answered:
Each link on a resource page is a personal recommendation the curator's reputation stands behind. A pushy or generic pitch does not just fail — it insults their judgment. Only respectful, specific outreach that shows you understand the list earns a spot.
Resource pages stay live for years, and curators remember who wasted their time. One careless email can close a list to you permanently — while a gracious exchange, even one ending in 'not right now', keeps the door open for the next campaign.
Curators owe us nothing, so we cannot promise a set number of placements and will not pretend otherwise. We promise the work: thorough research, honest pitches, respectful follow-up, full reporting. Anyone guaranteeing placements on other people's lists is selling you something.
Why Rank Rays
Resource page outreach lives or dies on the conversation. One pushy email burns a relationship with a curator whose list could have linked to you for years. Here is who you would be working with:
Founder-led experience: Muhammad Shakeel has done SEO on Upwork since 2013 — the oDesk era — with 300+ completed projects, $200k+ earned, and a 100% Job Success Score. Resource page outreach has been part of the craft since the early days.
A 6-person specialist team: Muhammad Umar and Tahir Ali research the lists and check every link, Faisal Mahmood handles the curator conversations, Ahmar Ali helps shape content worth listing, and Muhammad Razaq leads the link building strategy.
Strict fit standards: we only pitch lists where your content genuinely belongs. That restraint keeps this tactic white-hat, keeps curators' trust, and keeps our relationships with list owners intact for future campaigns.
Straightforward pricing: resource page outreach runs at $20/hour, or inside monthly packages — Silver $800, Gold $1,500, Diamond $2,500. Based in Lahore, Pakistan, working with clients worldwide.
Keep exploring
Resource page outreach is one part of our outreach operation. These related services cover the other ways we earn placements through genuine human outreach.
Straight answers to the questions clients ask before starting a resource page outreach campaign with us.
Tell us about your site and your best content — we will research the resource pages worth targeting and start the conversations with their curators. Begin with a free SEO audit.
Case studies
A few projects we're allowed to talk about — the problem, what we did, and what changed. Client names stay private; the numbers don't.
UK-based Shopify store selling NFC cards
640 → 8,000 +1,200%Monthly organic visits in 6 months
Great work, amazing customer service. Good SEO strategy, which had a very positive impact on our website traffic, ranking and conversion. We…
PixelPhotArt — custom portrait builder
UK-based Shopify store selling NFC cards
640 → 8,000 +1,200%Monthly organic visits in 6 months
Great work, amazing customer service. Good SEO strategy, which had a very positive impact on our website traffic, ranking and conversion. We…
PixelPhotArt — custom portrait builder
UK-based Shopify store selling NFC cards
640 → 8,000 +1,200%Monthly organic visits in 6 months
Great work, amazing customer service. Good SEO strategy, which had a very positive impact on our website traffic, ranking and conversion. We…
PixelPhotArt — custom portrait builder
UK-based Shopify store selling NFC cards
640 → 8,000 +1,200%Monthly organic visits in 6 months
Great work, amazing customer service. Good SEO strategy, which had a very positive impact on our website traffic, ranking and conversion. We…
PixelPhotArt — custom portrait builder
UK-based Shopify store selling NFC cards
640 → 8,000 +1,200%Monthly organic visits in 6 months
Great work, amazing customer service. Good SEO strategy, which had a very positive impact on our website traffic, ranking and conversion. We…
PixelPhotArt — custom portrait builder
UK-based Shopify store selling NFC cards
640 → 8,000 +1,200%Monthly organic visits in 6 months
Great work, amazing customer service. Good SEO strategy, which had a very positive impact on our website traffic, ranking and conversion. We…
PixelPhotArt — custom portrait builder
Muhammad Shakeel — Founder, Rank Rays. 2700+ hours tracked on Upwork, 300+ projects, 100% Job Success Score since 2013. Resource pages still link out to genuinely useful pages — we find the ones in your niche and pitch curators a reason to add yours. Ask me if your content is list-worthy before you spend a dollar.