Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about backlinks, schema markup, press releases, AI visibility, and the FIF Protocol.

Backlinks & Link Building

What are backlinks and why do they matter?+

Backlinks are hyperlinks from one website pointing to another. Google treats them as votes of confidence — the more high-authority sites link to yours, the more Google trusts your site and the higher it ranks. This is governed by Patent US6285999B1 (Recursive Authority), which defines how authority flows through a link graph.

What is the difference between DoFollow and NoFollow backlinks?+

DoFollow backlinks pass PageRank (link equity) from the referring site to your site, directly contributing to your rankings. NoFollow backlinks include a rel="nofollow" attribute that tells Google not to pass PageRank. LinkDaddy specialises in DoFollow backlinks that comply with Patent US7716216 (Reasonable Surfer) — placed on pages where a real user would plausibly click the link.

How long does it take to see results from backlinks?+

Most clients see measurable movement in rankings within 30–90 days of a campaign completing. Google needs to crawl and index the new backlinks, then recalculate your authority score. Campaigns that include press releases and Google Authority Stacks typically see faster results because they create multiple simultaneous authority signals.

What is a Google Authority Stack?+

A Google Authority Stack is a network of Google-owned properties (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Sites, Slides, Forms, Calendar, YouTube) all interlinked and pointing to your domain. Because Google trusts its own properties implicitly, links from these assets carry exceptional authority. Each property is fully optimised with your entity data, keywords, and schema markup.

What is the Domain Power Booster?+

The Domain Power Booster is a three-layer authority campaign: 200 Web 2.0, profile, and redirect accounts all linking to your domain with naked URL anchors; 500+ press releases also pointing directly to your domain; and DoFollow backlinks pointing to the 200 account URLs to strengthen them. Every account login is delivered in a private Google Sheet so you can keep seeding content.

What are Cloud Authority Backlinks?+

Cloud Authority Backlinks are DoFollow links placed on properties hosted on major cloud platforms — Google Cloud, Amazon S3, Linode, Neocities, Backblaze, and pCloud. These platforms carry high inherent domain authority, making the links exceptionally powerful for passing PageRank to your domain.

Schema Markup & AI Visibility

What is schema markup and why does it matter for AI?+

Schema markup is structured data (JSON-LD) added to a webpage that tells search engines and AI systems exactly what the content means — not just what it says. Without schema, Google and AI citation engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini have to guess your entity relationships. With schema, you declare them explicitly. This is the difference between being cited and being ignored.

What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?+

GEO is the practice of optimising your web presence to be recommended by AI answer engines — ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and others — not just ranked by Google. It involves entity declaration, structured data, authoritative citations, and machine-legible content architecture. Traditional SEO gets you ranked; GEO gets you cited.

What is the Knowledge Graph and how do I get into it?+

The Google Knowledge Graph is a database of entities — people, businesses, concepts — and their relationships. Getting into it requires consistent entity signals: Organisation and Person schema on your site, NAP consistency across directories, Wikidata alignment, and high-authority citations (press releases, backlinks) that confirm your entity. The FIF Protocol is specifically designed to achieve this.

What is Image SEO and forensically hardened images?+

Most images on the web are anonymous files — Google can see them but cannot verify who owns them. Forensically hardened images have your business identity written into the file itself via EXIF/XMP/IPTC metadata injection, combined with ImageObject schema that declares the image as belonging to your entity. This makes your images machine-verifiable assets rather than anonymous files.

Press Releases

What is press release distribution and how does it help SEO?+

Press release distribution sends your news to hundreds of outlets — Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, AP, MarketWatch, Benzinga, and more — creating high-authority citations that confirm your entity to Google. These citations act as "Truth Anchors" that AI answer engines use to verify your brand. Each press release also creates a DoFollow backlink from a high-DR domain.

What is included in a LinkDaddy press release?+

Every press release includes professional writing, distribution to 500+ outlets (General tier) up to premium placements including Yahoo Finance and Business Insider (Power and above), a full report with live URLs, and optional add-ons for specific high-authority outlets including USA Today. All press releases are optimised with entity schema and anchor text calibrated for Reasonable Surfer compliance.

Can I add Yahoo Finance or USA Today to my press release?+

Yes — both are available as add-ons. Yahoo Finance ($497), Blockchain News Network ($197), and USA Today ($197) can be added to any press release package. These placements carry exceptional authority and are particularly powerful for AI citation engines that weight financial and national news sources heavily.

The FIF Protocol

What is the FIF Protocol?+

The FIF Protocol (Forensic Identity Forging) is a three-stage methodology developed by Anthony James Peacock (Tony Peacock) for building sovereign, AI-visible digital identities. Stage 1 (Foundation) establishes your entity node. Stage 2 (Infrastructure) builds your authority network. Stage 3 (Fortress) hardens your identity against displacement and algorithmic decay.

What is Structural Decay?+

Structural Decay is the condition where a website has content but lacks the machine-legible identity signals that AI citation engines require. The site may rank in traditional search but is invisible to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity because those systems cannot verify who the entity is or why it should be trusted. The FIF Protocol is the cure for Structural Decay.

What does patent-compliant mean in the context of link building?+

Patent US7716216 (Reasonable Surfer) governs how Google weights links based on click probability — links placed in positions where real users would click them pass more PageRank. Patent US6285999B1 (Recursive Authority) defines how authority flows recursively through a link graph. Building in compliance with these patents means every link placement maximises PageRank transfer rather than triggering algorithmic discounting.

Agency & White Label

Do you offer white label services for agencies?+

Yes — all LinkDaddy services are available under white label. Reports are unbranded, deliverables are client-ready, and we operate as a silent fulfilment partner. We also offer Done-For-You SEO packages where we manage the entire campaign on your behalf.

What is the Credit Pack system?+

Credit Packs let you pre-purchase LinkDaddy credits at a discount and redeem them against any service. They are designed for agencies and high-volume clients who run multiple campaigns per month. Credits never expire and can be used across any service in the LinkDaddy catalogue.

How do I get started?+

The fastest path is to book a free strategy call with Tony Peacock directly. He reviews your current infrastructure, identifies the structural gaps, and maps the exact build sequence needed. Alternatively, you can order any service directly from the services page — all orders include a full report with live URLs.

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