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11.3% -- outreach response rate for Broken link building outreach pitches (2025)
According to Ahrefs' 2025 Link Building Outreach Study, broken link building pitches have an average outreach response rate of 11.3%.
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11.3%
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2025
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95
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Ahrefs
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https://atlasmarketing.ai/seo-glossary/broken-link-building/ ↗
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What Is Broken Link Building? Definition & 2026 SEO Guide
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Cited in article as Ahrefs' 2025 Link Building Outreach Study; compared against 2.1% response rate for generic guest post pitches
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Broken link building outreach pitches: 11.3% outreach response rate. Source: Ahrefs (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/broken-link-building-pitch-response-rate
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/broken-link-building-pitch-response-rate" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>11.3%</strong> -- outreach response rate for Broken link building outreach pitches<br><small>Source: Ahrefs (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/broken-link-building-pitch-response-rate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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