Though these are solid points I disagree writing compelling content is enough to garner links. First for some niches its rare for people to link to you, second

Though these are solid points I disagree writing compelling content is enough to garner links. First for some niches its rare for people to link to you, second by default you are a nobody.. Unless you already got tons of influencers who are subscribers or followers, most compelling content end up in a black hole. I know google tells you differently but in most cases you have to be active and pimp your content. Like what Priconomics is doing here.