All this domain authority stacking and PR bs wouldn't actually help you rank . Invest in a niche PBN , get editorials and use established agencies whose outreach method is in place like ddasilva said
That being said , I have always seen a positive trend when I do citations for sites . Local /...
I have been doing ORM for years and for all sorts of people. PM/Skype me if you want me to take a look .Really wouldn't mind offering some actionable advice
Grab Scrapebox , scrape niche related targets and start dropping niche comments.Tier 2 it with more blog comments and trackbacks.I think thats the cheapest you can start of with .Scrapebox is the swiss army knife of someone who wants to build links
Some more ideas . If I am building a brand site and need some links with brand anchors this is what I usually do :
High DA Branding Profiles - Can't stress on how important this is . From Twitter to Forbes to amazon ,whatever quality site I can get my hands on . Hire a VA , and get yourself...