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Rickard Svedjestrand

Rickard Svedjestrand
Founder & CEO

Rickard Svedjestrand

I founded Moody Media in 2019 and I am responsible for the company, its editorial standards, and how we vet publishers across the Nordics, the UK, and globally.

About me

I am based in Stockholm and founded Moody Media AB in December 2019. My job is to keep Moody Media honest: I set the editorial standards, decide which publishers we list, and personally sign off on how we handle casino and iGaming campaigns.

I started Moody Media because I was tired of agencies and marketplaces that sold “backlinks” without explaining what was actually being sold. I wanted a Nordic-led link building company where buyers see the URL, the traffic, the anchor policy, and the replacement terms before they pay.

Outside of Moody I spend time at iGaming industry events, study how Nordic publisher networks evolve, and follow the changes in Google’s spam policies closely.

Facts

TitleFounder & CEO
CompanyMoody Media AB
Based inStockholm, Sweden
At Moody sinceDecember 2019
EducationBA in Criminology, Stockholm University
LanguagesSwedish, English

What I write about

  • Buying backlinks for SEO without wrecking your link profile.
  • Nordic publisher markets (SE, NO, FI, DK).
  • Editorial vetting, anchor strategy, and link velocity.
  • Casino and iGaming SEO from an editorial-first angle.
  • How Google policy updates affect the link-buying market.

Experience

Founder & CEO at Moody Media AB

Dec 2019 · Present · Stockholm

I run Moody Media end to end: editorial policy, publisher vetting, agency partnerships, and the marketplace product strategy. I sign off on what we accept and what we reject.

Link buildingEditorialiGamingNordic marketsMarketplace

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Criminology

Stockholm University · Stockholm, Sweden

Studied criminology and research methodology. The training in evaluating sources and patterns turned out to be surprisingly useful when building an editorial vetting framework for publishers.

How I think about backlinks

“Buying backlinks is normal in the SEO industry. Buying bad backlinks is not. My job is to make sure clients buy the kind of link they would still be proud of in three years.”
— Rickard Svedjestrand

I am explicit about risk. If a campaign needs aggressive anchor text or volume that we cannot justify, I would rather lose the order than ship something that hurts the client.

Get in touch

The easiest way to reach me is via LinkedIn. For commercial questions, use the contact details on our team page, or open Moody Marketplace directly.