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Services/Link Building

Guest Posts

Original, editorially-vetted articles placed on real DR40+ publications in your niche. Every guest post is hand-pitched to publishers we've vetted for traffic, relevance, and editorial standards — no link networks, no auto-approved blogs.

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Packages
5
Step process
12mo
Replacement cover
100%
Manual outreach
The Pitch

Why this matters.

Guest posts in 2026 look nothing like the 2015 link-farm pitch. The bar moved: publishers vet sources, Google reads page-level engagement and topical signals, and a single low-quality placement can taint the rest of your link profile. The links that still move rankings are the ones that look like editorial coverage — because that is what they are.

We hand-pitch every placement to publishers we have vetted on three axes: real organic traffic (no zombie domains coasting on legacy DR), genuine niche relevance (no off-topic lifestyle blogs), and editorial standards strict enough to say no to obvious content marketing. Every article is original, written for that publication's audience, and signed off by you before it ships to the editor.

What you get is a placement that compounds — picked up by your target keywords, citation-worthy for journalists who land on it later, and durable enough that you do not have to rebuild the link in eighteen months. We track every anchor, every host metric, and the indexing curve so you can see what each link is actually doing for you, not just where it sits.

What's Included

Every package, no asterisks.

What you get with this service across every tier — the fundamentals don't change as you scale up.

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DR40+ minimum, often higher

Every placement meets a strict DR floor with verified organic traffic. Premium tier targets DR70+ outlets with sustained ranking history.

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Niche-relevant publishers

We match topics to publications that already cover your space. No generic lifestyle blogs, no off-topic placements just to fill a slot.

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Original, on-brief content

Articles are written specifically for your link, your topic, and the host's editorial voice. You approve the draft before it reaches the publisher's editor.

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Contextual link, managed anchor

Your link is placed inside the body of the article using anchor text from the campaign mix — exact, partial, branded, or naked URL as the math requires.

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Pre-pitch publisher visibility

You see the candidate publisher list before a single pitch goes out. Veto any name without explanation; no pitches go to sites you do not approve.

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12-month replacement guarantee

If a placement is removed, deindexed, or moves to nofollow inside the first year, we replace it on a comparable publication at no cost.

Outcomes

What you'll see, and when.

Concrete signals to expect across the engagement. We do not promise rankings or guarantees we cannot honor.

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3–4 weeks

First placements live

Most pitches close inside the first cycle. Complex niches can extend to five weeks; we flag delays before they become surprises.

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1–3 weeks after publish

Indexed in Google

Healthy host pages index in days. We monitor and re-promote if a placement is slow to be picked up.

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Across the full campaign

Anchor distribution stays clean

Exact-match stays under 5–8% of campaign anchors. Branded, partial-match, and naked URL anchors carry the bulk.

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60–120 days

Measurable ranking lift

Most clients see meaningful position improvements on linked pages within 90 days. We attribute via cohort analysis, not single-page guesses.

How It Works

From brief to placement.

A predictable 5-step flow. You see progress at every stage and can intervene any time.

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Brief & target pages

You share landing pages, anchor preferences, sites to avoid, and any niche context. We confirm scope and lock the campaign brief inside 48 hours.

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Anchor mix design

We audit your existing anchor distribution, model the natural pattern for your niche, and produce the campaign anchor calendar. You approve before prospecting starts.

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Publisher prospecting & approval

Outreach team identifies and qualifies publishers in your niche. You see the live prospect list with metrics; veto anything you do not want pitched.

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Pitch, content, & publication

Approved publishers are pitched a custom topic. Once accepted, we draft content for your approval and the publisher's editor, then ship to live.

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Reporting & 12-month watch

Live URL with anchor, DR, and traffic delivered to your dashboard. We monitor every placement for 12 months and replace any that drop.

Fit Check

Who this is for.

We would rather lose the lead than ship work for someone we cannot help. Read both columns before reaching out.

Good fit
  • B2B SaaS targeting commercial keywords with established product pages
  • Ecommerce stores with category and comparison pages that need authority
  • Content-led marketing teams already publishing weekly
  • Established brands lifting topical authority in a new vertical
Not the best fit
  • Sites less than six months old with no on-page content baseline
  • Buyers expecting 50 placements in seven days at scale
  • Anyone shopping at PBN/link-farm pricing ($30–80 per link)
  • Regulated verticals (gambling, CBD, adult) without compliance review
Packages

Transparent pricing.

Volume discounts apply for monthly orders. White-label and wholesale rates available for agencies — see our agency program.

Starter

$249/ per post

DR40–55, niche-relevant publishers.

  • 1 guest post placement
  • DR40+ guaranteed
  • Original 800+ word article
  • 1 contextual dofollow link
  • 12-month replacement guarantee
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Most popular

Growth

$449/ per post

DR55–70, traffic-verified outlets.

  • 1 guest post placement
  • DR55+ with verified organic traffic
  • Original 1,000+ word article
  • 1 contextual dofollow link
  • 12-month replacement guarantee
  • Priority turnaround (2–3 weeks)
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Premium

$899/ per post

DR70+, top-tier publications.

  • 1 guest post placement on DR70+ outlet
  • Original 1,200+ word article by senior writer
  • 1 contextual dofollow link
  • 12-month replacement guarantee
  • Priority turnaround (2 weeks)
  • Direct editor relationships
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Deliverable

What lands in your inbox

We do not make you chase status updates. Everything ships in a shared workspace, with email and Slack alerts at every milestone.

In your inbox
  • 01Pre-pitch publisher prospects with DR, organic traffic, and category fit
  • 02Article drafts for your sign-off before they reach the editor
  • 03Live placement URLs with screenshot, anchor used, and host metrics
  • 04Monthly portfolio report — anchors, link types, indexing status, replacement watch
  • 05Slack and email alerts the moment a placement goes live
Approach Notes

How we actually do this.

Tactical decisions that separate a campaign that compounds from one that just ships placements.

Publisher diligence beyond DR

DR is gameable. We additionally check Ahrefs traffic trend, top-pages distribution, content recency, outbound link patterns, and sponsored-content disclosure. Sites that look DR50 but earn 200 visits a month never make our list.

Anchor mix is a calendar, not a guess

We model your existing anchor profile, your niche's natural distribution, and Google's tolerance bands — then plan anchor types per placement so the campaign math holds at month six instead of triggering a filter.

Content quality bar

Original 1,000+ word drafts from writers we have trained on your niche — not a pool of generalist freelancers. Editor pass on every draft before it leaves the building.

We say no to placements you would want

Sometimes a publisher accepts us but the only viable topic angle is contrived. We would rather lose the slot than ship a placement that reads like SEO fodder.

FAQ

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, ask anyway. We answer every reply within one business day.

Do you use private blog networks (PBNs)?

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No. Every placement is on a real, independent publication with its own organic traffic and editorial standards. We do not work with link networks, recycled domains, or auto-approval marketplaces of any kind.

Are the links dofollow?

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Yes. Every link is dofollow unless the publisher's editorial policy requires otherwise — in which case we surface that before charging you, and you can decline the placement.

How long do placements stay live?

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Indefinitely. If a placement is removed, deindexed, or converted to nofollow within 12 months, we replace it on a comparable publication at no cost. After 12 months the replacement guarantee ends, but most placements stay live for years.

Can I see prospects before you pitch?

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Yes. We share a vetted prospect list for approval before any outreach goes out — particularly important for retainer clients managing brand exposure across many sites.

How is DR40+ verified? Don't link tools disagree?

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We use Ahrefs DR as the primary signal, cross-reference Semrush authority and Moz DA, and overlay organic traffic from Ahrefs and Similarweb. A site has to clear all four checks — not just one — to enter the prospect pool.

What anchor types do you use?

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Branded, partial-match, naked URL, and exact-match in a distribution we design per campaign. Exact-match typically sits at 5–8% of campaign anchors; branded and partial-match carry the majority. We never let a single anchor over-index.

Do you publish on the same hosts repeatedly?

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We avoid double-dipping inside a six-month window for the same client. Publisher concentration is a risk signal — your link profile should look diverse, not like a relationship with five blogs.

How is this different from a traditional PR agency?

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PR agencies pitch news and stories; the link is a byproduct, often nofollow. We pitch contributed editorial content with the link as the deliverable — same publishers in many cases, but a different transaction and a more predictable outcome.

Ready when you are

Order this service today.

Pick a package, brief us, and we'll start outreach this week.

  • Public per-link pricing
  • 12-month replacement
  • No long contracts