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Best Automotive Link Building Services — 2026 Ranked

Click Intelligence ranks first, with Rhino Rank second. Click Intelligence brings approval-controlled automotive outreach with bespoke content; Rhino Rank sells fixed-price links inside existing articles from $60. Stellar SEO follows for dealerships chasing local and department-level coverage, and FATJOE for agencies that want repeatable blogger outreach without preapproval.

Published: 2026-09-05Updated: 2026-09-05Evidence cutoff: 2026-09-05Methodology: M1.3

Automotive link building splits into two different purchases. One buys defined placements: a link inside an existing article or a new guest post, ordered per link with a known price. The other buys earned media: research, press outreach and coverage that cannot be ordered by the link. Dealerships, repair operators, parts retailers, rental platforms and the agencies serving them need different sides of that split.[2][18]

Click Intelligence ranks first for 2026, with Rhino Rank second — the first for automotive outreach with publisher and content approval, the second for per-link existing-article placements with published prices. Stellar SEO is the pick where local and department-level plans matter, FATJOE where an agency wants repeatable outreach, and Reboot Online, JBH and Rise at Seven where the budget supports research-led press campaigns. Unit prices on this page run from $60 per link to $600 per guest post, against bespoke monthly retainers.[2][5][18][25][28]

Comparison

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RankProviderOfficial siteProfilePBSSFSOSBest forDelivery modelAutomotive fitPublisher audienceBuyer controlEntry / engagementDelivery timing
1Click IntelligenceHomepageProfile73.070.371.6

Automotive teams approving publishers and content before placement[25]

Bespoke managed blogger outreach[25]

Explicit automotive commissioned service[23]

Sector/page relevance; DR20+ and traffic checks[25]

Approval variant: sites/topics/copy[25]

Custom quote[23]

Proposal-defined; monthly reporting[23]

2Rhino RankHomepageProfile76.566.071.1

Dealerships commissioning tailored links in existing articles[1]

Existing-article placements; optional managed strategy[2]

Luxury dealership campaign[1]

Niche-matched independent websites[2]

Site pre-approval if asked before the order[2]

$60 per Curated Link, displayed[2]

Target 14–21 days[2]

3Stellar SEOHomepageProfile64.672.868.6

Dealerships targeting OEM community and regional publisher gaps[28]

Custom automotive outreach; separate guest posts[28]

Dedicated automotive/OEM/local offer[28]

Automotive/local sources; screened independent publishers[28]

Custom site approval; standard provider-selected[30]

Custom quote; guest posts separately from $297[30]

Guest posts about 30 days; custom proposal[30]

4fatjoeHomepageProfile72.360.065.8

Agencies ordering repeatable automotive blogger outreach[5]

Productised blogger outreach[5]

Explicit dealership link offer[4]

Vehicle/automotive news relevance promise[4]

No standard preapproval[5]

Unconfirmed — get band prices in writing[5]

From 14 days[5]

=5JBHHomepageProfile56.373.864.4

Leasing brands running a sustained motoring press office[15]

Data/reactive digital PR press office[16]

Select Car Leasing[15]

Motoring news; national/regional outlets[15]

Commercial-page and expert-led campaign planning[16]

Custom proposal[16]

Ongoing newsroom/campaign activity[16]

=5Reboot OnlineHomepageProfile56.474.764.9

Automotive brands commissioning data-led local and international PR[17]

Data-led earned digital PR[18]

Dedicated automotive offer; Zego case[17]

Local, automotive and international media[17]

Agreed priority pages; approval workflow varies[17]

From £3,500/month displayed[18]

Initial links potentially week 2–3, conditional[18]

7Rise at SevenHomepageProfile55.772.163.4

Leasing brands integrating commercial-page SEO and media campaigns[20]

Integrated earned PR and search campaigns[21]

Nationwide Vehicle Contracts[20]

Relevant media with global PR team[21]

Commercial category and campaign planning[21]

From £5K/$6.8K monthly displayed[21]

Typical campaigns 4–6 weeks[21]

=8Editorial.LinkHomepageProfile54.467.460.6

Rental platforms selecting publisher prospects before outreach[9]

Managed editorial links[10]

DiscoverCars rental platform[9]

Travel and buyer-adjacent editorial sites[9]

Prospects approved before outreach[10]

$375 single backlink, displayed[10]

First batch 7 days after approval; 30-day terms[10]

=8LoganixHomepageProfile58.862.260.5

Teams approving sites before automotive guest posts[7]

Managed automotive guest posts[7]

Dedicated automotive product page[7]

Multi-topic sites; niche-relevant articles[7]

Approve/veto domains; content review upgrade[7]

USD 200 per placement[7]

One-month average[7]

10The HOTHHomepageProfile51.565.558.1

Dealerships combining link acquisition with managed SEO[12]

Monthly managed SEO with links[13]

Multi-location UK luxury dealership[12]

Custom outreach; sector publisher list not shown[13]

Collaborative campaign plan[13]

Unconfirmed — get monthly figure in writing[13]

Monthly programme; link SLA unverified[13]

Detailed reviews

Rank 1

Click Intelligence

Click Intelligence logo
Best for

Automotive teams approving publishers and content before placement[25]

Introduction

Click Intelligence is a UK link-building agency with an explicit automotive service: research, planning, manual outreach, content and reporting aimed at car buyers and owners. Its current service screens publishers at DR20 and above with real-traffic and page-level checks, and an approval variant lets buyers review sites, topics and copy in a portal before anything goes live. Its pages name no automotive delivery case, so this card rates the offer and its controls rather than proven sector results. The business behind it is Click Intelligence Ltd, whose about page names co-founders Simon Brisk and James Owen.[23][25][27]

What they do

Research the automotive audience and competitors, map target pages and keywords to vetted publishers, create car-buying and maintenance content, place the links and report them monthly.[23][25]

Our verdict

We recommend Click Intelligence when sign-off matters more than speed: the approval variant gives you site, topic and content review before placement, and the automotive workflow covers keyword planning through monthly reporting. Go in knowing the price is a custom quote, delivery estimates are non-binding, and no delivered automotive case is on record — specify the approval variant, the commercial terms and the reporting format in the proposal, or the cheaper non-approval route may be what you receive.[23][25][26]

Strengths

  • Dedicated automotive workflow: audience research, keyword and target-page planning, manual blogger outreach and monthly reporting.[23]
  • Approval variant reviews sites, topics and copy in a portal; the publisher floor is DR20+ with verified traffic and topical fit.[25]
  • Terms promise restoration or replacement at the agency's expense for removed links within the stated cover period.[26]

Limitations

  • No verified automotive delivery case; a fixed local-publisher quota and a commercial metric schema are not established.[23][24]
  • Automotive price is a custom quote, and complete cancellation terms are not stated on its pages.[25][26]

Price and engagement

Custom quote for automotive work; cost depends on the selected package, DR band and approval variant.[23][25]

The shop also sells general per-placement Blogger Outreach with approval and non-approval variants at different prices; those general units are not the automotive quote, so name the variant on the order.[25]

Campaign and shop purchase routes; delivery estimates are non-binding and indexing is not guaranteed.[25][26]

Replacement wording comes in two versions — a lifetime promise for Blogger Outreach bought since 29 October 2025 while the original publisher still owns the site, and a 12-month clause in the shop terms — and the shop advertises money back on up to 10 placements where expectations are not met against generally non-refundable terms language. Confirm which wording your order carries.[26]

Automotive offer and content scope

The automotive service promises manual blogger outreach with contextual articles about buying and maintaining cars, matched through audience research. It reads as a commissioned managed service rather than a self-serve product, even where the order route runs through the shop.[23]

The wider automotive sector page adds local and international SEO around the link work, but it does not spell out a link-specific geographic allocation — brief the markets you need rather than assuming they are included.[23][24]

Publisher screening and approval

Current service minimums are DR20 and above, verified traffic and topical fit, with portal review of sites, topics and copy on the approval variant. The non-approval variant delegates those choices and costs less, so the selected workflow belongs in writing on the order.[25]

Contract boundary and remedies

Target-page and anchor inputs are taken on order, and removed links are restored or replaced at the agency's expense within the agreed cover. Because the lifetime and 12-month versions sit on different surfaces, and the 10-placement money-back promise sits against non-refundable terms language, confirm all three in the proposal before paying.[23][26]

Monthly progress reports are stated for automotive work, without a published commercial metric schema. No independently verified automotive results or exact entry quote is stated on its pages.[23][25]

Rank 2

Rhino Rank

Rhino Rank logo
Best for

Dealerships commissioning tailored links in existing articles[1]

Introduction

Rhino Rank is a link-building agency whose Curated Links product inserts links into existing articles. An anonymous luxury-dealership campaign in its case archive shows the workflow applied to automotive, and the current tiered product makes the same placements purchasable per link. Treat the case as the provider's own report, not an independently tested client result.[1][2]

What they do

Research your target URL and niche, contact webmasters, add contextual copy around the link, check the placement and report live URLs in a white-label report. A separate managed proposal can set the link mix and target pages.[2][3]

Our verdict

We recommend Rhino Rank for dealerships and agencies that want defined per-link units: five RD tiers from $60, stated do-follow placements, and site pre-approval if you ask before ordering. Its automotive evidence is one anonymous provider-reported campaign, local-publisher delivery is unspecified, and the managed route is a rolling monthly proposal — so brief the market, the pages and the approval requirement up front.[1][2][3]

Strengths

  • Automotive-tailored manual outreach described in a dealership campaign.[1]
  • Stated do-follow placements and five defined RD tiers.[2]
  • Current dated terms define first-order and lost-link remedies.[3]

Limitations

  • English-only Curated Links in the service description read; no specific local automotive publisher quota.[2]
  • Anonymous case with no independently verified commercial outcome; its traffic percentages conflict between body and metadata, so this page repeats no growth figure.[1]

Price and engagement

$60 / $85 / $100 / $132.50 / $210 per Curated Link by RD tier, bought per link with no contract; billing currency and tax appear at checkout or in the proposal.[2][3]

The managed service is rolling monthly and proposal-based, with no mandatory setup or admin fee unless the proposal says otherwise.[2][3]

Curated Links target 14–21 days depending on publisher response; the proposal itself arrives within 48 hours and is not a placement deadline.[2][3]

The first paid order in any service — including the initial managed month — can be claimed for any reason within 14 calendar days after full delivery, once per customer, capped at the lower of the amount paid and US$550. Every delivered link carries 12-month loss replacement, longer where an approved proposal says so; later metric or commitment misses bring replacement or a fitting partial or full refund. Later monthly renewals are not first orders.[3]

Dealership campaign and page selection

Site and keyword analysis preceded a 12-month Curated Links campaign tailored to automotive, with target-URL research choosing the pages. The client is unnamed and the effect is not isolated from everything else the dealership did, so read it as a worked example of the workflow rather than proof of what your pages will do.[1]

Placement specification and approval

Referring domains are measured with Majestic, and traffic thresholds use Ahrefs where explicitly included; higher tiers show 500+ and 1,000+ traffic guidance. Relevance is promised as niche, topical or editorial match — not every page of the publisher's whole site sharing one niche.[2][3]

Site pre-approval is available if asked in advance of the order. Ask before paying where the brief depends on it; the standard flow otherwise reports placements after they go live.[2]

Order size and remedy

Single-link tier prices keep small tests cheap; the rolling managed service is a different purchase governed by its proposal. Keep the two apart when comparing against monthly retainers elsewhere on this page.[2][3]

The first-order cover and the 12-month loss replacement are separate benefits with their own limits: one claim per customer inside 14 days of full delivery for the first, year-long replacement of lost links for the second. In-progress later orders carry no automatic refund, with misses put right by replacement or refund instead.[3]

Rank 3

Stellar SEO

PBS 64.6SFS 72.8OS 68.6
Stellar SEO logo
Best for

Dealerships targeting OEM community and regional publisher gaps[28]

Introduction

Stellar SEO is a link-building agency with an explicit automotive outreach offer: local, OEM and community publisher targets, with separate plans for a dealership's sales, service and parts pages. Custom hourly outreach carries strategy and site approval; a separate guest-post product sells fixed per-link units with content included. The agency is led by founder and CEO Travis Bliffen. There is no named automotive client on record, so this card rates the proposed scope rather than proven delivery.[28][29][31]

What they do

Analyse competitors and target pages, plan outreach and anchors, and secure placements from relevant external sites; the guest-post product separately writes the article and reports the live link.[28][29][30]

Our verdict

We recommend Stellar SEO for dealerships and repair groups that need local and department-level authority planned separately — sales, service and parts each get their own targets. Custom outreach is hourly-billed with site approval; the $297/$397/$600 DA guest posts are a different purchase with provider-selected sites, so confirm which product's promises your order carries.[28][29][30]

Strengths

  • Automotive offer distinguishes local dealerships and repair shops from ecommerce and national brands.[28]
  • Custom campaigns map pages and anchors and explain how publishers are selected.[29]
  • Guest-post offer states sites are independently owned and screened; the standard unit includes content.[30]

Limitations

  • No named automotive client or independently verified automotive outcomes.[28][29]
  • Standard guest posts do not include site approval; approval is reserved for custom outreach.[30]
  • The custom hourly rate, the full commitment and custom-campaign remedy all require a proposal.[29][32]

Price and engagement

$297 DA30+ / $397 DA40+ / $600 DA50+ per guest post with content; custom automotive outreach is hourly-billed at an undisclosed rate. Displayed dollars carry no verified billing denomination, and the DA bands are not interchangeable with DR figures elsewhere on the site.[29][30]

Single guest posts can be ordered with no ongoing contract; custom scope, minimum and schedule need a proposal.[29][30]

Guest posts target about 30 days. A delivered link that misses the ordered DA at placement brings a full refund or replacement, and the service FAQ promises free replacement for links removed or never indexed within six months.[30]

General terms add a no-outcome promise and allow site promises to change; they do not withdraw the specific delivery promises above. Confirm which remedy wording the custom order carries.[32]

Local automotive relationships and target pages

The offer targets OEM, industry, regional and community sources alongside separate sales, service and parts departments. Read these as proposed targets for outreach, not as agreed endorsements from manufacturers or institutions.[28]

Measurement is pitched at dealership outcomes — calls, appointments and showroom visits — with target-page reports promised; no concrete automotive measurement baseline is published.[28][29]

Custom outreach versus guest-post units

Custom hourly engagement supplies strategy and site approval; the standard unit separately offers content and defined DA bands with provider-selected sites against the brief. Do not transfer every unit-product promise to the custom campaign or vice versa.[29][30]

Niche edits and white-label fulfilment sit alongside as further unit options, with unbranded reporting for agency resale.[29][30]

Publisher controls and delivery evidence

The service states it holds no owned sites, PBNs or controlled networks and places links through editorial outreach with a 27-point screen. US-based writers produce the guest-post content, and reports list live URLs, anchors, target pages and traffic estimates.[28][30]

No independent automotive fulfilment test exists. Casino, gambling, adult and essay-writing niches are excluded from guest posts, which tells you screening is real but says nothing about automotive eligibility either way.[28][30]

Rank 4

fatjoe

fatjoe logo
Best for

Agencies ordering repeatable automotive blogger outreach[5]

Introduction

FATJOE is a productised outreach agency whose dealership article explicitly offers backlinks on vehicle and automotive news sites, fulfilled through its managed Blogger Outreach product. The local dealerships pictured are illustrations, not stated clients — the article is offer evidence, not proof of an automotive engagement.[4][5]

What they do

Find bloggers, write non-promotional articles, insert one target URL and anchor, and report completed links through a dashboard and white-label CSV.[5]

Our verdict

We recommend FATJOE for agencies with a settled automotive brief and their own local and page strategy that want article placements outsourced. Writing, do-follow delivery and duplicate-domain checks come included; country-specific hosts can fall back to worldwide sites, regional anchors are usually edited out, and the standard product offers no preapproval.[4][5]

Strengths

  • Explicit offer of relevant dealership links, placed contextually rather than in author bios.[4][5]
  • Writing, do-follow delivery and duplicate-domain checks included as standard.[5]

Limitations

  • No site or content preapproval in the standard product.[5]
  • English-speaking sites only, and a UK, Australian or Canadian preference may fall back to worldwide publishers; regional anchor identifiers are usually removed.[5]

Price and engagement

Priced per DR and traffic-banded placement; confirm current band prices in writing at quote or checkout, and compare only against the same purchase route.[5]

Upfront payment with selectable one-off quantities; a subscription option exists under separate conditions — do not assume a promotional discount survives immediate cancellation.[5][6]

Headline delivery is from 14 days; no automotive-specific deadline is stated.[5]

Full refund where its guarantees are not met, plus lifetime replacement for removed placements; the service-specific refund promise stands alongside general non-refundable wording. Later metric changes get no DR replacement.[5][6]

Car-dealer offer and fulfilment

The dealership article connects FATJOE-built links with relevant vehicle and automotive news publishers, and the Blogger Outreach service writes and places the article. Read the article for that standing offer — not for its general SEO statistics, and not as a client list.[4][5]

Local intent and placement controls

Geographic fallback, regional-anchor editing and no preapproval are the three material facts for a local dealership brief. Anchor amendments are reserved in the terms, but the standard product edits regional identifiers out as a matter of course.[5][6]

One target URL and anchor goes into each article, placed in the body rather than an author bio. That keeps the unit comparable; it does not make it a local citation.[5]

Delivery and continuing link cover

Delivery runs from 14 days, and removed placements carry lifetime replacement. Band prices move, so take the dashboard quote as the binding figure and keep it with the order.[5]

Tied at rank 5

JBH

PBS 56.3SFS 73.8OS 64.4
Best for

Leasing brands running a sustained motoring press office[15]

Introduction

JBH is a digital PR agency running a newsroom-style press office; its Select Car Leasing case records motoring campaigns aimed at EV, van and fleet pages. The offer is commissioned ongoing press work, not fixed link units — buy a flow of stories, not a count of links.[15][16]

What they do

Develop motoring news and data angles, source expert commentary, pitch journalists and connect coverage to commercial leasing pages.[15][16]

Our verdict

We recommend JBH for leasing brands that can feed a sustained motoring press office — regular topics, expert voices and clear commercial-page priorities. Expect a custom proposal rather than unit prices, and read placement totals as reported coverage: the case mixes placements with referring domains, and its 12-month reporting window is not a minimum contract.[15][16]

Strengths

  • Named leasing client with EV, van and fleet page priorities and national plus regional coverage.[15]
  • Research, proactive and reactive activity combined with commercial-page targeting.[16]

Limitations

  • Campaign fee, contractual minimum duration, turnaround and make-good terms are not stated on the service page.[16]
  • The case period is not precisely dated; do not read it as a full calendar year of results observed by September.[15]

Price and engagement

Custom proposal; no amount appears on the service page and no per-link cost can be derived from case placement totals.[16]

Enquiry-led campaigns where the proposal must specify duration, activity cadence and scope — the published case's 12-month reporting is not a minimum term.[15][16]

Reactive newsroom plus campaign mix; no contractual placement deadline appears on its pages.[16]

No specific refund, replacement period or make-good mechanism is stated on its pages; keep the gap as unknown rather than a missing protection.[16]

Leasing commercial-page priorities

The Select Car Leasing activity centred on EV leasing, van leasing and fleet solutions pages. That department-level targeting is the useful fact for a leasing buyer: coverage is pointed at pages that take applications, not at a homepage.[15]

Motoring newsroom and data campaigns

Trend, regulation and seasonal story angles with expert commentary and research sustain the press outreach. It is an always-on press office model, which only works if the client can keep supplying topics and spokespeople.[15][16]

Measuring coverage versus search demand

The case reports national and regional placements with organic impressions and average keyword positions. Placement totals are not deduplicated unique links — count mentions and domains separately when you evaluate it.[15]

Tied at rank 5

Reboot Online

PBS 56.4SFS 74.7OS 64.9
Reboot Online logo
Best for

Automotive brands commissioning data-led local and international PR[17]

Introduction

Reboot Online sells automotive digital PR for dealerships, rental and motor-insurance brands: research-led content, media outreach and inner-page campaigns. Its Zego car-theft asset, built from official motoring datasets, is the named delivery example — provider-reported, not independently checked.[17][19]

What they do

Choose commercial pages and markets with the client, create data-led stories and assets, pitch journalists and track relevance and campaign progress.[17][18]

Our verdict

We recommend Reboot Online for automotive brands ready to fund research assets and sustained outreach across local or international media. The retainer starts at a displayed £3,500 a month with a proposal-stage minimum link KPI — a different purchase from fixed guest-post units, so never divide the retainer by hoped-for links.[17][18][19]

Strengths

  • Explicit local and international automotive outreach with inner-page campaigns.[17]
  • Zego car-theft asset describes official-data inputs, visualisation and automotive links.[19]
  • Proposal-stage minimum link KPI and monthly model are stated.[18]

Limitations

  • The exact minimum link quota, the approval workload and the commitment all depend on the proposal.[18]
  • Zego outcomes are provider-reported, and the case header counters mislead when extracted without context.[19]

Price and engagement

From £3,500 per month for the digital PR retainer, as displayed; invoice currency, VAT and the full minimum commitment are unverified. One-off campaigns are limited to qualifying trial arrangements.[18]

Monthly retainer with a commercially agreed minimum link KPI; no universal quota or minimum term is stated.[18]

Links can begin in week two for low-intervention approvals and week three for standard ones when the client responds promptly — a pacing note, not an automotive SLA or results promise.[18]

The minimum link KPI is promised at proposal stage; the remedy, the replacement period and refund terms for a miss are not stated on its pages.[18]

Automotive research assets

The Zego car-theft resource combines ONS, DVLA, police and proprietary data with maps, graphics and tables, and the provider reports 75 backlinks for it. Read the body figure rather than the header counter, which pairs 93% with keyword positions instead of links.[19]

Local and international relevance

The automotive service expressly pitches local media and cross-country campaigns with language and cultural adaptation. That combination is rare on this page: most providers serve one geography well and gesture at the rest.[17]

Inner pages and retainer scope

Priority pages are selected with the client and the minimum link KPI is set in the proposal, with the retainer starting at a displayed £3,500 a month. The displayed figure starts a bespoke retainer; it is not a contracted minimum term and not a per-link price.[17][18]

Rank 7

Rise at Seven

PBS 55.7SFS 72.1OS 63.4
Best for

Leasing brands integrating commercial-page SEO and media campaigns[20]

Introduction

Rise at Seven is a search-led PR agency whose Nationwide Vehicle Contracts work rebuilt make-and-type leasing categories with content, technical fixes and links together. The current digital PR service sells proactive, reactive and creative media campaigns with product PR and data reports, backed by a global team.[20][21]

What they do

Plan reactive and proactive media work, creative campaigns, data reports and product PR; align placements to commercial categories and monitor visibility and referrals.[21]

Our verdict

We recommend Rise at Seven for larger leasing brands pursuing commercial category growth through coordinated content, technical SEO and earned media. Its automotive proof is a combined-SEO campaign — the provider reports 312 links into product pages alongside a rebuild — so assign no result to links alone, and budget at displayed monthly programme rates rather than per-link prices.[20][21]

Strengths

  • Named leasing client with specific make-and-type category-page work.[20]
  • PR reporting covers media traffic, relevance and link attributes; the global team supports international work.[21]

Limitations

  • Broad programme with a substantial retainer range; no automotive-specific price or quota.[21]
  • The website terms cover site use only and establish no campaign cancellation or link-remedy rights.[22]

Price and engagement

£5K/$6.8K to £70K+/$100K+ per month as displayed for digital PR scope; the paired figures are display only, not a frozen exchange rate and not an automotive quote.[21]

Monthly programmes where the proposal sets which reactive, proactive and campaign elements are included. No minimum contract is stated.[21]

Typical campaigns run 4–6 weeks with faster options under two weeks; Rise Live aims to pitch within 60 minutes of a media moment — pitch speed, not guaranteed coverage.[21]

No campaign-specific replacement or cash-refund provision is stated; the website terms address site use only.[21][22]

Leasing category pages

Nationwide's make-and-type page indexability was rebuilt alongside content and links, and the provider reports 312 links into product pages. The category restructure is as much of the story as the links — possibly more.[20]

Reactive and campaign delivery

Rise Live, proactive work and periodic creative campaigns run at different paces. Rise Live is the entry reactive offer: a fast pitch off a media moment, where 60 minutes measures the pitch, never the publication.[21]

Measurement and attribution

The case presents its commercial movement as combined SEO — sessions and revenue move together with the rebuild, the content and the links. This page repeats no session or revenue figure as a link result.[20]

Ongoing reports include press and links, media traffic, share of voice and a relevancy score, with link attributes distinguished rather than promised.[21]

Tied at rank 8

Loganix

Loganix logo
Best for

Teams approving sites before automotive guest posts[7]

Introduction

Loganix sells done-for-you automotive guest posts with prospecting, writing, placement and reporting behind an Order Now route. Proposed domains can be approved or vetoed before placement — but the priced tiers describe broad-topic sites carrying niche-relevant articles, so use the veto deliberately.[7]

What they do

Take the buyer's URLs and anchors, propose domains for review, then write, publish and verify the delivered link.[7]

Our verdict

We recommend Loganix for teams that want veto rights over automotive placements with outsourced article creation. Approval is the control that makes the multi-topic tier scope acceptable — record exact host expectations in the order. Content review before submission costs an extra $50, publishers keep editorial discretion, and placed content belongs to the publisher afterwards.[7][8]

Strengths

  • Domain approval and veto before placement.[7]
  • About 500 words of content and a report included; optional upgrade adds pre-submission content review.[7]
  • Explicit USD billing with six-month lost-link cover in the terms.[8]

Limitations

  • Both priced tiers say multi-topic; do not expect automotive-only host domains.[7]
  • Publishers may reject target URLs or change exact anchors, and content belongs to the publisher after placement.[8]

Price and engagement

$200 Basic / $300 Premium per placement with about 500 words of content; the optional $50 upgrade adds 250 words and pre-submission content review. Billed in USD.[7][8]

One-time or month-to-month purchase paid before work; no lock-in under the general terms.[8]

Displayed average is one month; the terms allow targets to extend for publisher, niche or review constraints.[7][8]

Failed placements bring equal-or-better replacement; selected-site products get up to two attempts, then credit. Live links carry six-month replacement. Raise dissatisfaction within 30 days for revision or replacement, then credit; cash refunds apply only where the service cannot be delivered at all.[8]

Automotive relevance versus host scope

The DA30+ car-blog headline and the multi-topic tier cards coexist on one page. Credit the automotive relevance promise, then enforce your actual niche requirements through approval — the tiers alone will not do it.[7]

Approval and content ownership

Domains can be approved or replaced, while content review requires the upgrade and the publisher retains content ownership with editorial discretion over URLs and anchors. That is a normal guest-post bargain; price it in rather than fighting it.[7][8]

Tier inclusions and remedies

Basic covers 100+ site traffic against Premium's 500+, and both include writing, a report and a one-month average. Six-month replacement covers lost links, with the 30-day satisfaction path behind it.[7][8]

Rank 10

The HOTH

The HOTH logo
Best for

Dealerships combining link acquisition with managed SEO[12]

Introduction

HOTH X is the HOTH's fully managed SEO service, and its car-dealership case applies it across multiple UK locations: page and keyword analysis, content and link work under one manager. Buy a monthly programme, not a fixed number of links.[12][13]

What they do

Analyse easy-win keywords and competitors, choose pages, produce content and secure links inside a monthly managed strategy.[12][13]

Our verdict

We recommend the HOTH for dealerships that need content and technical work alongside links, with the link allocation agreed inside the managed budget. The case evidence is provider-reported and combines every intervention, so its traffic movement cannot be read as link-only cause and effect — and with no fixed automotive link quota, the proposal must state what the budget buys.[12][13]

Strengths

  • Actual dealership engagement described with commercial vehicle-page targets.[12]
  • Content, outreach and technical work combined under one manager.[13]

Limitations

  • No fixed automotive link quota is established within the managed budget.[13]
  • Anonymous case with combined interventions, so no independent link-only causality.[12]

Price and engagement

Monthly managed SEO budget, not a link unit; confirm the current monthly figure in the proposal before comparing.[13]

Monthly recurring service; the general terms ask for 15 days' advance notice to cancel subscriptions outside a contract, and a specific contract may govern instead.[13][14]

No automotive placement completion SLA is stated; the case discusses change over months, not promised delivery speed.[12][13]

The available terms open with final-sale language and a 30-day satisfaction process but state no complete remedy; the exact HOTH X link replacement and cash remedy are unverified, which this page marks unknown rather than poor.[14]

Multi-location dealer needs

The luxury UK dealer targeted specific vehicle product pages and easy-win terms while adding content. The multi-location shape is suggestive for dealer groups, but no per-location link plan is shown — brief it explicitly.[12]

What the monthly programme buys

A manager-led custom plan mixes technical SEO, content and link building. Define the allocation in the proposal instead of treating spend as a fixed link count; a retainer divided by hoped-for links is arithmetic the provider never promised.[13]

Evidence and engagement limits

Results are provider-reported combined SEO with no independently verified automotive conversion gain. What to verify before signing is the plan: pages, keywords, content scope and the link allocation inside the budget — with the current monthly figure in the same proposal.[12][13][14]

Buyer guide

Start with the automotive business and the page that earns revenue

A local dealer's money page is a model, service or location page; a leasing brand's is a make-and-type category; a parts retailer's is a fitment or buying guide. Name that page before buying anything — the providers on this page point links at very different destinations.[12][20][28]

The cases show the spread. The HOTH pointed work at commercial vehicle product pages, Nationwide rebuilt make-and-type categories, and Stellar SEO plans sales, service and parts departments separately. Match the provider to your page type, not to the provider's homepage.[12][20][28]

Choose between a placement unit and an earned-media campaign

Countable units and press campaigns are different purchases. Rhino Rank sells existing-article links per placement, Loganix sells writing plus new posts per placement, and Reboot Online sells retained research and outreach with a proposal-stage minimum link KPI. Decide which transaction you are entering before comparing prices.[2][7][18]

Never divide a retainer by hoped-for links to manufacture a unit price. JBH, Reboot Online and Rise at Seven sell programmes; their cost covers strategy, content, outreach and reporting whether a given month yields five links or fifteen.[16][18][21]

Check the reader and location behind the publisher

Automotive-only sites are one option among several. DiscoverCars coverage ran on travel-related audiences, Loganix tiers are multi-topic sites with niche-relevant articles, and FATJOE may fall back from preferred-country sites to worldwide publishers. Ask who reads the page, not just what the domain is about.[5][7][9]

Then match geography to the buyer, not to the agency's address. Reboot Online expressly offers local and international automotive outreach; most others leave the market scope to the brief. A dealer group with three towns and a brand selling nationally need different answers here.[17][24]

Agree content topics and review rights before placement

Approval regimes differ more than anything else on this page. Loganix approves domains with an optional paid content-review upgrade, FATJOE's standard placements offer no preapproval at all, and Editorial.Link approves prospects before outreach.[5][7][10]

Click Intelligence and Stellar SEO split approval by product — the approval or custom variant includes it, the cheaper or standard unit does not. Rhino Rank's site pre-approval is available if asked in advance of the order. Whatever you need, get the variant in writing on the order.[2][25][30]

Compare the full commitment and included work

Line up what the money includes, not just the headline figure. Loganix USD 200/300 units include about 500 words with an optional USD 50 upgrade, while Reboot Online's displayed GBP 3,500 a month starts a bespoke retainer with a negotiated link KPI. Different currencies, different transactions — convert neither into the other.[7][8][18]

Stellar SEO's custom work is hourly-billed while its guest-post prices attach to separate DA units, and HOTH X folds links into a wider managed budget with content and technical SEO. A custom quote is not an evasive answer here; it is the actual product for half this page.[13][29][30]

Measure links and automotive demand separately

Keep three counts apart: live referring domains, reported placements, and commercial movement. JBH reports placements and referring domains as different totals, and Rise at Seven's automotive result folds site restructuring and content in with the links.[15][20]

Read case numbers the way their bodies present them. Reboot Online's Zego body reports 75 backlinks while its 93% figure describes keyword positions, and Editorial.Link's wider domain growth is not all agency-built links. Provider reports are campaign examples, never controlled experiments.[9][19]

Match delivery timing and remedies to the exact product

First links and finished campaigns run on different clocks. Rhino Rank targets 14–21 days for Curated Links, Loganix averages a month for guest posts, and Rise at Seven's typical PR campaign runs 4–6 weeks — with publisher schedules able to extend all three. Pitch speed, such as Rise Live's 60-minute pitch aim, is not secured coverage.[2][3][7][8][21]

Remedies are product-specific too. Rhino Rank pairs 12-month replacement with a capped first-order refund, Loganix gives six-month replacement, FATJOE promises lifetime replacement, and Editorial.Link's duration depends on which surface governs your order. Confirm the wording that covers your exact product before it matters.[3][5][8][10][11]

FAQs

Which service fits a local dealership or repair business?

Start from the pages and the geography. Stellar SEO's automotive offer distinguishes local and department relationships, and Reboot Online expressly offers local automotive media outreach — but selection still depends on your target pages and the contracted geography. No provider on this page promises map-pack positions or leads, so treat any such expectation as outside the order.[17][28]

Can automotive links point to category and service pages?

Yes, where publishers accept them. JBH's Select Car Leasing work targeted EV, van and fleet pages, Rise at Seven's Nationwide work targeted make-and-type categories, and the HOTH's dealer case used commercial vehicle pages. Useful page content and publisher approval still decide each placement; examples are not standing acceptance promises.[12][15][20]

Do the publishers have to be automotive-only websites?

No. DiscoverCars coverage ran on travel-adjacent publishers, and Loganix car-post tiers explicitly say multi-topic websites with niche-relevant articles. Judge audience and page fit instead — a relevant article read by car buyers beats an automotive domain nobody visits, and not every broad-domain link is equal quality.[7][9]

Can we approve the sites or articles first?

Sometimes, and it depends on the product. Loganix offers domain approval with an optional content-review upgrade, Editorial.Link approves prospects, and Rhino Rank offers site pre-approval if asked in advance of the order — while FATJOE's standard offer has no preapproval. Click Intelligence and Stellar SEO reserve approval for their approval and custom variants respectively.[2][5][7][10][25][30]

How much does an automotive link-building service cost?

Illustrative displayed units: Rhino Rank from $60 per Curated Link, Loganix from USD 200 per guest post, Editorial.Link $375 for a single link. Bespoke press work starts at a displayed Reboot Online £3,500 a month or Rise at Seven £5K/$6.8K a month. These are different deliverables, not a comparable quality basket — and FATJOE and HOTH X require confirmation of the current price, while billing denominations, tax and automotive scope hold only as each card states them.[2][7][8][10][18][21]

How long before links are delivered?

Rhino Rank targets 14–21 days for Curated Links, Loganix averages a month for guest posts, and a typical Rise at Seven PR campaign runs 4–6 weeks. Completion targets are not promised ranking movements or fixed enquiry timelines — and the managed retainers measure campaigns in months, not days.[2][3][7][8][21]

What happens when a placed link disappears?

Rhino Rank replaces lost links for 12 months, Loganix covers live links for six months, and FATJOE promises lifetime replacement on its product. Editorial.Link publishes more than one duration across its surfaces, so the agreed wording should travel into the order. Never extend one product's remedy to an agency's unrelated offers.[3][5][8][10][11]

Do automotive case studies prove that backlinks caused all the growth?

No. The HOTH and Rise at Seven cases combine links with content and technical work, and Editorial.Link's own link total sits apart from wider referring-domain growth. Read every case as an attributed campaign example — what one provider did for one client — not as a causal experiment and not as a promised return.[9][12][20]

How this ranking is built

Two scores produce this ranking: the Provider Buyer Score from our M1.3 methodology, and the Service Fit Score from this page's fixed automotive rubric — campaign deliverable 0.18, publisher and audience fit 0.18, target-page strategy 0.14, local and multi-market targeting 0.12, content and data expertise 0.12, delivery evidence 0.12, placement and anchor specification 0.08, outcome measurement 0.06. Overall Score is the geometric mean of the two: sqrt(Provider Buyer Score × Service Fit Score). Every provider fact comes from the provider's own current pages, read on 5 September 2026. Full method: /methodology/.[33]

The full method is on the methodology page.

Summary

Provider Buyer Score (PBS) is the sum of the eight weighted buyer criteria. Service Fit Score (SFS) is the sum of the exact production contributions shown for this page. Overall Score is sqrt(PBS × SFS). Rank and tie status come from the production store.

Criteria and weights

Provider Buyer Score criteria

CriterionWeight
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.25 (25%)
B2 — Value for money0.2 (20%)
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.15 (15%)
B4 — Customer reviews0.15 (15%)
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.1 (10%)
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.07 (7%)
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.05 (5%)
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.03 (3%)

Service Fit criteria

CriterionWeight
A1 — Automotive campaign deliverable0.18 (18%)
A2 — Automotive publisher and audience fit0.18 (18%)
A3 — Automotive target-page strategy0.14 (14%)
A4 — Local and multi-market automotive targeting0.12 (12%)
A5 — Automotive content and data expertise0.12 (12%)
A6 — Automotive delivery evidence0.12 (12%)
A7 — Automotive placement and anchor specification0.08 (8%)
A8 — Automotive outcome measurement0.06 (6%)

Score calculations

Click Intelligence — Rank 1

PBS 73.0SFS 70.3Overall 71.6

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2575.7518.9375
B2 — Value for money0.284.772833397006716.9545666794013
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1570.510.575
B4 — Customer reviews0.1556.66678.500005
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.178.757.875
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0764.254.4975
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0567.53.375
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.03752.25

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 72.9645716794013 → displayed 73.0

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
A1 — Automotive campaign deliverable0.18950.6579.2514.265
A2 — Automotive publisher and audience fit0.18950.6579.2514.265
A3 — Automotive target-page strategy0.14900.657610.64
A4 — Local and multi-market automotive targeting0.12750.4607.2
A5 — Automotive content and data expertise0.12900.65769.12
A6 — Automotive delivery evidence0.12500506
A7 — Automotive placement and anchor specification0.0892.50.4675.36
A8 — Automotive outcome measurement0.06700.4583.48

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 70.33 → displayed 70.3

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(72.9645716794013 × 70.33) = 71.6351752019376 → displayed 71.6

Rhino Rank — Rank 2

PBS 76.5SFS 66.0Overall 71.1

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2564.3216.08
B2 — Value for money0.210020
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1565.89.87
B4 — Customer reviews0.159514.25
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.1737.3
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.07634.41
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0554.42.72
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0363.351.9005

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 76.5305 → displayed 76.5

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
A1 — Automotive campaign deliverable0.18850.6572.7513.095
A2 — Automotive publisher and audience fit0.18850.6572.7513.095
A3 — Automotive target-page strategy0.14750.6566.259.275
A4 — Local and multi-market automotive targeting0.12500506
A5 — Automotive content and data expertise0.12700.65637.56
A6 — Automotive delivery evidence0.12600.6556.56.78
A7 — Automotive placement and anchor specification0.0892.50.6577.6256.21
A8 — Automotive outcome measurement0.06750.6566.253.975

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 65.99 → displayed 66.0

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(76.5305 × 65.99) = 71.0650947723283 → displayed 71.1

Stellar SEO — Rank 3

PBS 64.6SFS 72.8Overall 68.6

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2578.519.625
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1571.2510.6875
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.1767.6
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0755.53.885
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.05683.4
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.03641.92

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 64.6175 → displayed 64.6

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
A1 — Automotive campaign deliverable0.18900.657613.68
A2 — Automotive publisher and audience fit0.18950.6579.2514.265
A3 — Automotive target-page strategy0.14900.657610.64
A4 — Local and multi-market automotive targeting0.12950.6579.259.51
A5 — Automotive content and data expertise0.12850.6572.758.73
A6 — Automotive delivery evidence0.12500506
A7 — Automotive placement and anchor specification0.08950.6579.256.34
A8 — Automotive outcome measurement0.06750.4603.6

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 72.765 → displayed 72.8

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(64.6175 × 72.765) = 68.5703462693605 → displayed 68.6

fatjoe — Rank 4

PBS 72.3SFS 60.0Overall 65.8

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2561.415.35
B2 — Value for money0.210020
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1555.758.3625
B4 — Customer reviews0.159514.25
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.155.15.51
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.07604.2
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0553.252.6625
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0364.251.9275

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 72.2625 → displayed 72.3

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
A1 — Automotive campaign deliverable0.18750.6566.2511.925
A2 — Automotive publisher and audience fit0.18800.6569.512.51
A3 — Automotive target-page strategy0.14650.4567.84
A4 — Local and multi-market automotive targeting0.12400.6543.55.22
A5 — Automotive content and data expertise0.12700.65637.56
A6 — Automotive delivery evidence0.12500506
A7 — Automotive placement and anchor specification0.0887.50.6574.3755.95
A8 — Automotive outcome measurement0.06500503

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 60.005 → displayed 60.0

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(72.2625 × 60.005) = 65.8491557462964 → displayed 65.8

JBH — Tied at rank 5

PBS 56.3SFS 73.8Overall 64.4

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2568.817.2
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1552.47.86
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.158.25.82
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0748.83.416
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0546.72.335
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0371.42.142

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 56.273 → displayed 56.3

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
A1 — Automotive campaign deliverable0.18950.6579.2514.265
A2 — Automotive publisher and audience fit0.18900.657613.68
A3 — Automotive target-page strategy0.14950.6579.2511.095
A4 — Local and multi-market automotive targeting0.12850.6572.758.73
A5 — Automotive content and data expertise0.12950.6579.259.51
A6 — Automotive delivery evidence0.12600.4546.48
A7 — Automotive placement and anchor specification0.08950.4685.44
A8 — Automotive outcome measurement0.06900.65764.56

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 73.76 → displayed 73.8

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(56.273 × 73.76) = 64.4258991400198 → displayed 64.4

Reboot Online — Tied at rank 5

PBS 56.4SFS 74.7Overall 64.9

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2568.917.225
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.15446.6
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.164.26.42
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.07573.99
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0550.52.525
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.03712.13

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 56.39 → displayed 56.4

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
A1 — Automotive campaign deliverable0.18950.6579.2514.265
A2 — Automotive publisher and audience fit0.18950.6579.2514.265
A3 — Automotive target-page strategy0.14900.657610.64
A4 — Local and multi-market automotive targeting0.12950.6579.259.51
A5 — Automotive content and data expertise0.12950.6579.259.51
A6 — Automotive delivery evidence0.12600.6556.56.78
A7 — Automotive placement and anchor specification0.0892.50.4675.36
A8 — Automotive outcome measurement0.06850.6572.754.365

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 74.695 → displayed 74.7

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(56.39 × 74.695) = 64.9003162550076 → displayed 64.9

Rise at Seven — Rank 7

PBS 55.7SFS 72.1Overall 63.4

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2563.215.8
B2 — Value for money0.25010
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1554.58.175
B4 — Customer reviews0.15507.5
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.159.25.92
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0752.33.661
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.05482.4
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0374.92.247

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 55.703 → displayed 55.7

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
A1 — Automotive campaign deliverable0.18900.657613.68
A2 — Automotive publisher and audience fit0.18900.657613.68
A3 — Automotive target-page strategy0.14950.6579.2511.095
A4 — Local and multi-market automotive targeting0.12850.4647.68
A5 — Automotive content and data expertise0.12900.65769.12
A6 — Automotive delivery evidence0.12600.6556.56.78
A7 — Automotive placement and anchor specification0.0897.50.4695.52
A8 — Automotive outcome measurement0.06900.65764.56

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 72.115 → displayed 72.1

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(55.703 × 72.115) = 63.3799798437961 → displayed 63.4

Editorial.Link — Tied at rank 8

PBS 54.4SFS 67.4Overall 60.6

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2568.217.05
B2 — Value for money0.214.85009802952.9700196059
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1564.959.7425
B4 — Customer reviews0.1565.16679.775005
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.1717.1
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0754.53.815
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.05452.25
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0358.21.746

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 54.4485246059 → displayed 54.4

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
A1 — Automotive campaign deliverable0.18850.6572.7513.095
A2 — Automotive publisher and audience fit0.18850.6572.7513.095
A3 — Automotive target-page strategy0.14850.6572.7510.185
A4 — Local and multi-market automotive targeting0.12500506
A5 — Automotive content and data expertise0.12800.6569.58.34
A6 — Automotive delivery evidence0.12600.4546.48
A7 — Automotive placement and anchor specification0.0892.50.6577.6256.21
A8 — Automotive outcome measurement0.06750.6566.253.975

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 67.38 → displayed 67.4

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(54.4485246059 × 67.38) = 60.5701377573598 → displayed 60.6

Loganix — Tied at rank 8

PBS 58.8SFS 62.2Overall 60.5

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2567.916.975
B2 — Value for money0.210.58438093162.11687618632
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1573.2510.9875
B4 — Customer reviews0.1587.513.125
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.166.256.625
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0760.254.2175
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0558.82.94
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.03611.83

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 58.81687618632 → displayed 58.8

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
A1 — Automotive campaign deliverable0.18900.657613.68
A2 — Automotive publisher and audience fit0.18850.46411.52
A3 — Automotive target-page strategy0.14700.65638.82
A4 — Local and multi-market automotive targeting0.12500506
A5 — Automotive content and data expertise0.12750.6566.257.95
A6 — Automotive delivery evidence0.12500506
A7 — Automotive placement and anchor specification0.0887.50.4655.2
A8 — Automotive outcome measurement0.06500503

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 62.17 → displayed 62.2

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(58.81687618632 × 62.17) = 60.4702008637603 → displayed 60.5

The HOTH — Rank 10

PBS 51.5SFS 65.5Overall 58.1

Provider Buyer Score inputs

CriterionWeightScoreWeighted contribution
B1 — Deliverable quality and buyer fit0.2551.812.95
B2 — Value for money0.221.41411109294.28282221858
B3 — Delivery reliability and buyer protection0.1550.057.5075
B4 — Customer reviews0.1587.513.125
B5 — Managed service, support, and buyer control0.155.65.56
B6 — Commercial terms and flexibility0.0752.253.6575
B7 — Reporting and transparency0.0555.52.775
B8 — Continuity and capacity0.0355.51.665

PBS = Σ weighted B contributions = 51.52282221858 → displayed 51.5

Service Fit inputs

CriterionWeightRaw scoreEvidence factorAdjusted scoreWeighted contribution
A1 — Automotive campaign deliverable0.18850.6572.7513.095
A2 — Automotive publisher and audience fit0.18700.45810.44
A3 — Automotive target-page strategy0.14900.657610.64
A4 — Local and multi-market automotive targeting0.12750.4607.2
A5 — Automotive content and data expertise0.12800.6569.58.34
A6 — Automotive delivery evidence0.12600.6556.56.78
A7 — Automotive placement and anchor specification0.08750.4604.8
A8 — Automotive outcome measurement0.06800.6569.54.17

Adjusted score = 50 + factor × (raw score − 50); weighted contribution = weight × adjusted score. SFS = Σ weighted S contributions = 65.465 → displayed 65.5

Overall = sqrt(PBS × SFS) = sqrt(51.52282221858 × 65.465) = 58.0770312304214 → displayed 58.1

Rules and dates

  • Ties: providers are grouped when their Overall Score gap from the group leader is below 0.5; tied providers are ordered alphabetically. Rank and tie status above are store-derived.
  • Conflicts: the most buyer-favourable specific current public promise that would reasonably form part of the purchase is credited. The conflict is recorded unless the versions can be reconciled; the same promise is not counted twice.
  • Display rounding: PBS, SFS, and Overall Score are calculated from unrounded production values and displayed to one decimal place.
  • Evidence cutoff: 2026-09-05. Page last updated: 2026-09-05.

Editorial standards and corrections

Every provider fact on this page cites that provider's own current pages, read on 5 September 2026 and dated in the source list. Where a provider has not published a term, the page says the exact figure is unavailable — an absent term is not a bad term.

Each criterion contributes its weight times an adjusted score that moves a neutral 50 toward the assessed raw score in line with the strength of the evidence. The eight weighted contributions sum to the Service Fit Score with no intermediate rounding; Overall Score is sqrt(Provider Buyer Score × Service Fit Score), displayed to one decimal.

Providers are ordered by exact Overall Score. A provider joins the group above it only when its gap from that group's leader is strictly below 0.5; tied providers share a rank and appear alphabetically, and the next rank counts every provider above it.

The page credits the most buyer-favourable specific current promise; where current pages conflict, only that item is treated as less settled, never the whole provider. Dated later terms supersede older pages. Provider-reported campaign results are attributed and capped, never independently verified outcomes. Evidence cutoff: 5 September 2026; this page was last updated on 5 September 2026.

Spot an error? Every provider profile on this site carries a "Request a change" form, and anyone — provider or reader — can submit evidence through it. We acknowledge within 5 working days and respond substantively within 20. Successful corrections produce a corrected record and a dated public correction note.

Editorial.Link publishes more than one replacement duration across its service page and its terms. The card keeps each wording with its surface; carry the exact agreed duration into the order.[10][11]

FATJOE and HOTH X carry no confirmed price figure on this page: get the current band or monthly prices in writing at quote or checkout, and compare only figures from the same purchase route.[5][13]

Rhino Rank's terms below are the live dated terms effective 31 August 2026. Older wording that survives on other pages is superseded, not a live conflict. Quality statements come from published provider terms or attributed provider claims. Prices and terms change, so treat every figure as dated.[3]

Sources

  1. 1Car Dealership Link Building Case Studyhttps://www.rhinorank.io/case-studies/car-dealer-case-study/Checked 2026-09-05
  2. 2Curated Links and Niche Editshttps://www.rhinorank.io/curated-links/Checked 2026-09-05
  3. 3Terms and Conditions — effective 31 August 2026https://www.rhinorank.io/terms-and-conditions/Checked 2026-09-05
  4. 4Car Dealer SEO: Driving Better Resultshttps://fatjoe.com/blog/car-dealer-seo/Checked 2026-09-05
  5. 5Blogger Outreach servicehttps://fatjoe.com/blogger-outreach/Checked 2026-09-05
  6. 6Terms of Servicehttps://fatjoe.com/terms/Checked 2026-09-05
  7. 7Buy Car Guest Posts on High Quality Siteshttps://loganix.com/car-guest-posts/Checked 2026-09-05
  8. 8Terms and Conditions of Servicehttps://loganix.com/terms/Checked 2026-09-05
  9. 9DiscoverCars case studyhttps://editorial.link/case/discovercars/Checked 2026-09-05
  10. 10Editorial.Link link building serviceshttps://editorial.link/Checked 2026-09-05
  11. 11Terms of Servicehttps://editorial.link/terms-of-service/Checked 2026-09-05
  12. 12Car Dealer SEO Case Studyhttps://www.thehoth.com/case-studies/car-dealership-seo/Checked 2026-09-05
  13. 13HOTH X Managed SEOhttps://www.thehoth.com/hoth-x/Checked 2026-09-05
  14. 14Next Net Terms of Usehttps://www.thehoth.com/terms-of-service/Checked 2026-09-05
  15. 15Select Car Leasing Digital PR case studyhttps://jbh.co.uk/digital-pr-outreach-case-study/select-car-leasing-digital-pr/Checked 2026-09-05
  16. 16Digital PR serviceshttps://jbh.co.uk/services/digital-pr/Checked 2026-09-05
  17. 17Digital PR for automotive companieshttps://www.rebootonline.com/digital-pr/digital-pr-for-automotive-companies/Checked 2026-09-05
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  23. 23Automotive Link Building Strategies and Serviceshttps://www.clickintelligence.co.uk/guides/industry-strategies/link-building-strategies/automotive/Checked 2026-09-05
  24. 24Automotive SEO Companyhttps://www.clickintelligence.co.uk/industry/automotive/Checked 2026-09-05
  25. 25UK Link Building Serviceshttps://www.clickintelligence.co.uk/link-building/Checked 2026-09-05
  26. 26Terms and Conditions — updated 29 October 2025https://www.clickintelligence.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/Checked 2026-09-05
  27. 27About Click Intelligencehttps://www.clickintelligence.co.uk/about-us/Checked 2026-09-05
  28. 28Automotive Link Buildinghttps://stellarseo.com/automotive-link-building/Checked 2026-09-05
  29. 29Stellar SEO managed and pay-per-link serviceshttps://stellarseo.com/Checked 2026-09-05
  30. 30Guest Posting Services and Manual Blogger Outreachhttps://stellarseo.com/guest-post-service/Checked 2026-09-05
  31. 31About Stellar SEOhttps://stellarseo.com/about/Checked 2026-09-05
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