Which link building service should you buy?

One live guest article with an in-body link to your page, normally written for you, plus a report with the URL and the site authority and traffic figures.

Published per-placement prices run from $75 at the lowest authority tier to $600 at the top: Rhino Rank lists six DA tiers from $75 to $400, Outreach Monks six DR tiers from $99 to $399, The HOTH four tiers from $175 to $405, and Loganix Authority Links at $400 to $600 by traffic band.^[1][2][3][4]

Rhino Rank targets 7 to 14 days and Outreach Monks two to three weeks; Loganix publishes three weeks from approval of the site selection.^[1][2][3]

You choose the anchor text and the target page. Some providers let you approve or veto sites before outreach; others place first and report afterwards, so check which you are buying.

Placement quality varies more than the tier labels suggest, so judge the publisher's traffic and editorial standard rather than the DA number on the order form.

Buying predictable placements for pages that must rank

One link added to an existing page, with a report showing the URL; no new article is written.

Published per-link prices run from $60 to $450 depending on the site's referring domains or authority band: Rhino Rank lists curated links from $60 to $210, Stan Ventures $150 to $300, and The HOTH $200 to $450 per insertion.^[15][16][17]

Rhino Rank targets 14 to 21 days and The HOTH about 30 days; Stan Ventures publishes a 24-hour sample list but no placement time.^[15][16][17]

You approve the target page and the anchor. You rarely get a say over the surrounding copy, because the article belongs to someone else.

The page owner can edit, move or delete your link at any time, and the surrounding text is fixed whether it flatters your brand or not.

Strengthening pages that already rank

Placements on strongly-trafficked, editorially strict sites, screened on authority metrics, traffic and topical fit.

Expect $130 to $600 per placement once a DR50 or 1,000-visit floor is applied: Rhino Rank's upper curated tiers are $132.50 and $210, its DA60+ guest posts $400, Editorial.Link's DR50–90 placements $375, and uSERP values its DR60+ links at $600 to $900 inside monthly packages.^{[9][15][18][19]}

Rhino Rank targets 7 to 14 days on guest posts and 14 to 21 days on curated links; Editorial.Link promises first links within seven days of approval, with premium publications taking longer.^[15][18][19]

You set the authority and traffic floors and approve the shortlist. Expect stricter publishers to refuse exact-match anchors.

These are the dearest links per placement, and third-party metrics are proxies for strength rather than promises of results.

Replacing many weak links with few strong ones

A mix of local editorial links, event and sponsorship listings and community mentions, reported with live URLs.

We have not assessed prices for local link building yet, so we publish no typical range for it.

We have not assessed turnaround times for local link building yet.

You approve the localities, organisations and anchors. Sponsorship listings usually need your logo and blurb, so expect some production work.

Local publisher pools are small, so scaling beyond a handful of links a month usually means repeating the same sites.

Local firms that need nearby customers calling

Live listings on an agreed directory set, a cleanup pass over duplicates and wrong addresses, and a report of where each listing sits.

We have not assessed prices for citation building yet, so we publish no typical range for it.

We have not assessed turnaround times for citation building yet.

You approve the business details, categories and photos once; the provider handles submission and chases corrections.

Citations rarely move rankings on their own, so buyers expecting links usually feel short-changed.

Local businesses fixing inconsistent directory listings

A pitched campaign with creative assets, journalist outreach, and a coverage report linking each article; some products promise a minimum link count.

Fixed campaigns start at $4,200 for 5 or more links with FATJOE, and monthly bundles at $1,500 for 5 or more links with The HOTH; agency retainers run from £3,500 a month with Reboot to a typical $5,000 to $15,000 with Digital Third Coast.^{[11][12][13][14]}

FATJOE delivers within up to 90 days and The HOTH typically reports results in four to six weeks; retainer campaigns follow the news cycle rather than a fixed date.^[11][12]

You approve story angles, data and quotes. You do not approve the final article or the link itself, because the coverage is editorially given.

No placement is promised on most retainers, so a campaign can win coverage without links or, in a slow news month, little at all.

Brands that want authority and coverage together

Drafted quote responses sent under your name, monitoring across the main request platforms, and a report of pickups with links.

We have not assessed prices for journalist request services yet, so we publish no typical range for them.

We have not assessed turnaround times for journalist request services yet.

You approve every quote that goes out under your name, and you can restrict the topics you will comment on.

Journalists may quote you without linking, and request volume swings week to week, so output is uneven by nature.

Founders with genuine expertise to share

A written release, distribution across the wire network, a pickup and syndication report, and usually journalist inbox reach.

We have not assessed prices for press release distribution yet, so we publish no typical range for it.

We have not assessed turnaround times for press release distribution yet.

You approve the release copy, the distribution list and the go-live time. Targeting options decide who actually sees it.

Syndicated copies are routinely nofollowed and duplicated, so count pickup as visibility rather than ranking credit.

Announcements that need wide syndicated pickup

An audit of how AI answers currently mention your brand, targeted earned-media placements, and tracking of mentions across the main AI platforms.

We have not assessed prices for AI visibility services yet, so we publish no typical range for them.

We have not assessed turnaround times for AI visibility services yet.

You approve the brand statements, priority topics and target platforms. You cannot approve what a model writes about you.

Vendor claims currently outrun independent proof, and platform behaviour changes faster than any retainer can promise against.

Brands that want visibility inside AI answers

White-labelled reports, an ordering portal or account manager, bulk rates, and delivery your agency presents as its own.

We have not assessed prices for white label fulfilment yet, so we publish no typical range for it.

We have not assessed turnaround times for white label fulfilment yet.

You set resale margins, choose products per client and control what the client-facing report shows.

You answer for fulfilment failures you never watched happen, so weak supplier reporting becomes your client problem.

Agencies reselling links under their brand

A tiered plan: a link count per month, defined authority and content inclusions, a delivery cadence and written replacement terms.

Rhino Rank publishes packages from $580 for 8 links to $4,100 for 49; monthly programmes in the same market run $5,500 to $15,000 with uSERP, with Page One Power campaigns typically from $3,700 a month.^[6][9][10]

Bundle delivery follows the placements inside: Rhino Rank targets 14 to 21 days on curated links and 7 to 14 days on guest posts.^[6]

You pick the tier and usually the target pages. Publisher choice and pacing sit with the provider, so read the replacement terms before the headline count.

Headline link counts hide quality definitions, and a quota without publisher standards is just a number.

Buyers who want fixed scope and price