Earned links, not bought ones.
One relevant link from a page that ranks beats fifty directory entries, so we sell earned authority, not link counts, and we say so in the deliverable. No PBNs, no paid placements, no farms. We decline that work even when a client asks, because a torched domain is far more expensive than a slow month.
What you get
The method
Backlink baseline
Your current profile: referring domains, authority distribution, anchor mix and any toxic candidates worth disavowing, so growth is measured from a real starting point.
Prospect in priority order
Competitor gaps first, then the best-of roundups and listicles you genuinely belong in, then the handful of directories a human would actually be crawled and found through.
Qualify hard
Each prospect scored on topical relevance, traffic evidence, outbound-link sanity and contact findability. Only A and B grade targets get outreach; the rest are dropped.
Personalized outreach
Every email references something real from the target's page, carries one clear ask, and sounds like a person. Volume is capped at what genuine personalization allows.
Verify and track
Every prospect, send, response and placement is logged, and each link is confirmed live and dofollow before it counts. The referring-domain trend is charted month over month.
Who this is for, and who it is not
It is for sites with something worth linking to and target pages to strengthen, usually the priorities from a Keyword Strategy. The published evidence on whether links move visibility inside AI answers is thinner and stranger than the pitch usually admits, and we set out what the two large studies actually found before you spend anything here. Authority earned this way compounds and does not evaporate in an update.
It is not for sites chasing volume or a fast fix. Earned links take months, and anyone promising twenty a month is buying them somewhere you do not want your domain to appear.
What happens after you subscribe
Baseline month
Your backlink profile is mapped and the first prospect streams are built and approved.
Prospect and qualify
Targets found and scored, only the strongest advanced to outreach.
Outreach
Personalized emails drafted and sent, by your identity or ours as agreed.
Monthly report
Verified placements, pipeline status, the trend chart, and next month's list for approval.
What this replaces
| Alternative | Typical cost | What you actually get |
|---|---|---|
| Buying links or guest-post farms | $50 to $500/link | Cheap links that risk a penalty and a torched domain |
| Fiverr outreach gigs | $100 to $300/mo | Template blasts that get ignored, or worse, get you flagged |
| DIY outreach | Your time | The 5 to 10 hours a week you do not have, done inconsistently |
Questions, answered straight
How many links per month?
Quality targets vary by niche; typical months land 2 to 5 earned placements. Anyone promising 20 is buying them somewhere you do not want to be.
Do you buy links?
Never. No PBNs, no paid placements, no link farms. We decline that work even when asked.
When does authority show in rankings?
Links compound over months, not days. Pair with Rank Tracking and watch the trend.
Who does the outreach come from?
Your identity or ours, your call at scoping. Every email references something real from the target's page, which is what separates this from a volume package.
What is a normal response rate?
About 5 percent on good targets, and we say so upfront. Anyone claiming much higher is emailing junk targets.
What if I have nothing to link to?
We flag it and propose a linkable asset, briefed into SEO Content, because outreach without an asset is a hard sell.
What if my link budget is bigger than $595?
Growth runs more prospect volume for $1,295 a month, Scale runs the most for $2,495, same qualification bar. Bigger than that, tell us the number and we scope a custom plan.