How to Choose a Backlink Agency
Backlink providers vary widely in quality. Use this checklist to compare them on the things that matter: relevance, transparency, reporting and honesty about results.
What to Look For
Relevant publishing sites
Ask what kinds of sites the links appear on and whether they relate to your industry. Real traffic and real editorial content are better signs than a high authority score alone.
Clear deliverables
You should know how many placements, what content, and what timeline each package includes before you pay.
Reporting you can verify
Expect a report listing the URLs where work was placed, so you can open each one and check it.
Honest handling of paid placements
A good provider explains how paid placements are handled and does not claim every link is risk free.
No guarantees on rankings
Rankings depend on many factors outside any provider's control. Be wary of anyone promising a position or date.
Fair, published pricing
Pricing that is very low may not cover real content and manual work. Compare what each price actually includes.
Questions to Ask Before You Hire
Which sites will my links appear on, and can I see examples? How do you choose targets for my industry? Who writes the content? How do you handle anchor text? What do you report, and how often? What happens if a link is removed? How do you treat sponsored or paid placements?
A provider who answers plainly, and shows examples, is usually easier to work with than one who relies on slogans.
Red Flags
Thousands of links delivered overnight from an unnamed network. No visibility into where links are placed. Private blog networks or expired domain farms. Guaranteed rankings. A single spreadsheet with no live URLs.
If any of these appear, ask for clarification or look elsewhere. See our overview of what makes a quality backlink for more detail.
See How We Measure Up
LINK-BACK.com publishes its packages and deliverables on the packages page, and you can read how we compare in our pages on LINK-BACK.com vs Linkhouse and LINK-BACK.com vs FatJoe. If you would like a second opinion on your current links, request a backlink audit.
Backlink Packages
Choose from our transparent backlink packages designed to help you get backlinks and build backlinks at scale.
Starter
Perfect for new websites building initial link authority
- 2 Professionally Written Blog Posts
- Submitted to 7,000+ Websites & Resources
- Submitted Over 15 Days
- Web 2.0 Blogs & Wiki Articles
- Directories & Press Releases
Growth
Ideal for businesses serious about growing search rankings
- 6 Professionally Written Blog Posts
- Submitted to 7,000+ Websites & Resources
- Submitted Over 15 Days
- Web 2.0 Blogs & Wiki Articles
- Directories, Press Releases & Profiles
- Social Networks & Bookmarking Sites
Authority
Maximum link building for competitive industries
- 16 Professionally Written Blog Posts
- Submitted to 7,000+ Websites & Resources
- Submitted Over 30 Days
- Web 2.0 Blogs & Wiki Articles
- Directories, Press Releases & Profiles
- Social Networks, Bookmarking & RSS Feeds
- Article Directories & Forum Profiles
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