Link Building from PublishersWith Proven Audiences
Where We Carry the Risk
Twelve-month replacement guarantee
Should a placement fail within the first year, we replace it at our expense.
A live dashboard from day one
All links, metrics, and statuses are visible at all times.
Month-to-month terms
Cancellations with thirty (30) days’ notice.
Unilateral replacement on our terms
Any placement falling below expectations may be replaced by us without controversy.
Why Does Most SaaS Link Building Underperform?
There is an unsustainable secret behind most link building invoices.
A significant proportion of purchased “DR 50+” links live in the space of “link farms,” where outreach teams buy orders of magnitude more placements than they can ever place, and then randomly select which blogs get engaged based on the most receptive outreach responses.
The final set of placements is subsequently presented in a pretty dashboard in Ahrefs, but reflects websites that have no real audience, are completely unrelated to the linked product, and sometimes even include a discreet link offer in their footers to an unrelated competitor.
Google has long ago devalued these types of links, with little or no ranking potential. Links from sites with no real audience or related topic to the linked product, as well as sites known to sell placements to spammers, are officially toxic and should be avoided.
We learned this lesson the hard way, as early campaigns focused on high-volume, low-quality outreach suffered significantly diminished results for our clients. We subsequently invested heavily in an updated model featuring fewer placements, but in high-quality publishers known to our buyers.
A single placement in a publication reflecting real audience interest beats fifty such links from “link farms” in terms of SERP performance, and we’ve proven it within our own client campaigns.
How the First Year Will Go
Agencies will attempt to steer clear of this question, so here’s the unvarnished truth.
- First 30 Days
Foundation, not fireworks
First placements appear, and DR (Domain Rating) may see slight improvements. Rankings will remain stagnant during the first month - the skimmiest return on investment possible.
- 60-90 Days
DR growth becomes measurable
Growth in DR becomes apparent, and improvements to keyword rankings begin to appear. Your long-tail keywords will see the quickest results, while your head terms struggle to make any noticeable progress.
- 3-6 Months
Authority compounds
Authority building begins to take off, and the pages start to rank for related search terms and questions that weren’t explicitly targeted.
- 6-12 Months
Compounding kicks in fully
The growth should accelerate for most clients after the six-month mark, with older posts beginning to appear in search results due to increased domain authority. Clients that promise results in the first two weeks are either gambling with your domain or simply ignorant of the natural link-building process.
The Standard Every Placement Has To Clear
Most agencies keep theirs secret, but we’re happy to say ours are publicly available. Sites that fail this test aren’t placed on, even if the pipeline is dry and the desperation is high.
| Check | Standard |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating (Ahrefs) | 50 or higher |
| Monthly organic traffic | 1,000+ genuine visitors |
| Link type | Do-follow only |
| Recycling | One link per domain, never reused |
| Site type | Operating SaaS company, active agency, or established niche publisher |
| Topical relevance | Must sit inside your category or your buyer's research path |
| Placement permanence | Twelve-month minimum guarantee |
| Editorial standards | Real readers, real editorial process, named authors |
(Google’s own link-spam guidance basically tells you which sites to avoid if you’re looking to buy links, and this is exactly the type of spam we’d be buying.)
The Placement Types We Offer
SaaS Editorial Backlinks
Contextual mentions contained within product content such as reviews, alternatives, categories, and use-case articles from our database of 1,000+ SaaS publishers. This link type is the backbone of the majority of our campaigns.
Niche Guest Posts
Editorial articles published on DR 50+ SaaS, enterprise, and tech publications your audience reads and trusts. The Niche Guest Posts service includes the full scope of placements needed to build these types of links.
Niche Edits and Insertions
Your link is inserted into existing articles that are performing, popular, and driving traffic – meaning authority is passed almost instantly versus waiting for the link to be indexed.
Brand Mention Reclamation
Every unlinked brand mention we encounter can be turned into a do-follow backlink, and that’s precisely what we do. That’s right - we turn your existing but undeveloped SEO real estate into new backlinks as part of our Brand Mentions service.
Resource Page Links
Tool directories, roundups, and lists that are manually curated and maintained. Unlike algorithmically-generated resources, these high-value placements remain relevant and retain their ranking power indefinitely.
B2B and Agency Backlinks
For service based agencies and consultancies. Links are placed within the B2B ecosystem where buyers are researching their options.
Tier 2 Link Boosting
Additional backlinks to existing placements to amplify the authority being passed. T2 links are deceptively powerful and should be deployed sparingly, which is how we use them.
The Categories We Know Best
Our link building services are most effective for the following categories of companies:
B2B SaaS
Productivity, workflow, collaboration, CRM, project management
Vertical SaaS
Healthcare, legal, real estate, education, hospitality software
AI and ML
Generative tools, annotation, MLOps
DevTools
API, monitoring, observability, and developer platforms
MarTech
Automation, analytics, attribution, ad tech
Fintech
Payments, accounting, banking, insurance software
HR Tech
Payroll, talent, recruiting, performance
E-commerce SaaS
Shopify apps, store builders, and fulfillment
How the Engagement Works
01. Target and Anchor Briefing
We ask you to provide the pages you want to rank for each link-building target. The anchor text suggestions are optional, but we will do our best to utilize them if you provide us with them. This is your brief; the research is ours.
02. Your Tracking Dashboard
You get a dashboard with all links, publishers, DRs, traffic, and statuses a week after launch. No more waiting for a monthly report to see if anything has happened.
03. Outreach and Weekly Placements
We have in-house teams that manage all publishers, deal with outreach, content production, and negotiation. This means that links will steadily appear in your reports throughout the month, not all at once at the end of the month.
04. Monthly Performance Review
Every 30 days, you will receive an email with updates on Domain Rating movements, keyword performance, traffic growth, and a link audit. Some of these will be difficult to read.
Start My Link Building CampaignStart My Link Building CampaignLinks Amplify. They Don’t Rescue.
Building backlinks improves upon the existing content. It has little effect if the technical setup is wrong or the page itself lacks quality, which is why it’s important to analyze that before investing in links.
Most clients usually pick link building plus any of the following:
SEO Audit to understand if the issue is elsewhere before spending on links
SEO Content Writing to have an inventory of quality-written content for acquisition
Technical SEO for fixing indexing/crawling issues, Core Web Vitals, etc. or go for a Full SEO where one service takes care of everything, or AI SEO for being found in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, etc.
Link Building Pricing
There are no setup fees or hidden charges per link or per publisher. We work on a transparent flat-rate basis with no upselling.
Starter
- All plans include:
- 10 DR 50+ backlinks per month
- 1,000+ traffic estimate per publisher
- Do-follow, single-link placement
- Live dashboard with metrics
- Monthly performance report
Growth
- Great for bootstrapped SaaS companies
- 20 backlinks per month
- Dedicated Account Manager
- Strategy optimization every 6 months
- Quarterly anchor analysis
- Our most popular plan for venture-backed SaaS
Scale
- 30 backlinks per month
- Best AUL (Anchor URL Length) ratio for the price
- Quarterly strategic reviews at VP level
- Priority access to demand publishers
- For serious organic acquisition programs
Enterprise
- Multi-site programs
- White-label opportunities for agencies
- Custom SLAs
- Large-scale link-building campaigns
- Discounts for yearly commitments
Our enterprise plans are tailored to multi-site programs, white-label opportunities for agencies, custom SLA’s and large-scale link-building campaigns with discounts for yearly commitments.
Campaigns We Can Show You
What SaaS Founders Say
How the First Year Will Go?
Agencies will attempt to steer clear of this question, so here’s the unvarnished truth.
First 30 Days
First placements appear, and DR (Domain Rating) may see slight improvements. Rankings will remain stagnant during the first month - the skimmiest return on investment possible.
60-90 Days
Growth in DR becomes apparent, and improvements to keyword rankings begin to appear. Your long-tail keywords will see the quickest results, while your head terms struggle to make any noticeable progress.
3-6 Months
Authority building begins to take off, and the pages start to rank for related search terms and questions that weren’t explicitly targeted.
6-12 months
The growth should accelerate for most clients after the six-month mark, with older posts beginning to appear in search results due to increased domain authority.
Clients that promise results in the first two weeks are either gambling with your domain or simply ignorant of the natural link-building process.
Why SaaS Companies Choose Us
Real SaaS publishers only
An established network of 1,000+ publishers with whom we have built relationships, as opposed to a bought list, provides the foundation for our link building services.
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Full transparency
Total transparency is ensured with the delivery of a dashboard from day one, so you can see everything we do without asking.
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SaaS publisher network
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Client retention
Outcome accountability
We are fully accountable for the results, with the commitment to investigate and revise our approach if placements fail to deliver results within 90 days.
Month-to-month billing structure
Our month-to-month billing structure ensures your continued satisfaction, as we must demonstrate value for your money every single month. Otherwise, you have every reason to fire us and look for another service.
Picky about our clients
We are picky about our clients, only accepting approximately 40% of those who apply, which contributes to the 96% retention rate.
SaaS Link Building FAQs
We place contextual do-follow links in software publications, agencies, and niche publishers to drive up domain authority and keyword rankings for your software company. Reputable SaaS link building services only operate with publishers who have demonstrable organic traffic, and not private blog networks.
Depending on the publisher’s Domain Rating, traffic, and topical relevance, high-quality SaaS link building services cost between $150 and $500 per placement. Our retainers start at $1,500 per month, with ten DR 50+ placements.
No - every publisher is manually reviewed, and if you would not recommend the publication to a client, we cannot use it.
Domain Rating typically improves between 30-60 days, keyword rankings improve between months three and five, and traffic gains start to appear between months six and twelve.
Yes - each month, you will receive a dashboard showing you all of the placements we’ve made, and any placement you’re not happy with, we will replace at no extra cost to you.
We monitor all of our placements, and if one falls out, we will replace it within the twelve-month guarantee period at no extra cost to you.
In addition to B2B service providers, e-commerce brands, agencies, and direct-to-consumer brands, we also cooperate with:
We do not work with direct competitors in the same niche. Schedule a consultation, and we will share with you our contacts in your niche.
We will show you our link building strategy example in your niche during the consultation. Unfortunately, we cannot share with you our clients’ links due to confidentiality reasons.
Not at all! We only ask for your payment for the services rendered at the end of the month, and you may cancel the cooperation at any time during the 30-day free trial period.
Yes. We offer brand link building services for agencies upon request. In this case, you will receive detailed reports and have a personal account manager. Don’t forget to ask about this during the consultation.
30,000+ backlinks placed
1,000+ SaaS publisher network
DR 50+ minimum on every link
12-month replacement guarantee
96% client retention
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Over 200 SaaS companies have already made the leap from cheap volume to building link profiles that drive compound growth. This call is meant to take twenty minutes of your time and provide an honest assessment of where you are today - no hard sell, just clarity.
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