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How much should i charge for a backlink?
Posted by on October 19, 2025 at 5:21 pmHey everyone,
I've been doing link-building through HARO, Connectively, and journalist outreach for a while now. On average, I'm getting about a 20% conversion rate, with backlinks that have a DR around 75 and traffic over 70k.
The thing is, I'm earning more from this side gig than my main job (which isn't saying much since I'm in a third-world country). Now, I'm seriously thinking about making this my full-time gig. But here's where I'm stuck, I have no idea what to charge for these backlinks. I've been working through middlemen and they pay peanuts for the quality of links they are getting, but I feel like I could do better on my own.
I've tried Upwork, but haven't had much success there, and I've had a few clients recently just ghost me after the work was done, which is super frustrating. I'm trying to figure out how to level up in this world. Should I be looking to land a job with an agency (had no luck, got many rejections because they don't hire from my part of the world) or is there a better way to get my own clients directly?
Really need some direction and clarity, and looking forward to your comments.
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1. Charge however much you want. It all depends on your marketing.
2. Always take an advance.
3. Let your client know that, in case of failure to complete the payment, you’ll be redirecting the link to the competitor for free.
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Real, contextually placed dofollow links with the stats you mention? I’d pay thousands per link for those. That’s what they’re worth. Don’t undersell yourself. And always take money up front. 😃 … the hard part – finding customers, and competing with the fake link sellers – 99.9% of those out there.
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Perfect question from someone who is really one step away from the leap. The problem is not how much to charge for backlinks, but how to position yourself. If you continue to sell “links”, they will pay you as a supplier; if you sell “guaranteed editorial mentions on DR75+ sites”, they will pay you as a consultant. I would take $200-400 per link if it is a quality HARO, but with a solid brand positioning you can reach $800 without difficulty.
Create a showcase mini-site with 3-4 case studies and directly contact medium-large SEO agencies offering white-labels: it’s the quickest way to go from underpaid freelancer to sought-after partner. -
I’ll pay you decent dollars if you’re actually serious about the above results.
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Are you drafting and submitting the pitches yourself?
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Im interested, feel free to pm and ill share my niches
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Interested. Can we talk?
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hit me up, lets talk
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Interested as well
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pm’d
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Any tips for us? How to get links? Thanks
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I just want to compliment you, gj on building a DR 75 with a 70k traffic. It’s hard to do these days.
Do you operate this site alone? Did you build this from the ground up or through an acquisition? Judging by the traffic volume, is this on a B2C niche?
You don’t have to answer, but I would highly appreciate it as someone who builds projects on the side. I’m currently on the middle of launching one myself, though it’s purely B2B with a specific niche vertical.
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I’m interested
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Depends upon Seo metrics, pricing starts from $100 to $2000 for HARO LInks
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Interested in your services . Please contact me
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