How to brief a link building agency: target URLs, geos, anchors, exclusions, approval gates, and reporting — then Get a Quote. Distinct from process and proposal-template pages. English GP from $125. Get a Quote or Order from $125. English guest posts from $125 to $450. Dual path: get a quote or order a packaged DR band in the client portal.
What this briefing URL is allowed to collect
This URL is the buyer’s intake task. Link building process is how fulfilment runs after the brief is locked. Proposal template is what an honest proposal lists. What does a link building agency do is the job description. How to choose an agency is the vendor checklist. Five titles: this one is what to send so we can refuse a bad host instead of guessing — not a leftover “how we work” clone.
A usable brief names: the destination URL(s); the geo and language; whether the page is ordinary English GP or a quoted vertical; preferred and banned anchors; exclusions (competitors, farm hosts, geos you will not mix); who approves the host class; and whether reports should be unbranded. Get a Quote is a placement read on that packet — not a complimentary strategy call.
When the destination is ordinary English guest-post work and you already know the DR band, Order from $125 is still available. Dual path stays visible.
Who this briefing guide is for
In-house SEO writing the first brief
You already own the money page. You need fields, not another process essay.
Agencies handing over a client destination
Same public card as white-label. Unbranded reports on request. We do not contact your client.
Operators who were asked for “just the URL”
The URL is necessary. Geos, anchors, exclusions, and the approval gate are what keep leftovers out of the report.
How this brief actually runs
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Lock the destination and the constraint
URL, language, geo, and whether the page is ordinary English GP or a quoted vertical. We will not mix leftovers across geos.
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Shortlist hosts, then QC
Audience and archive first, then DataForSEO spam and toxic-domain checks. Marketplace sheets get rejected here.
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Pitch a person, write for that host
A human contacts the editor. The draft matches the publication — not a templated 10-tips blast.
04
Live URL, index report, replace if it drops
You get DR, traffic, and anchor. Typical TAT about two weeks, 20-day maximum on standard DR work.
What you get
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English GP rates: $125 / $175 / $250 popular / $275 / $450
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100% manual outreach
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DataForSEO QC before a domain is approved
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Live URL + DR / traffic / anchor report
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Indexing submitted and reported
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Replacement if the live link drops
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Typical ~2 week TAT, 20-day maximum on standard DR
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No monthly minimum
The intake fields, in the order we actually use them
1) Destination URL and whether it is ordinary English GP or a quoted vertical. 2) Geo and language. 3) Anchors you want and anchors you will not accept. 4) Exclusions: competitors, leftover cities, farm hosts. 5) Approval gate: do you want to see the host class before we pitch? 6) Reporting: branded or unbranded, and who receives the live URL plus DR, traffic, and anchor.
Send that packet on quote. We reply within 24 hours. Founder narrative stays on why us.