Service · Off-Page SEO
Link Building & Link Audit — Off-Page SEO That Carries Your Link Profile
I build backlinks for your website and audit your existing link profile – for €100 per hour, ongoing support from €1,000 per month, the initial consultation is free. It’s not about as many links as possible, but about topically relevant links from pages with real authority and real traffic.
Building and auditing belong together
For link building, I research sources that fit your topic: specialist portals, local sites, industry directories with substance, SaaS and tool platforms. I use broken-link recovery, guest posts with purpose-written content and, where it fits, linkable assets like tools or guides placed via outreach. For the link audit, I go through your existing profile link by link: domain strength, topical fit, anchor-text naturalness – violations of Google’s spam policies get flagged with a rationale for the disavow tool.
What you get
Documented source research
Niche, local and authority sites, evaluated by Domain Rating, Domain Authority, traffic and anchor-text environment.
Placed backlinks with substance
Guest posts and content with naturally set anchor texts – dofollow and nofollow, as a natural profile requires.
Complete link audit
Your existing profile checked, harmful links flagged for the disavow tool with a rationale – not wholesale.
Monthly report
New, lost and suspicious backlinks. Every source and every placed link is in the report.
“We’ve already bought links – isn’t that enough?”
Depends on what was bought. Mass-placed links from networks or off-topic blogs rarely contribute to your rankings – in the worse case they violate Google’s policies and weigh the profile down. That’s why with existing link inventories I always start with the audit: what carries weight, what’s neutral, what needs to be devalued via disavow? Only on that basis is new building worthwhile. Existing good links don’t get thrown away – they become part of the strategy.
“During research, I reject considerably more sources than I end up using. A single good link from a page that truly covers your topic delivers more than twenty from some directory. It’s slower, but it lasts.”
— Viktor Pásztor, SEO freelancer
This page describes my service. For an overview of ongoing SEO work, see ongoing SEO support, the pricing logic behind it is explained under SEO costs, and you can read who’s behind the offer under About me.
Concrete numbers, not “price on request”.
A one-off link audit is billed by effort at my hourly rate. Ongoing support with monthly link building, monitoring and reporting starts at €1,000 per month.
- Target market and competition: determine how much work finding suitable link sources takes.
- State of the existing profile: many legacy links mean more audit work before building.
- Scope: one-off audit or ongoing monthly support with reporting.
Signs link building or an audit is due
Solid content, hardly any backlinks
Competitors with weaker pages rank above you because your link profile is thin.
Unclear legacy links
You bought or submitted links in the past and don’t know whether any of it is harming you today.
Links without effect
You’re getting links, but only from off-topic or weak domains, and see no effect.
Ranking drop after an update
Your rankings fell after a Google update, and the link profile is under suspicion.
Link building & link audit FAQ
Are bought backlinks risky?
Links placed solely to manipulate rankings violate Google’s spam policies. The risk ranges from ineffectiveness to ranking losses. That’s why I rely on editorially justified placements with real content – and check bought legacy links individually in the audit.
How long until link building takes effect?
Realistically, first measurable effects come after three to six months. Backlinks work cumulatively: every good link strengthens the profile permanently, which is why continuity matters more than short-term volume.
How many links do you build per month?
I don’t set that as a fixed number, because quality beats quantity. Depending on budget and niche, it’s typically a few vetted placements per month – each documented in the report.
Do I need a link audit before link building starts?
If your website has existed for a while or links were built in the past: yes. The audit shows what new building sits on and whether legacy links need devaluing via disavow. For very young websites without link history, a short inventory check suffices.
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