Best Sites for Link Inserts in Local Businesses
What to look for, how we vet, and why most publicly-available site lists are full of link farms.
Finding high-quality link sites in the Local Businessesspace is harder than it looks. Most publicly-available lists are monetised databases of sites that accept any content — which is precisely what makes them worthless for ranking. Here's what actually matters.
How we vet Local Businesses sites
Every site in our network passes six checks before we accept a single placement. Most sites in the local businesses space fail at least one.
- Real organic trafficAny site we place on must have verified organic traffic from Ahrefs or Semrush. Traffic-less sites with high DR are disqualified.
- DR 30 minimumWe enforce a DR 30 floor for guest posts and DR 40 for link inserts. Sites below this threshold don't pass sufficient authority to justify placement.
- Niche relevanceTopical relevance is non-negotiable. The site must be relevant to your industry — not just accepting any content.
- Clean backlink profileSites with spam scores above 5%, penalised referring domains, or known link farm participation are automatically disqualified.
- Editorial standardsWe check whether the site has a genuine editorial process — real writers, real editorial guidelines, not just 'submit your article here'.
- Index statusEvery page must be indexed in Google. We verify index status before placement is confirmed.
Why we don't share our full site list
Publishing a full list of the local businesses sites we work with would devalue every placement on it within weeks. SEO practitioners would over-build links on the same domains, tanking their authority. Our network stays private so that each placement retains its value.
What we do instead: when you start a campaign, we send you a curated shortlist of proposed sites specific to your niche and keyword targets. You approve each one before any outreach begins. If you don't like a site for any reason, we replace it — no questions asked.
See your site shortlist