Real organic traffic
Any site we place on must have verified organic traffic from Ahrefs or Semrush. Traffic-less sites with high DR are disqualified.
Startups · Best Sites for Link Inserts
Best sites for link inserts in Startups
Early-stage links that build authority before competitors do.
Vetting criteria6 checks
NicheStartups
DR floor30+
Traffic requiredYes
Publishing a full list of the startups sites we work with would devalue every placement on it within weeks. Practitioners would over-build links on the same domains and tank their authority. So the network stays private. What you get instead: when a campaign starts, we send a curated shortlist specific to your niche and keyword targets, and you approve every site before any outreach begins. Don't like one, for any reason? We replace it.
How we vet Startups sites.
Six checks, in this order. A site that fails any one of them does not enter the network, whatever its DR says.
DR 30 minimum
We 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 relevance
Topical relevance is non-negotiable. The site must be relevant to your industry, not just accepting any content.
Clean backlink profile
Sites with spam scores above 5%, penalised referring domains, or known link farm participation are automatically disqualified.
Editorial standards
We check whether the site has a genuine editorial process, real writers, real editorial guidelines, not just 'submit your article here'.
Index status
Every page must be indexed in Google. We verify index status before placement is confirmed.
Every placement in startups.
- Sites in the startups vertical, checked for topical relevance
- Verified organic traffic (Ahrefs or Semrush), not a DR screenshot
- Your approval on every site before a single pitch goes out
- Free replacement for any site you decline, no questions
- Live URL, DR and index confirmation on delivery
- 90-day replacement guarantee if a link comes down
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Startups link sites, answered.
We use Ahrefs, Semrush, and manual research to identify sites in the startups space with genuine organic traffic, editorial standards, and clean backlink profiles. Every site is manually reviewed before we accept it into our publisher network.
Our active publisher network includes hundreds of sites in the startups vertical at any given time, with new sites added monthly. The exact number varies as we continuously audit and update our lists.
We share a shortlist of proposed sites for your approval before any placement begins. You can approve or reject individual sites, and we'll find replacements for any you decline.
A good startups link site has real organic traffic, DR 30+, genuine editorial content written by humans, and a clean backlink profile. A bad one is either a PBN, a link farm, or a site that accepts any content regardless of relevance.
Your shortlist
See the startups sites we would pitch for you.
Tell us your domain and target keywords and we will send the current shortlist for your vertical, with the traffic figures we screened on, before you commit to anything.
- Send your domainPlus the competitors you want to outrank.
- Get the auditReferring domain gap, target pages, and the placement mix.
- Decide from thereThe plan is yours whether you work with us or not.