HARO Link Building

Published 2026-09-07 · Updated 2026-09-09

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HARO Link Building is a Paisley-based outreach practice selling expert-quote links, guest posts and niche edits.²¹ The current Public Evidence Score shown in the infobox records round 2026-09-pes1, dated 7 September 2026.

Background

As of September 2026, the company states on its about page that the practice launched in 2022 under founder Rameez Ghayas Usmani.³ As of September 2026, Companies House records CUPID PR LIMITED SC799210 as dissolved on 22 July 2025 at 5 Murray Street Paisley.⁴ Companies House names Mark Bond McShane as director and secretary, while the site names a different founder.⁵³ As of September 2026, the domain's first Wayback capture dates to 10 October 2023, and no live matching company was found.⁷⁶

Services

As of September 2026, the homepage lists expert-quote links, guest posts, niche edits and editorial releases with stated inclusions.² The company states that expert quotes target high-rating domains while guest posts exclude adult and gambling topics.² The company states that niche edits use relevant sites with traffic floors, while releases mix follow and nofollow links.² The site also describes white-label reports, digital public relations activity and monthly link packages for agencies.²

Pricing

As of September 2026, expert-quote links are listed from 220 United States dollars per link through a quote route.² As of September 2026, guest posts are listed from 175 dollars per link and niche edits from 159 dollars per link.² As of September 2026, editorial releases are listed from 199 dollars per campaign with mostly nofollow links included.² Buy Now buttons lead to a contact form, and the linked order form was expired.¹⁸

Terms and buyer protection

The public terms page addresses refunds, while the homepage frequently asked questions describe placement-only refunds in detail.⁹² As of September 2026, removed links carry six months of cover, with expert quotes delivered from two months plus.² As of September 2026, guest posts, niche edits and releases are delivered in three to four weeks per the homepage.² As of September 2026, the company states cancellation is free, but terms describe a thirty-day window and fee.³⁹ Terms name Netherlands law for disputes, while the footer lists a Paisley address in Scotland.⁹¹

Reputation

No Trustpilot profile with ratings was found as of September 2026, and no alerts were recorded.¹⁰ No G2 profile with ratings was found as of September 2026, and no verification tier was recorded.¹⁰ No Clutch profile with ratings was found as of September 2026, and no alerts were recorded.¹⁰ No Google Business profile with ratings was found as of September 2026, and no recency data was recorded.¹⁰ The methodology page describes the review smoothing method used for ratings.

Delivery evidence

The example page lists six publisher articles presented as placements, including business and lifestyle outlets.¹¹ No client backlink was visibly confirmed on the opened sample pages as of September 2026.¹¹ As of September 2026, the Boiler Cover case study reports traffic growth and domain strength gains over six months.¹² Skills Training Group and On Site First Aid appear as named training clients with testimonial detail.¹⁴¹³ The company states that outreach underpins delivery, with pitches vetted for quality before submission.²

Operational footprint

No readable LinkedIn headcount is published as of September 2026, with one named person listed.¹⁵³ Contact routes comprise email, a contact form and a LinkedIn company page for enquiries.¹¹⁵ The contact page lists Unit 1, 5 Murray Street, Paisley, with stated delivery windows for each service.¹²

Value for money

No priced G30, G50, N30 or M1 basket units with defined authority floors were found as of September 2026.² The methodology page describes the price-basket comparison used for value assessment across providers.

Penalties

No public route to approve placement sites before publication was found as of September 2026.²⁹ No guarantee of rankings, traffic or authority-metric increases was found in the public copy examined.³² A headline promise of free cancellation at any time conflicts with terms describing a thirty-day window and fee.³⁹ No established evidence was found that placements land on controlled sites sold as editorial placements.²⁴ No review-platform alert, incentivised-review flag or sanction on any profile was found as of September 2026.¹⁰ The editorial release discloses a mixed follow profile, with other products sold as do-follow placements.²

Category evidence

Journalist requests form the core offer, with scope, pricing and sample publications documented on the homepage.²¹¹ Guest posting, niche edits and press releases carry scope and pricing, with exclusions and attribute rules stated.² White-label reports, high-authority tiers and digital public relations material appear, while artificial-intelligence visibility lacks a separate product.²

Frequently asked questions

What does HARO Link Building sell?

As of September 2026, the homepage lists expert-quote links, guest posts, niche edits and editorial releases with stated inclusions.² The company states that expert quotes target high-rating domains and that placements include do-follow links.² Guest posts and niche edits carry traffic minimums with adult and gambling exclusions stated.²

What does HARO Link Building charge?

As of September 2026, expert-quote links are listed from 220 United States dollars per link through a quote route.² As of September 2026, guest posts are listed from 175 dollars and niche edits from 159 dollars.² Editorial releases are listed from 199 dollars with a mostly-nofollow mixture stated on the card.²

Can buyers approve pitches before publication?

The homepage questions state that HARO pitches cannot be pre-approved because response speed matters.² The public guest-post and niche-edit cards show no site-list approval and no whitelist language.² The public terms and contact pages offer no buyer approval step ahead of publication.⁹ ¹

What refund and replacement terms apply?

The public terms page covers refunds, while the homepage questions detail placement-only refund rules.⁹ ² Removed links carry six months of cover, with no charge for backlinks removed after publication.² Cancellation carries no long-term contract, with a thirty-day window and a four percent fee on pending pitches.⁹

Where is HARO Link Building based and who runs it?

The company states on its about page that the practice launched in 2022 under founder Rameez Ghayas Usmani.³ Companies House records map the Paisley address to CUPID PR LIMITED, dissolved in July 2025.⁴ ⁶ The Companies House officers page names Mark Bond McShane as director of that company.⁵ The earliest recorded archive capture for the practice domain reaches back to October 2023.⁷

What delivery proof and public reviews exist?

The example page lists six publisher articles presented as placements, including business and lifestyle outlets.¹¹ The published case-study pages include prior client work plus a Skills Training Group study.¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ No public Trustpilot, G2, Clutch or Google ratings were found as of September 2026.¹⁰

How is HARO Link Building scored?

The current Public Evidence Score for the provider appears in the infobox beside the lead. It reflects round 2026-09-pes1 evidence across the published criteria and buyer-protection checks. The methodology page describes the criteria, weights and coverage rules behind the score in full.

History

This article was created from round 2026-09-pes1 evidence, with later revision entries rendered from stored data.