LinkBuilder.io

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

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LinkBuilder.io is an Edinburgh-based company selling managed monthly link building retainers and search add-ons.²¹ Its public catalogue spans four monthly retainer tiers, artificial-intelligence visibility packages and earned-media placements.¹ The current Public Evidence Score shown in the infobox reflects round 2026-09-pes1, dated 7 September 2026.

Background

The company states that brothers Stewart and Michael Dunlop founded the business in 2016 in Scotland.³ An acquisition report states that Next Net Media bought the company in September 2023 with about thirty-five staff.³ As of September 2026, Clutch lists Edinburgh as the location, with ten to forty-nine employees recorded.⁴ No Companies House match and no first archive capture were established during evidence gathering.³ Named leaders include Jose Cara as head of search and Bryan in strategy alongside the founders.³²

Services

As of September 2026, four monthly retainers form the core offer, with eight to fifty-three plus links each month.¹ Artificial-intelligence packages add authority signals, branded mentions and visibility tracking to the monthly retainers.¹ An earned-media add-on promises over fifty pickups with an original journalist-style story for distribution.¹ Further add-ons cover blog writing, content refreshes, review monitoring and technical search engine work.¹ Guest posting and journalist pitching appear among the listed strategies on the public homepage.²⁵ A dedicated white-label guide addresses agencies seeking outsourced fulfilment for their own agency clients.⁶ A linked article explains private-blog-network links and advises readers against ever using them at all.⁷

Pricing

As of September 2026, the Startup tier is listed at 2,999 dollars monthly for eight links.¹ As of September 2026, Pro is listed at 5,999 dollars and Growth at 9,999 dollars monthly.¹ As of September 2026, Enterprise is listed at 19,999 dollars monthly for fifty-three plus links.¹ As of September 2026, artificial-intelligence tiers are listed at 3,000 and 5,000 dollars monthly.¹ As of September 2026, earned media is listed at 3,500 dollars monthly with fifty plus guaranteed pickups.¹ As of September 2026, smaller add-ons range from 70 dollars per thousand words to 1,000 dollars per project.¹ Every route runs through booked calls, with a six-month contract and a ninety-day opt-out window.¹

Terms and buyer protection

No standalone terms page was found, with buyer terms appearing only in pricing-page questions.¹ The company states that dissatisfied buyers receive refunds minus costs accrued in the service period.¹ The pricing page also describes Stripe processing with an accompanying money-back guarantee for payments.¹ Monthly work runs on a six-month contract with a ninety-day opt-out window for clients.¹ Results are said to need at least six months, with no placement replacement cover stated.¹ No dispute forum or governing law was found on the public pages examined in September 2026.¹

Reputation

As of September 2026, Clutch shows 4.6 from 14 reviews with quality and schedule subscores recorded.⁴ The Clutch extract predates the access date, with no recency breakdown visible in the record.⁴ No Trustpilot, G2, or Google Business ratings with counts were found as of September 2026.⁴ The methodology page describes the review smoothing method used for ratings.

Delivery evidence

No live third-party placement samples with visible links were opened during evidence gathering for this round.²¹ Three anonymised case studies report traffic gains with link counts and campaign durations stated.⁸ One career-guidance example reports a rise from 241 to 36,000 visits with 551 links over 12 months.² Course and travel examples report gains to 9.3 million and 7.75 million visits respectively.⁸² Client domains stay anonymised, so none of the reported outcomes can be checked directly.⁸ The company states that it avoids catalogues and databases, pitching every placement through direct outreach.¹

Operational footprint

No readable LinkedIn headcount was found, with the page login-walled at access.⁹ Four people are named across the homepage and acquisition reports, including search and strategy leads.²³ Contact runs through booked calls, a contact form and a client dashboard for messaging.²¹ Clutch gives Edinburgh as the office city, with no street address published on the site.⁴ Turnaround is framed in months, with significant results described only from six months plus.¹

Value for money

No priced G30, G50, N30 or M1 basket units with defined authority floors were found as of September 2026.¹ The methodology page describes the price-basket comparison used for value assessment across providers.

Penalties

No public route to approve placement domains before publication was found as of September 2026.²¹ No guarantee of rankings, traffic or authority-metric increases was found in the public copy examined.¹² With no public terms page, no headline promise is contradicted by legal text on the site.¹ The company advises against private-network links, with manual outreach stated as the delivery method.⁷² No review-platform alert, incentivised-review flag or sanction on any profile was found as of September 2026.⁴ Link attributes stay unstated on product pages, with no hidden nofollow default found as of September 2026.¹

Category evidence

Managed link building carries scope and monthly prices, with terms stated in pricing questions.²¹ Package tiers define monthly link counts and authority averages without separate per-link unit prices.¹ Digital public relations appears as an add-on with pickup counts, while white-label work has a guide.¹⁶ Guest posting, insertions and journalist pitching appear only as strategies without dedicated priced pages.⁵² Sector case cards name law, property, travel, commerce, motoring and software without dedicated pages.² Artificial-intelligence visibility carries two named packages with monthly prices and fully detailed inclusion lists.¹

Frequently asked questions

What does LinkBuilder.io sell?

As of September 2026, four monthly retainers form the core offer, with eight to fifty-three plus links each month.¹ Its artificial-intelligence packages add monthly authority signals, branded mentions and ongoing search visibility tracking.¹ All orders run through booked strategy calls and contact forms, with no self-serve checkout.¹ ²

What does LinkBuilder.io charge?

As of September 2026, Startup costs $2,999 and Pro costs $5,999 per month for eight and sixteen-plus links.¹ Growth costs $9,999 and Enterprise costs $19,999 per month for larger monthly link volumes.¹ Contracts run for six months with a ninety-day opt-out window stated in the questions.¹

Can buyers approve sites before publication?

No public route to approve placement domains before publication was found as of September 2026.² ¹ The company states that it avoids using a catalogue or database for link sourcing.¹ The public managed quote-only route carries no described client approval step for campaign buyers.²

What refund and cancellation terms apply?

No standalone terms page was found, with buyer terms stated in the pricing questions.¹ The pricing questions promise refunds for dissatisfaction minus costs accrued within the service period.¹ Contract cancellation follows a simple six-month service term with a stated ninety-day opt-out window.¹

Where is LinkBuilder.io based and who runs it?

What delivery proof and public reviews exist?

No live third-party placement samples with visible links were opened during evidence gathering.² ¹ Three anonymised case studies report traffic gains with link counts and campaign periods stated.⁸ As of September 2026, Clutch shows 4.6 from 14 reviews of the agency profile.⁴

How is LinkBuilder.io 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.