🏪 Small business link building

Punch above your domain weight

Small businesses don't lose because their product is worse — they lose because the competitor's site has authority. AnchorHat builds that authority affordably, so you can start small and scale only when it works.

100% manual outreach You approve every site Delivery-paced billing
Local Media Niche Blogs Community Sites Resource Pages Trade Press Newsletters Directories Your Bizyour site

Watch a backlink get built

This is exactly what we do for small businesses — by hand, one real website at a time. Press the button and build one.

1Find a relevant site
Vetted for real traffic & editorial standards
2Send personalized outreach
A real pitch to a real editor — no blasts
3Place contextual content
Your link inside relevant body copy
4Verify the live link
Not counted as delivered until it’s live
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Links you’ve built
Why clients trust us

Links you can actually stand behind

No PBNs. No link farms. No black boxes. Every link is earned through real outreach and shown to you before you pay.

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Manual outreach only

Every placement starts with a personalized email to a real editor — never automated software or networks.

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Full transparency

You approve target sites before we pitch and review every live link. You always know where your money went.

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White hat & safe

We follow Google’s link spam policies. No schemes that put your domain at risk of a penalty.

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Fair, delivery-paced billing

Packages are paid upfront, but we never bill your next cycle until the current month’s links are live. Links are permanent, so payments are non-refundable — and any link that drops within 90 days is replaced free.

🏪 Small business

Link building matters more for a small business, not less

In most local and niche markets your competitors have weak link profiles. A handful of quality links can be the difference between page three and the top five.

  • Authority is the tiebreaker. When content is comparable, Google ranks the stronger, more trusted link profile.
  • Links are an asset. Every one keeps working for years, unlike an ad budget that resets to zero each month.
  • A few good links go far. Ten quality links can move a low-competition market decisively.
  • Delivery-paced billing. You approve every target before outreach, and on monthly plans we don't bill your next cycle until the current month's links are live — so your money always follows delivery.
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Illustrative: closing the referring-domain gap is how you overtake the competitors above you.

Our playbook

How we build links for small businesses

Every tactic below is manual, editorial, and approved by you before we send a single email.

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Local media outreach

Community angles and expert commentary pitched to local news and lifestyle sites.

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Niche guest posts

Useful content on blogs your customers read, with contextual links home.

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Resource links

Pitching your guides and how-tos to sites that curate helpful resources.

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Expert quotes

Getting you cited as a local expert for high-trust brand mentions.

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Niche edits

Adding your link to relevant existing articles that already rank.

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Penalty-safe only

White-hat placements a small site can rely on — backed by our replacement guarantee.

Start to live link

A process you can see into

Six transparent steps — you have visibility and sign-off at every stage.

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Discovery

Backlink & competitor audit

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Prospecting

Human-vetted target list

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Your approval

You veto anything

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Outreach

Personalized pitches

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Placement

Contextual content & link

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Report

Verified live URL + metrics

Plan your campaign

See what a campaign could look like

Drag the slider to model your link velocity. Estimates are illustrative — your free audit gives exact numbers.

Your link building plan

Monthly plans: 5 links $1,250/mo, 10 links $2,000/mo. Pay as you go: $300 per backlink, no commitment. Every plan is all-inclusive, paid upfront, and non-refundable once links are live.

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new referring domains in 6 months
Links per month5
Over 6 months30 links
Recommended planStarter
Est. cost$1,250 / mo

Illustrative only. Need a different volume? Book a call for a custom plan.

Simple, honest pricing

Link building packages for small businesses

Four ways to work together — monthly plans, pay-as-you-go, or a fully custom plan. Every option is all-inclusive, and you’re only billed as we deliver.

Starter

Starter Monthly

$1,250/ month

5 small businesses-relevant links every month. A steady, affordable pace to build authority.

  • 5 manually-built links / month
  • All-inclusive — no hidden fees
  • You approve every target site
  • Next month billed only on delivery
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Best value

Growth Monthly

$2,000/ month

10 small businesses-relevant links every month at a better per-link rate. For competitive niches.

  • 10 manually-built links / month
  • Lower cost per link than Starter
  • Monthly reporting, every live URL
  • Next month billed only on delivery
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As you like

Pay As You Go

$300/ backlink

Order as many or as few links as you want, whenever you want. No monthly commitment.

  • Flat $300 per successful link
  • All-inclusive — no extra fees
  • Paid upfront per order
  • Zero commitment
Order links
Custom

Build your own plan

Let’s talk

Need a different volume, a mix of tactics, or white-label terms? We’ll build a plan around your goals on a quick call.

  • Any volume or tactic mix
  • White-label options for agencies
  • Pricing tailored to your goals
  • Next cycle billed only on delivery
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How billing works: packages are paid upfront — we start outreach as soon as payment clears. For monthly plans we never bill your next cycle until the current month’s links are delivered, so if placements are delayed your payment date moves with them. Because a published backlink is live on a real third-party site and can’t be un-published, all payments are non-refundable — but any link that drops within 90 days is replaced free.
Good questions

Small business link building FAQ

Straight answers. If yours isn’t here, just ask — we reply like humans.

Usually yes — local competitors tend to have few earned links, so a modest, consistent campaign can dominate a local market. If we think link building isn't your best next step, we'll tell you.

Pay-as-you-go is $300 per successful link with no monthly commitment, so you can order just 2-3 links to start — that alone builds real momentum in low-competition niches. When you're ready for a steady pace, the Starter plan is $1,250/month for 5 links.

Marketplace links come from sites that sell links to anyone — Google ignores or penalizes those patterns. Our links come from manual outreach to vetted sites, which is why we can guarantee replacements.

Sometimes. Links work best pointing at genuinely useful pages. During your free audit we'll tell you honestly if your site is link-ready.

No — Pay As You Go has zero commitment and monthly plans run month to month.

Most small sites see movement within 2-4 months of consistent link building, faster in low-competition niches.

Start with a free audit — not a sales pitch

Send us your website. We'll review your backlink profile against your top competitors and send back a plain-English recommendation: what to build, what it costs, what to expect.