If you're looking for SEO growth in 2025, here’s the truth:
Cheap backlinks aren’t enough.
They haven’t been since Google stopped rolling out its Penguin update, and subsequent algo changes have made it even more difficult to get away with spammy link-building practices.
With the bar getting higher and higher, you need premium backlinks to move the needle.
The challenge? Amid growing competition, securing such links is getting harder. And not every in-house team or SEO agency has the necessary know-how or capacity.
The solution is to outsource it to a premium link-building service.
Let me show you the best services that deliver them.
1. Editorial.Link
If you’re in SaaS, tech, or B2B — this is the agency to watch.
Editorial.Link is a white-hat link building agency based in Europe that focuses on premium editorial placements. We regularly secure links from sites like Forbes, Monday.com, and HubSpot.
We don’t use marketplaces. No spammy outreach. Just carefully vetted websites and personalized outreach that gets results.
Clients & specialization
Editorial.Link specializes in SaaS, tech, and SEO agency white-label services.
We have worked with PandaDoc, NordVPN, Belkins, and DiscoverCars, to name just a few leading companies. Check out the results we achieved for them!
Most of our clients are looking for links that will drive long-term SEO growth — not short-term boosts.
How Editorial.Link works
The process is hands-on from the start.
Once a client signs on, we start with niche research and identify link opportunities from real business websites. Think top-tier blogs and real business pages.
You’ll get a list of proposed link targets before we start outreach. That means no surprise placements. You pre-approve every site and anchor text.
Speaking of outreach, we don’t rely on mass outreach — we build relationships with webmasters and editors across industries. This means we can quickly acquire links that others don’t.
And we offer full transparency throughout. You get regular updates on how your campaign is going.
What makes Editorial.Link different?
Editorial.Link stands out from other link-building services with its client-centered, risk-free approach:
- No upfront fees: you pay only for live links.
- Link pre-approval: full visibility into placements before they happen.
- DR-independent pricing: a DR80 link costs the same as a DR60 link. No tiered pricing malarky.
- Link-replacement guarantee: we restore or replace lost links up to 6 months after the placement.
Editorial.Link pricing
We offer multiple pricing plans, starting at $1,750 for five premium links.
We offer discounts for bulk orders, agency partnerships, and long-term engagements.
Editorial.Link reviews
Our clients love our work, and it shows in the ratings. We have 5/5 stars on Clutch and G2.
Clients love the link quality, tangible SEO results, transparency, and proactive communication.
Potential drawbacks
While an excellent link-building agency overall, Editorial.Link customers mention a couple of drawbacks in their feedback:
- Turnaround time can be longer for very high-authority placements (as you’d expect)
- Not suited for small businesses with under $1,750/month SEO budgets.
2. Siege Media
Siege Media is where quality content and premium backlinks go hand-in-hand.
They’re not your typical link-building agency. Instead of relying on outreach alone, they create data-driven, link-worthy content that naturally earns backlinks over time.
If you’re after sustainable, long-term organic growth — and have the budget to match — Siege Media is a solid choice.
Clients
Siege Media has worked with industry giants like Zapier, Zendesk, Airbnb, Zoom, and Figma.
Their case studies show impressive results, with clients gaining dozens of links and significant growth in search traffic thanks to targeted content and PR campaigns.
How Siege Media works
Their process starts with a deep SEO and content audit. Then, their strategists and content creators develop high-quality assets like blog posts, infographics, and interactive tools.
Next comes promotion. Their outreach team pitches the content to journalists, publishers, and bloggers to earn natural, white-hat backlinks.
Siege doesn’t do link insertions, broken link building, or guest posting — they focus on earning every backlink through new content value and smart promotion.
Siege Media strengths
If I were to name three things that distinguish Siege Media services, it would be:
- Expert content strategy tailored to each client’s goals
- Full creative team: designers, writers, and SEOs under one roof
- Great for companies looking to scale link building through content marketing
Siege Media pricing
Siege Media is at the high end of the spectrum. Most clients pay $10K–$30K/month, depending on the number of deliverables and campaign scope.
That includes content creation, promotion, and reporting.
Siege Media reviews
Siege Media has solid ratings on review platforms. Clutch users rate it at 4.7/5, and G2 ones as 5/5.
Siege Media clients praise them for:
- Unique content deliverables driving premium link-acquisition and SEO results
- Excellent project management
- Scalability
Potential drawbacks
There aren’t many reasons not to choose Siege Media. They include:
- Not ideal if you only need backlinks, not content
- High-end pricing
- Results take longer — organic link acquisition takes months, not weeks
3. Neil Patel Digital
NP Digital is the agency founded by marketing personality Neil Patel — and while the company offers a wide range of services, their SEO and link-building programs are battle-tested.
Clients
Unlike some boutique firms, NP Digital works best for enterprise clients or brands looking for a full-service digital growth strategy.
They’ve helped some of the biggest names in tech and finance build authority through a mix of content marketing, PR, and strategic partnerships.
Notable clients include Adobe, CNN, Shopify, and SoFi Invest.
How NP Digital builds links
Just like Siege Media, NP Digital doesn’t just provide backlinks.
Their SEO strategy includes:
- Creating data-driven content designed to attract links
- Reaching out to journalists and influencers
- Building partnerships with high-authority publishers
What’s unique is how link building fits into the bigger picture. Everything supports your SEO, content, and conversion funnel.
NP Digital strengths
Many qualities make NP Digital an excellent choice if you’re after premium backlinks and sustainable organic growth:
- Custom strategy tailored to your business goals
- White-hat techniques with a strong creative and data focus
- Detailed performance tracking and client dashboards
NP Digital pricing
Let’s face it: NP Digital is a premium agency delivering premium services.
And their pricing reflects that.
They don’t list prices publicly, but expect to invest $10K+ per month, and many customers report fees north of $50K.
NP Digital reviews
Over the years, NP Digital has won prestigious awards and excellent reviews from leading industry organizations and media outlets. You can find their reviews along with glowing testimonials on their website.
When it comes to independent review sites, NP Digital holds a 4.4/5 rating on Clutch.
However, all the reviews focus on their digital marketing services rather than link-building.
Having said that, the results are truly impressive.
For instance, one of their clients, Sockwell, reported:
- +12.8% growth in Organic site visitors over the full year
- +51.9% growth in the last 3 months of our initial year vs. the year prior
- +9.9% in Organic Conversion Rate
- +103% increase in click-through of non-branded terms
- +25.8% increase in our Blog Post Page Views
- +38.1% increase in backlinks resulting in 16K referral sessions/month
Potential drawbacks
NP Digital may not be suitable for all businesses. In particular, they aren’t a good fit for:
- Startups or small businesses
- Clients interested in link acquisition only
4. Page One Power
Page One Power is a link-building agency with a laser focus: white-hat backlinks from relevant sites only.
They offer PR or content marketing services as well, so link-building campaigns are just one of their specializations.
Which doesn’t mean their quality is subpar:
They’re tailored to each client’s niche, goals, and website structure.
Clients
Their case studies are full of long-term engagements where Page One Power helped companies move from page 3 to page 1 using nothing but solid SEO and smart link placements.
Their clients include Atera, Vivint, Workiva, and Semrush.
As you can see, these span across multiple industries:
How Page One Power works
Their service starts with an onboarding session to understand your goals. From there, they:
- Identify link opportunities within your vertical
- Conduct personalized outreach to secure placements
- Create content (if needed) to support the link
They focus heavily on editorial standards and avoid paid links or link exchanges entirely.
Page One Power strengths
Page One Power is a powerful link-building agency with diverse strengths, including:
- Fully white-hat, transparent methods
- Link placements that make sense contextually and add SEO value
Page One Power pricing
Power Page One charges $600 per link regardless of the link type, which includes:
- Contextual link insertions
- Resource page links
- Unlinked mention links
- Broken and lost link reclamations
- Local links
If you want to order content to back up your link-building strategy, an article costs $700. A Digital PR “enhancement” will set you back by $7.5k.
Page One Power reviews
Page One Power has a solid 4.7/5 rating on Clutch, but it’s based only on 15 reviews.
Clients rate them for:
- Quality link delivery that translates into tangible SEO results
- Bespoke link-building strategies tailored to unique needs
- Proactiveness and responsiveness: They go above and beyond to satisfy their clients' expectations.
Potential drawbacks
Are there any downsides to hiring Page One Power as your link-building agency?
Just a couple:
- Page One Power isn’t the most affordable solution for companies with limited budgets.
- They don’t specialize in any particular niche, so they may not be familiar with the unique characteristics of your sector or have relevant industry connections. This can slow down the link-acquisition process.
5. HARO Link Building Services
HARO isn’t an agency — it’s a tactic.
HARO stands for Help A Reporter Out, and it used to be a service where journalists would seek unique insights from industry experts for their articles. If their contribution were used in the article, they would get a backlink.
Often a juicy one, for that matter. From a high-DR domain with thousands of readers, like Forbes, TechCrunch, Business Insider, or Inc.
The original HARO service doesn’t exist anymore, but others have filled the void: Qwoted, Featured, and recently, Journo.com. You can also find #journorequests on social media, like Linkedin or X.
Why HARO works
Journalists are always on the lookout for original perspectives to feature in their articles, and they often use the platforms to solicit them from contributors.
The links you secure in this way are 100% editorially earned and so difficult to replicate. And they offer unmatched SEO benefits.
How to use HARO to secure top-tier links
There are two ways to secure HARO links: you can pay an agency to handle the process for you or do it manually yourself.
The latter is, of course, cheaper but by no means free. You need to constantly monitor requests across multiple services and craft pitches that truly stand out without any success guarantee.
Trust me, it can be a proper drain on your resources.
Here’s how you do it:
- Sign up for HARO services
- In settings, define your areas of expertise. To filter relevant requests
- Monitor the requests for topics you have first-hand experience
- Submit your pitches
- Follow up with the journalists to see if your pitch has been accepted
HARO pricing
If you go the DIY route, it costs nothing. Apart from your time and mental energy.
If you’d like to outsource it to an agency, the prices start from $200 and average around $500.
Many agencies, like Editorial.Link, use HARO as one of multiple strategies to build diverse link profiles for their customers.
Potential drawbacks
Like any link-building tactic, HARO has its disadvantages:
- Success rate varies (depends on your niche and expertise)
- Impossible to scale like traditional link building
- Huge competition, so even excellent pitches go unanswered
Premium Link Building FAQs
To finish, let’s answer a few questions I frequently hear about premium backlinks.
What is premium link building?
Let’s break it down.
Premium link building is all about earning links from real websites.
I’m talking about:
- Authoritative domains
- High organic traffic
- Strict editorial standards
These aren’t links from shady directories, PBNs, or link farms. Premium backlinks live on pages that rank, attract traffic, and pass PageRank.
Here’s what sets them apart:
- They’re placed contextually — inside quality, relevant content
- They’re earned through outreach or relationships
- They drive referral traffic and improve rankings
Sounds great?
It is — but it’s also hard. That’s why so few people do it well.
What makes a backlink premium?
Not all backlinks are created equal.
Here’s what makes a backlink truly premium:
1. Domain quality: the link comes from a site with high domain authority and real traffic. Think DR60+ with thousands of organic visitors.
2. Page relevance: the link lives on a page related to your niche. It feels natural — not shoehorned in.
3. Content quality: it’s not buried in AI pulp or spun content. Premium backlinks appear in well-written, valuable content.
4. Editorial placement: the site owner chose to place the link. That means it’s more trusted by Google — and more likely to stick.
5. Safety: no black hat tricks like link exchanges. Just white-hat, future-proof tactics.
That’s what you’re paying for when you hire a premium link-building agency.
Why Isn't everyone building premium backlinks?
Here’s the deal: Premium backlinks are expensive.
They take time. And they require real SEO know-how.
Most businesses don’t have the in-house skills — or bandwidth — to pull it off.
And some agencies? They just cut corners, outsource to link farms, or inflate DR stats with links that do nothing.
That’s why choosing the right link-building service is critical.
Link building tips for earning premium backlinks
Want to go the DIY route? Here’s how to get premium backlinks on your own:
✅ Share unique data and insights. Publishers love original research.
✅ Create link-worthy content. Think ultimate guides, stats pages, or industry tools.
✅ Spy on your competitors. Use Ahrefs or Semrush to reverse engineer their best links.
✅ Network with editors. Relationships matter.
✅ Personalize your pitches. Generic cold outreach is dead.
How to choose a premium link-building service?
Let’s face it: there’s no shortage of agencies promising “high-quality backlinks.”
But if you want real results, ask these questions:
1. Do they use only white-hat methods?
If they mention PBNs or paid guest posts, walk away.
2. Do they earn links — or buy them?
Real editorial links come from outreach, not transactions.
3. Can you approve links before placement?
Top agencies offer link previews before they start outreach.
4. Do they show case studies and reviews?
Look for Clutch, G2, or Trustpilot ratings — and read the bad ones too.
5. Do they specialize in your industry?
A generalist agency won’t understand SaaS the way a specialist does.
6. Are they transparent about pricing?
Premium services are upfront about the total cost of their services. Avoid services that hide their prices or resort to drip pricing.
7. Do they provide reports?
You should know where your links went, when, and how they’re performing.
8. Do they offer a link-replacement guarantee?
Best agencies restore and replace lost links, no matter the reason.
Final Words
While many agencies claim to offer premium link-building services, not all of them do.
So don’t take their promises at face value. Before you commit to their services, study their track record and interview them about their processes.
If possible, don’t sign any long-term contracts before you see the evidence of their effectiveness.
At Editorial.Link, we start collaboration with a trial link and sign contracts only when you’re satisfied with the quality. For your peace of mind.
Interested? Get in touch with our team to get the ball rolling!
