The retainer trap
Stop paying large monthly fees before seeing verified live links.
White-hat link building on demand
Backlinks that build authority, not risk.
Agentic AI speed. Human SEO judgment. Pay-per-live-link execution.
Cited Labs helps SEO teams, agencies, founders, and growth marketers secure high-quality editorial backlinks from real websites in their niche, without long retainers, hidden placements, or risky link networks. You approve every domain before outreach begins. You pay only when your link is live, verified, and aligned with your selected criteria.
No credit card required. No monthly retainer. Pay only for approved live links.
The link-building engine built for modern SEO teams.
Traditional link building makes you choose between risk and retainers.
Most businesses are stuck between two frustrating options. On one side are cheap link packages that rely on poor content, dead websites, irrelevant domains, or unsafe link networks. On the other are expensive agency retainers where you pay thousands upfront and wait weeks before seeing a single live placement. Neither model gives you enough control. You should be able to approve where your brand appears, understand the quality of each opportunity, and pay only when the result is real.
The black box problem
Know the domain, relevance, traffic profile, anchor context, and placement type before outreach starts.
The PBN & low-quality risk
Avoid suspicious networks, traffic-depleted sites, irrelevant domains, and hidden link placements.
AI-powered link building, controlled by human SEO experts.
Our agentic AI framework handles the heavy research: competitor link-gap analysis, domain discovery, traffic validation, quality screening, and opportunity mapping. But automation does not replace judgment. Every campaign is reviewed by experienced outreach and SEO specialists who check fit, relevance, safety, publisher quality, and placement context before execution.
AI Prospecting Agent→
Quality & PBN Screening→
Human SEO Review→
Approved Outreach→
Verified Live Placement
Built to make link acquisition faster, cleaner, and easier to control.
AI-powered link gap analysis
We analyze your domain, competitors, keywords, and authority gaps to find where backlinks have the strongest strategic impact.
Large-scale domain auditing
Our system screens thousands of potential domains for relevance, organic traffic, authority signals, quality risks, and network footprints.
Contextual placement mapping
We identify relevant pages, content sections, and natural placement opportunities where your link fits contextually.
Human-vetted outreach
Our specialists review opportunities, manage publisher conversations, negotiate terms, and protect quality standards.
Pre-approved campaign control
You choose target metrics, niches, anchors, and approval rules. If you reject a domain, we do not contact it.
Verified live-link tracking
You see when a placement goes live, where it appears, the anchor text used, and whether it matches your approved criteria.
No retainers. No confusing quotes. Just pay-per-link pricing.
Choose the link quality tier that fits your SEO goals. Approve the domains before outreach begins. Pay only after the placement is live and verified.
Tier 1 · Authority
$175 / link
- DR 30-49, 1,000+ verified organic traffic
- Contextual niche edits or targeted guest posts
- Full domain pre-approval
Tier 2 · Premium
$275 / link
- DR 50-69, 5,000+ verified organic traffic
- Premium editorial placements inside relevant content
- Full domain pre-approval
Tier 3 · Enterprise
$450+ / link
- DR 70+, 15,000+ verified organic traffic
- High-authority editorial & digital-PR-style placements
- Full domain pre-approval
Monthly growth cap
Set your maximum monthly spend. We deliver an optimized mix of approved placements until your cap is reached.
Bulk link bundles
Pre-purchase a defined number of links and let the campaign run until every approved placement is secured.
One-off placements
Need a single high-authority link for a priority page? Start with one and scale only when you are ready.
Three steps to transparent link building.
Start with your domain
Share your target domain, priority pages, keywords, competitors, and preferred link criteria. Our AI engine maps your authority gaps and builds a prospecting strategy around your niche.
Review and approve your opportunities
We crawl, filter, and score potential websites, then present a clean list of target domains. You keep full veto power. If you do not approve a domain, outreach does not begin.
We secure it, you verify the result
Our team contacts approved publishers and secures contextual placements. Once live, you review the URL, anchor text, placement context, and metrics. Your balance updates only after verification.
Who Cited Labs is built for.
SEO agencies & resellers
Scale white-label link fulfillment across multiple clients without adding internal headcount, managing freelancers, or chasing publishers manually.
In-house marketing teams
Accelerate SEO execution without spending hours researching domains, negotiating placements, or managing outreach spreadsheets.
Founders & small businesses
Build authority without committing to expensive retainers. Buy only the links you need, when you need them.
Enterprise marketing teams
Maintain stronger control over domain quality, anchor context, approval workflows, and brand-safe placement environments.
Why Cited Labs outperforms the alternatives.
| Feature | Cheap marketplaces | Traditional agencies | Cited Labs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront risk | Low cost, high quality risk | High monthly retainers | No retainer. Pay on verified results. |
| Domain control | Little to no visibility | Slow manual approval lists | 100% pre-outreach approval |
| PBN screening | Often weak or missing | Manual and inconsistent | Multi-layer AI and human screening |
| Placement quality | Often irrelevant or hidden | Mixed quality | Contextual, niche-relevant placements |
| Cost structure | Cheap but risky | Expensive and fixed | Performance-based and scalable |
| Transparency | Low | Moderate | Full domain and placement visibility |
If the link is not live on the approved domain, you do not pay.
Every placement must match the criteria you approved. If the link is not live, not placed on the approved domain, or does not match the agreed requirements, your balance does not change. We also monitor placements after delivery: if a publisher removes or changes a verified link within the agreed protection period, we flag it and either replace the placement or credit your account based on the campaign terms.
You are not paying for outreach effort. You are paying for verified authority.
Frequently asked
Are these links safe for SEO?
Cited Labs avoids PBNs, automated link injections, footer links, irrelevant sites, and low-quality placements. We focus on real websites with organic traffic, editorial content, and niche relevance. While no provider can guarantee rankings, our process is designed to reduce avoidable risk and improve placement quality.
How does AI reduce the cost?
Traditional link building wastes time on manual research, spreadsheet cleanup, contact discovery, and repetitive outreach prep. Our AI agents automate much of this operational work, letting human specialists focus on review, negotiation, publisher relationships, and quality control.
Do I approve the domains before outreach?
Yes. You review the target domains before outreach begins. If you reject a website, we do not contact it for your campaign.
Do you write the content?
Yes. Our team prepares original, context-aware content or insertion copy designed to match the publisher's tone and placement environment.
What tools do you use to verify quality?
Our workflow validates domain authority, organic traffic, page relevance, email quality, and website data using trusted third-party and internal systems, combined with human review before outreach begins.
Is there a minimum order?
No. You can start with a single link, a defined bundle, or a monthly growth cap depending on your goals.
Can agencies use this as white-label fulfillment?
Yes. Cited Labs is built for agencies that need scalable link acquisition without hiring more outreach staff or managing fragmented vendor relationships.
Free link gap audit
Stop paying for link-building effort. Start paying for verified authority.
Your competitors are already building the backlink authority needed to win page-one visibility. Cited Labs shows you where the gaps are, which placements matter, and how to close them without retainers or black-box execution. Run a free link gap audit and see the exact backlink opportunities your site is missing.
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No setup fees · No long-term retainer · Full domain approval · Pay only for verified live links