A marketplace with escrow: the buyer pays up front, we hold the money, and the publisher is paid once the link is verified.
1. Order
The buyer picks a website, chooses guest post or link insertion, adds the target URL and anchor text, and either supplies the article or briefs the publisher.
2. Payment held
The buyer pays via Stripe. The money stays with us. The publisher has 72 hours to accept; if they decline or do not respond, the buyer is refunded automatically.
3. Publication
The publisher publishes the article and submits the live URL.
4. Verification
We fetch the page and check that the link to the target URL is there, is not nofollow or UGC, and that the page is not set to noindex. If the check fails, the order goes back to the publisher to fix.
5. Release
The buyer approves, or the order completes automatically seven days after verification. The publisher is paid out through Stripe.
6. Re-checks
We check the link again after 30, 90 and 180 days.