The same guest post can cost very different amounts depending on where you buy it. A backlink price checker solves that by showing you every available offer for a domain in one place, so you stop paying for whichever listing you happened to find first.
This guide walks you through using LinkAcquire, step by step, plus a few habits that will save you money on every order.
What a backlink price checker does
A backlink price checker takes a list of domains and looks up what guest post marketplaces charge for a guest post or link insertion on each one. Instead of searching several platforms by hand, you see the offers side by side, cheapest first.
On LinkAcquire, each offer comes with the details you need to judge it: authority metrics, traffic, country, writing costs and any sensitive niche surcharge. When you have picked an offer, you buy it on the marketplace itself.
LinkAcquire does not sell links and is not an outreach agency. It may earn a referral commission from some marketplaces, but offers are always sorted by price, not by who pays.
Step by step: using the backlink price checker
1. Paste your domains or URLs
Open the free backlink price checker and paste the sites you are considering. You can paste plain domains or full URLs, one per line. If you copy a URL from a spreadsheet or an email, there is no need to trim it down to the domain first.
If you do not have an account yet, sign-up is free and uses a one-time email code. There is no password to remember and no card to enter.
2. Add a quoted price after a domain (optional)
If a seller has already quoted you a price, add it after the domain with a space, like this:
site.com 150
The checker then shows your price next to the marketplace offers, so you can see straight away whether the quote is fair. This is the quickest way to test an email offer. Our guide on how to spot an inflated guest post price explains what to do with the result.
3. Read the best price
For each domain, the checker highlights the best price it found across partner marketplaces. That is your benchmark. Anything above it needs a good reason, such as included writing or a guarantee.
4. Open the offers
Click into a domain to see every offer, sorted from cheapest to most expensive. Check whether each one is a guest post or a link insertion, since prices for the two formats are often quite different on the same site.
5. Check the metrics
Look at the metrics before you look at the price again. The checker shows figures such as DA, Trust Flow, Citation Flow, traffic and country for each site.
- Traffic tells you whether real people visit the site.
- Trust Flow vs Citation Flow can hint at a spammy link profile when Citation Flow is far higher.
- Country tells you whether the audience matches the market you care about.
6. Add writing cost and niche fees
The base price is not always what you pay. If you need the article written, add the writing cost. If your site is in a sensitive niche such as casino, CBD or crypto, add the niche fee shown for that offer.
Sometimes the cheapest base price ends up as the most expensive total once you add these, so compare totals, not headlines.
7. Press Go to buy on the marketplace
When you have found the offer you want, press Go. You will be taken to that listing on the marketplace, where you place and pay for the order as usual. LinkAcquire never handles your payment.
Checking bulk lists
The checker is built for lists, not just single sites. Paste dozens of domains at once, and mix in quoted prices where you have them:
site-one.com
site-two.com 220
https://site-three.com/blog/some-article
This is useful when a seller sends you a spreadsheet of sites, or when you have built your own prospect list. You get the best price for each site in one pass and can cut the list down fast.
If you work with long lists often, it helps to keep them tidy. Our guide to organizing guest posting lists shows a simple structure that works well with the checker.
Live prices vs marketplace links
You will see two kinds of results. Live prices come from partner marketplaces that give LinkAcquire API access, so you see an exact figure for each offer.
Other marketplaces appear as quick links with a rough price range, shown as $$ to $$$. These do not have live prices, but they let you check the site there with one click if you want to be thorough. Partners are added and removed over time, so the list of live sources can change.
If you have your own marketplace API keys and prefer the command line, there is also an open-source backlink price checker you can run yourself.
Tips for paying less for links
- Check before every order. Prices change, and a site that was cheapest on one marketplace last month may not be now.
- Write your own content when you can. Supplying the article removes the writing cost from the total.
- Consider a link insertion. On many sites it costs less than a guest post. See how much backlinks cost for typical ranges.
- Do not chase the lowest price alone. A cheap link on a site with no real traffic is wasted money.
- Track what you buy. Paid links sometimes disappear. Our guide to tracking bought backlinks helps you catch that.
One honest note: Google’s guidance says paid links should use rel=”sponsored” or nofollow. Many SEOs still buy placements and accept the risk, and a price checker does not change that decision. It just makes sure you pay a fair price if you go ahead.
FAQ
Is the backlink price checker free?
Yes. Checking prices on LinkAcquire is free, and creating an account only needs a one-time email code, with no password and no card.
Can I paste full URLs instead of domains?
Yes. You can paste domains or full URLs, one per line, and the checker works out the site for each line.
Does LinkAcquire sell the links?
No. LinkAcquire only compares prices. When you press Go, you buy directly on the marketplace that listed the offer.
The fastest way to learn the tool is to try it on a list you already have. Paste a few domains into LinkAcquire and see how much the price of the same link can vary.