Outreach Monks

Delivering 4,000+ manual links monthly SERVICE / LINK BUILDING / SINCE 2017

The link building agency that delivers rankings.

Build links at scale, without overpaying or compromising quality. Trusted by 500+ agencies and SEO professionals across 40+ countries.

No PBNs. Ever. White-label ready Brand Mentions for AI visibility Bulk discount for agencies

500+ agencies and brands have run campaigns with us · rated 4.9/5 across 320+ verified reviews.

4,000+
Links per month
Across 500+ clients in 40 countries
70+
In-house team
Outreach, content, QA & strategy
9 yrs
Operating since
Founded 2017 — same leadership team
4.9 / 5
Client rating
320+ verified reviews across 4 platforms
Clutch
4.9
★★★★★
140+ verified reviews
G2
4.9
★★★★★
80+ verified reviews
Trustpilot
4.2
★★★★☆
60+ verified reviews
Google
4.9
★★★★★
40+ verified reviews
Trusted by marketing teams at
ExpressVPN Coinbase Sephora TripAdvisor MacPaw Fabletics LeoVegas ZocDoc JustFab Opencare RepairSmith VistaCreate VPNPro PureKana
What we build / Nine services

Our link building services.

Every service is fully white-label. Order per-link or as a managed campaign — first placements live within 7 days.

SVC / 01
Guest post link building

DR30–DR70+ placements on niche-relevant editorial sites. Content written by our in-house team. 21–28 day delivery. Per-link ordering available.

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SVC / 02
White-label link building

Branded reports. Zero Outreach Monks footprint. Agency pricing. Dedicated account manager. Your clients never know we're involved.

Agency pricing
SVC / 03
AI brand mentions

Entity-based citations in high-authority publications that ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews pull from. Built for AI search visibility.

How it works
SVC / 04
Managed link building

Competitor analysis, anchor strategy, outreach, content, and monthly reporting — all done for you. Scale without managing any of it yourself.

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SVC / 05
Niche edits

Your link inserted inside existing content that already ranks. Faster results than new guest posts for most niches. Contextual and relevant.

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SVC / 06
SaaS backlinks

DR60–DR90+ in the tech and SaaS publications your buyers actually read. Entity authority for AI search. Built for seed-to-Series-B growth.

SaaS placements
SVC / 07
Cannabis backlinks

Niche-relevant editorial links for cannabis, CBD and hemp brands — placed on publications that publishers in this space actually trust. Compliant, white-hat, ranking-safe.

Cannabis placements
SVC / 08
White-label SEO

Full SEO fulfilment under your agency's brand — audits, content, link building, reporting. Branded deliverables, zero Outreach Monks footprint, dedicated account manager.

Agency partnership
SVC / 09
iGaming backlinks

High-authority placements for casino, sportsbook, poker and betting brands on gambling-friendly publications. Geo-targeted, compliance-aware, Google-safe — built to rank in one of the most competitive verticals on the web.

Casino placements
What makes us different / The honest answer

Most agencies work from the same list. We don't.

Any agency can get you links from sites that openly sell them. Everyone has access to the same list.

What's harder is getting placed on publications that don't — the ones with real editorial standards, real audiences, and real authority in Google's eyes.

We spent 9 years building the relationships to get there. That's the difference.

But honestly, access to better sites is only part of it.

What really makes us different is the combination of speed, quality, and scalability.

Real Client Testimonials / On Camera

Rated 4.9 / 5 — and on video.

These aren't anonymous five-star paragraphs. Real clients on camera, in their own words.

★★★★★
Why Agencies Trust Outreach Monks
CLIENT REVIEW · LINK BUILDING
★★★★★
Safe Link Building, Real Review
AGENCY OWNER · ON CAMERA
★★★★★
High-Quality Backlinks, US Brand
ECOMMERCE FOUNDER · USA
★★★★★
3 Years of Link Building Success
LONG-TERM CLIENT · ON CAMERA
★★★★★
A Real Client, in Their Own Words
VERIFIED CLIENT · ON CAMERA
Client reviews — verified across 5 platforms

What 700+ clients say about working with us.

Rated 4.9 / 5 across Clutch, G2, Trustpilot, Google & DesignRush.

★★★★★
"I've worked with Outreach Monks for 2 years now. Their delivery has always been excellent — links are valuable to my clients' SEO strategies. I stopped hiring outreach staff entirely."
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Matty Martin
SEO Agency Owner · Google Review
2 YRS
★★★★★
"The most reasonable link building service I've worked with — quality placements, honest communication, and the white-label reporting is exactly what we need to look professional to clients."
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Marketing Specialist
Craft Holsters · Clutch Review
18 MOS
★★★★★
"Outreach Monks is our go-to for all client link building. We consistently see ranking improvements. Their team acts as an extension of ours — not a vendor we manage."
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Andres Fernandez
SEO Director · Premiere LA Marketing
3 YRS
★★★★★
"I can always rely on Outreach Monks for backlinks. They consistently deliver on DR50+ sites. Highly recommend for any agency that needs reliable white-label delivery at scale."
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Cashfield
Trustpilot · Verified UK Client
14 MOS
★★★★★
"Outreach Monks offers solid pricing and continues to exceed expectations. Every time we've needed help, the team delivered without a single missed deadline across 2 years."
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Joshua Weikel
DesignRush Verified Review
2 YRS
★★★★★
"Tried many agencies but Outreach Monks is the right one. Fantastic experience — communication is great, the live Google Sheet is a game-changer for managing client expectations."
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Stefan Dan
Verified Client Review · G2
1 YR
Where our clients land / 12 publications shown

Our clients have earned mentions on publications like these.

1,400+ Vetted authority publishers
[01]HubSpot
[02]HackerNoon
[03]G2
[04]Zendesk
[05]BigCommerce
[06]Bluehost
[07]Cloudways
[08]Freshworks
[09]Envato
[10]Themeforest
[11]Databox
[12]Search Engine Journal
Real campaigns / Real results

Eight campaigns. Real numbers.

Not aggregates. Not averages. Eight specific campaigns with specific outcomes — across e-commerce, SaaS, medical, cannabis and iGaming.

E-commerce · Fashion
Represent CLO
419K
Monthly visitors (from 70K)
499% growth in 35 months · DR 50 → 65 · UK luxury streetwear
Agency · Proof of concept
Outreach Monks
DR 74
From DR 0 — our own methods
$0 → $42,189/mo traffic value · 1,940+ ranking keywords
Medical · Hair transplant
BlueMagic Group
341%
Traffic growth in 9 months
6,327 → 27,938 visitors · DR 19 → 27 · 6,911 → 13,748 keywords
E-commerce · Vape
Mind Vapes
136K
Monthly visitors (from 100)
DR 0 → 34 in 2 years · Restricted niche · Zero paid ads
SaaS · Corporate LMS
Raven360
455%
Traffic growth in 6 months
400 → 2,220 visitors · DR 42 → 48 · 1,038 → 2,101 keywords
E-commerce · Fashion
Nolabels
99K
Monthly visitors (from 0)
DR 0 → 55 in 10 months · 0 → 16,887 keywords · India + global
Cannabis · CBD
CBDivine
145%
Traffic growth in 5 months
13 → 81 referring domains · 1,760 → 3,511 keywords · Restricted niche
iGaming · Poker
SoMuchPoker
33.5%
Traffic growth in 4 months
3,685 → 5,964 sessions · Referring domains +71.7% · APAC poker leader
How we work / Eight-step process

From brief to live placement in 20–35 days.

Every campaign follows the same 8-step process we've refined across 4,000+ monthly placements since 2017.

01

Backlink profile audit

We audit your existing profile for toxic links, over-optimised anchor ratios, and competitor link gaps before we build a single new link.

02

Anchor strategy planning

We map your branded, partial-match, and exact-match anchor ratio. Most agencies skip this — it's the step that keeps campaigns safe at scale.

03

12-point domain vetting

Every prospect is checked: DR, organic traffic, spam score, ad density, topical relevance, index status, editorial quality, and 4 more criteria.

You see the vetting list before we pitch anyone
04

Manual personalised outreach

Real editor relationships. Personalised pitches. No bulk-send tools. Our team of 70+ outreach specialists handles every conversation by hand.

05

In-house content creation

Our writers produce niche-specific editorial content built around your anchor strategy. You review before it's submitted.

06

Placement quality check

We read the article the link is placed in — not just the URL. Anchor, context, and surrounding content are checked before it goes live.

07

Live Google Sheet reporting

Every placement tracked in real time: domain, DR, organic traffic, anchor text, article title, placement date, and live status.

08

Monthly strategy review

We review link velocity, anchor distribution, and ranking movement. Then we agree what to build next month — not just execute the same order.

The honest maths / Build vs buy

What building this in-house actually costs.

Most teams that try to build an in-house outreach function hit the same wall: hidden costs, a 3–6 month ramp, and turnover that resets the clock.

Build in-house
2 × outreach specialists (US)$110K – $140K / yr
Outreach tools (Ahrefs, Hunter, Pitchbox)$8K – $14K / yr
Management overhead (~15%)$15K – $25K / yr
Avg. turnover replacement cost$18K – $30K
Ramp-up before consistent output3 – 6 months
Monthly output after full ramp15 – 25 links / mo
Year-one cost $151K – $209K
Outreach Monks — same output. Day one.
First links live7 days
Hiring & tool costs$0
Monthly placements available4,000+
Replacement guarantee6 months
Lock-in contractNone
White-label deliveryIncluded

Cost estimates: US Bureau of Labor Statistics & LinkedIn Salary Data 2025–2026. Tool costs based on published pricing. Management overhead estimated at 15%.

Pricing / Transparent and tiered

Pricing starts at $99 per link. Bulk for agencies. Custom for everything else.

Our per-link pricing starts at $99 for DR20 placements and scales up by Domain Rating, niche difficulty and traffic. Full per-link pricing for each individual service lives on its own service page. Bulk and white-label rates are available for agencies and brands ordering at volume.

Per-link pricing
$99 starting · DR20+

Pay per placement

Order individual editorial placements. Price scales with Domain Rating, organic traffic and how restricted your niche is. Full pricing tables on each service page.

$99 starting price (DR20)
Tiered pricing up to DR80+
Niche-specific rates on each service page
See service pricing →
Not sure what to spend?
Custom quote · based on your competitors

Tell us who you compete with

Unsure how much to invest in link building? Share your competitors and target keywords — we’ll benchmark their link velocity and size a campaign that actually moves you up the SERP.

Competitor link gap analysis
Realistic monthly budget range
No-obligation written proposal
Get a custom quote →
All pricing in USD · No retainer · No lock-in · 6-month replacement guarantee on every placement Talk to us →
AI-Era SEO / Search is evolving — so are we

Rank in Google. Get recommended by AI.

Buyers don’t just Google anymore. They ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews for recommendations before they ever open a search tab — and they shortlist whoever those tools name first.

Our Brand Mentions service is tested and proven to surface clients in those AI answers. Every placement is a do-follow branded link and a natural brand mention, framed to compare your brand favourably against competitors — so it works for both classic Google rankings and AI citations.

Our clients are already winning traffic from AI tools. So are we.

AI tool recommendations — example surfaces
GPT

“For white-label link building, agencies most often recommend Outreach Monks for their manual outreach, transparent reporting, and consistent delivery…”ChatGPT · “Best white-label link building agency”

PPX

“CBDivine is frequently named among the top CBD gummy brands for its premium THC-free formulations and transparent third-party lab testing…”Perplexity · “Best CBD gummies”

Gem

“Among the best CRM tools for growing SaaS teams, HubSpot, Pipedrive and Close are commonly cited for ease of use, pipeline visibility and integrations…”Google Gemini · “Best CRM tool”

AIO

“BlueMagic Group is widely recommended as one of the top hair transplant clinics in Turkey, known for international patients and consistently strong outcomes…”Google AI Overviews · “Best hair transplant clinic in Turkey”

Illustrative of the type of AI surfaces our Brand Mentions service is built to win. Real surfaces vary by niche, prompt and competitive landscape.
Who we work with / Every industry, every niche

Any business with an online footprint. Including the niches others refuse.

We work across every industry — from mainstream e-commerce and SaaS to the heavily regulated niches most link building agencies quietly walk away from. CBD, cannabis, vaping, iGaming, adult, supplements, crypto, firearms — if it has compliance constraints, we’ve already built a process for it.

[01]E-commerce & DTC
[02]SaaS & B2B tech
[03]Law firms
[04]Healthcare & medical
[05]FinTech & finance
[06]Real estate & PropTech
[07]Education & EdTech
[08]Travel & hospitality
[09]Home services & trades
[10]Fashion & lifestyle
[11]Beauty & wellness
[12]Agencies (white-label)
Tough niches / Where we’re different

Niches other link building agencies quietly refuse — we take them on.

RestrictedCBD & Cannabis
RestrictedVaping & Tobacco
RestrictediGaming, Casino & Poker
RestrictedAdult & dating
RestrictedCrypto & Web3
RestrictedSupplements & nutra
RestrictedForex & trading
RestrictedFirearms & defense

Don’t see your niche? We’ve probably done it. Ask us →

Who runs this / Leadership

Not an algorithm. Not a freelancer network.

Every campaign is backed by a leadership team with a decade of real-world SEO experience — not inherited from a previous agency owner.

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Co-founder & CEO · 9+ years SEO

Sahil Ahuja

Founded Outreach Monks, 2017

Sahil founded Outreach Monks in 2017 after building the link profile that took Nolabels — his own e-commerce brand — from 0 to 99,000 monthly visitors in 10 months. He has spent 9+ years doing the same for clients across 40+ countries. Every strategy Outreach Monks offers is one Sahil tested on his own business first.

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Co-founder & COO · 3,000+ links / month

Shireen Walia

Head of operations & delivery

Shireen oversees all 4,000+ monthly placements and the quality control that keeps them consistent. She built the white-label infrastructure that lets 100+ agency partners deliver link building under their own brand — without managing a single outreach specialist themselves.

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Common questions / Asked before every campaign

Questions we get asked before every campaign.

If the answer to yours isn't here, email orders@outreachmonks.com — we'll reply within a business day.

How fast will my first links go live?

First placements go live within 7 days of campaign start. Full delivery completes in 20–35 days. You'll see the Google Sheet update the moment each link is confirmed live.

Do you use PBNs or automated outreach tools?

Never. Every link is built through 100% manual outreach. No Pitchbox sequences. No bulk-send tools. Real editors, real conversations, real placements.

What happens if a link goes down?

We replace it free of charge within the 6-month guarantee window. No re-negotiation, no extra cost, no questions asked.

Do you offer white-label for agencies?

Yes — branded reports with zero Outreach Monks footprint, agency pricing tiers, a dedicated account manager, and scalable monthly volume. Your clients see your brand, not ours.

How long before I see ranking improvements?

3–6 months for most sites. We'll show you interim metrics — DR growth, referring domain count, anchor distribution — so you can see the foundation being built before rankings move.

Can link building help me appear in AI Overviews?

Yes — our AI Brand Mentions service places your brand in high-authority publications that AI systems like ChatGPT and Google Gemini pull from. Entity mentions in the right sources create the associations AI uses to recommend brands.

Start today / No lock-in

Your competitors are building links right now.

Start a campaign — first links live in 7 days, no retainer, no lock-in contract. Order what you need, when you need it.

No retainer · No lock-in · 6-month replacement guarantee on every placement