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Is your backlink offer legitimate?

According to a 2020 Ahrefs study, 90.63 percent of all pages get zero organic Google traffic, which makes fast link-buying promises tempting. Check a backlink offer you received against 12 verifiable criteria in about 2 minutes, free, no sign-up, entirely in your browser.

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12 criteria plus a cost check

Price & volume

The basis for the cost check and the price-related criteria.

Price per link (in euros)

Number of links

Metrics mentioned

Both fields are optional, many offers don't mention any numbers at all.

Metric mentioned (DA/DR score, 0-100)

Traffic figure claimed by the provider (monthly visitors)

Offer details

Does the target site's niche match your industry?

Is the link promised as permanent?

Is disclosure as an ad or rel="sponsored" offered?

Does the provider name the publisher domains upfront?

Provider transparency

Is the provider's legal notice complete (managing director, register number, VAT ID)?

Does the provider show references with full company names and links?

Did the contact arrive as an unsolicited email?

Paid links without disclosure as an ad or rel="sponsored" breach Google's link spam guidelines (source: Google Search Central, Spam Policies).

Not legal advice, not a Google forecast. This assessment is an automated self-check based on general criteria, not a review of your specific case, and no substitute for advice from a lawyer or an experienced SEO professional.

Why bytebrise doesn't buy backlinks

The trick behind most backlink offers is simple: the Google result in position 1 has on average 3.8 times more backlinks than positions 2 through 10, based on an analysis of 11.8 million search results (Backlinko/Brian Dean, 2020, backlinko.com/search-engine-ranking). An advantage that is bought can disappear at any time, which is why bytebrise builds backlinks only through genuine mentions, directory listings and digital PR.

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Frequently asked questions

Is it illegal to buy backlinks?

No, buying backlinks is not a criminal offence in Germany. It does breach Google's link spam guidelines if the link is not disclosed as an ad or rel="sponsored", and it can trigger manual actions or algorithmic devaluation (source: Google Search Central, link spam policies).

What is Domain Authority (DA) or Domain Rating (DR)?

DA and DR are proprietary metrics from Moz and Ahrefs respectively, not Google metrics. They estimate a domain's assumed link strength, but have no direct, confirmed relationship to actual Google rankings.

Why doesn't bytebrise buy backlinks itself?

Because undisclosed paid links breach Google's guidelines. bytebrise builds backlinks instead through genuine mentions, directory listings and digital PR.

Does this check guarantee whether an offer is legitimate?

No. This check is a self-assessment based on 12 publicly verifiable criteria, not legal advice and not a Google forecast. For a final judgement on a specific offer, consult a lawyer or an experienced SEO advisor.