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How to buy sponsored guest posts without wasting budget: what to check before you pay, what a fair price looks like, and how to choose anchors and sites. Written by the team that runs a catalog of 58 editorial sites, using numbers from that catalog.
A good guest post sits on a site that covers your topic, has real organic traffic and still publishes, with a dofollow link in the body of the article. Across our catalog, general posts cost $15–$100 and the median site has DR 39. Start with the vetting guide, then compare prices.
How to buy guest posts safely (step by step)
A practical, step-by-step process for buying sponsored guest posts: setting goals, shortlisting sites, vetting them, preparing the article and anchor, paying, checking the live link and monitoring it afterwards.
Updated Oct 14, 2026
Guest post pricing: what a sponsored post really costs
What drives guest post prices (authority, real traffic, niche risk, demand, turnaround), why crypto and casino cost more, how to judge value per visitor, and how bundles and reseller pricing work.
Updated Oct 14, 2026
How to vet a guest post site before you pay
A checklist for judging a publisher: real organic traffic trends, topical relevance, outbound link patterns, recent publishing activity, indexation, spam signals and link placement.
Updated Oct 14, 2026
Dofollow vs nofollow links: what changes for SEO
The difference between dofollow, nofollow, sponsored and ugc rel attributes, how Google treats them as hints, how to check a link's rel, and what it means when you buy a guest post.
Updated Oct 14, 2026
Anchor text for guest posts: how to choose it
Types of anchor text (branded, naked URL, partial match, exact match, generic), a sensible mix for paid placements, and examples of natural anchors inside a sentence.
Updated Oct 14, 2026
Crypto guest posts: how to buy them and what to expect
Buying sponsored posts on crypto, web3 and finance publishers: which sites accept which projects, disclosure, token launches and press releases, pricing tiers, and how to avoid low-quality crypto link farms.
Updated Oct 14, 2026
Casino and betting guest posts: rules, risks and pricing
How gambling link building works: which publishers accept casino and betting content, licensing and age-gate considerations, disclosure, why prices are higher, and how to keep the link profile clean.
Updated Oct 14, 2026
Where to start
- New to buying links? Read how to buy guest posts safely, then how to vet a site.
- Setting a budget? Guest post pricing explains what drives cost and how to judge value per visitor.
- Crypto or gambling? These niches have their own rules: crypto guest posts and casino guest posts.
- Ready to compare sites? Open the catalog or browse by niche.