Linksieve

Link exchanges are broken because ghosting is free. We fixed that.

See every partner’s real track record before you agree to anything. Every deal tracked. Every live link monitored weekly.

Free forever on the base plan · Exchange Card unlocks on Starter after 7 clean exchanges · 0 ghosting incidents so far

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See how it works

100%

Members manually reviewed before joining

Zero

Tolerance for ghosting — bad actors are removed

Weekly

Automated link monitoring, Starter and above

Forever

Exchange history retained permanently on every profile

Link exchanges keep failing for one reason. Nobody pays for breaking their word.

You spent two hours finding the right partner. You placed their link first because they asked. Then they stopped replying. Your link is not on their site. Their link is on yours. And somewhere else right now, they are doing the same thing to someone new — with a clean slate, because no record exists anywhere.

The link building industry runs entirely on the honour system. The honour system has no enforcement mechanism.

Ghosting costs hours you never recover

Research, outreach, negotiation, placement. A single ghosted exchange costs 4 to 5 hours. Multiply that by how many times it has happened to you.

Links go dead while you report them as live

Removed or nofollowed months later. You find out when the client asks why rankings dropped, not when it happens.

No way to know who you are dealing with

Anyone can claim any site. There is no record of whether they have delivered before, or how many times they have walked away.

Spreadsheets break at one client

Managing exchanges across email, Slack, and spreadsheets for multiple clients is unscalable from the first client onward.

I have been a freelance link builder for four years. The pattern never changed. A partner agrees, you do your half, they disappear. Zero consequence. They move to the next Slack group and do it to the next person the following week.

Chinmay Singla, Founder, Linksieve

What Linksieve fixes

Built around the problems that actually cost you money.

Not features for the sake of features. Solutions to the specific things that break link building.

Permanent reputation scores

Every completed deal, every ghost, every removed link recorded permanently on a public profile. Scores: +3 completed on time, +2 after extension, −15 ghosted, −8 link removed. It doesn't reset.

Permanent reputation scores

Every completed deal, every ghost, every removed link recorded permanently on a public profile. Scores: +3 completed on time, +2 after extension, −15 ghosted, −8 link removed. It doesn't reset.

Exchange Card — your live track record

After 7 clean exchanges on a paid plan, your Exchange Card unlocks. A live embeddable record of your reliability — completion rate, reputation score, ghosting count. Anyone can verify it. You cannot fake it. You can only earn it.

Exchange Card — your live track record

Know before your client does

Every live link checked weekly — dofollow status, page presence, indexation. Alert sent the moment anything changes. Not monthly. Automatically, every 7 days.

Know before your client does

Every live link checked weekly — dofollow status, page presence, indexation. Alert sent the moment anything changes. Not monthly. Automatically, every 7 days.

Stop taking anyone’s word for it

A verified owner badge means one thing: they set a DNS TXT record on that domain. You know you are dealing with someone who actually controls the site they represent.

Stop taking anyone’s word for it

A verified owner badge means one thing: they set a DNS TXT record on that domain. You know you are dealing with someone who actually controls the site they represent.

Ghosting enforced automatically

Deadline passes, no delivery verified, grace period ends — the penalty lands. No manual trigger, no appeal window, no way to reset. Permanent on their public profile.

Ghosting enforced automatically

Deadline passes, no delivery verified, grace period ends — the penalty lands. No manual trigger, no appeal window, no way to reset. Permanent on their public profile.

Client workspaces and reports

One workspace per client. Goals, brief, anchor targets, placed links — separate and clean. Reports in CSV or Excel on every plan. Branded PDF on Pro. White-label PDF on Agency.

Client workspaces and reports

One workspace per client. Goals, brief, anchor targets, placed links — separate and clean. Reports in CSV or Excel on every plan. Branded PDF on Pro. White-label PDF on Agency.

How it works

Four steps. Then it runs itself.

From joining to a monitored, permanent exchange record.

1. Apply and verify

2. See who delivers

3. Track the deal

4. Monitor links

Apply and verify your site

Confirm ownership via DNS TXT record — your site goes live in the private directory automatically. Freelancers and agencies go through manual review, usually within 24 hours.

1. Apply and verify

2. See who delivers

3. Track the deal

4. Monitor links

Apply and verify your site

Confirm ownership via DNS TXT record — your site goes live in the private directory automatically. Freelancers and agencies go through manual review, usually within 24 hours.

1. Apply and verify

2. See who delivers

3. Track the deal

4. Monitor links

Apply and verify your site

Confirm ownership via DNS TXT record — your site goes live in the private directory automatically. Freelancers and agencies go through manual review, usually within 24 hours.

Member safeguards

Reputation is built from real behavior.

Every site is manually reviewed before appearing in the network.

Private profiles

Member profiles not publicly indexed by domain name

Members-only directory

Directory visible only to approved members — not to search engines

Real behavior

Reputation scores built from real behavior — not self-reported

Manual review

Every site manually reviewed — before appearing in the network

Private profiles

Member profiles not publicly indexed by domain name

Members-only directory

Directory visible only to approved members — not to search engines

Real behavior

Reputation scores built from real behavior — not self-reported

Manual review

Every site manually reviewed — before appearing in the network

Compare

Not a comparison to competitors. A comparison to how you are doing this right now.

See the difference between informal exchanges and a system with real accountability.

Feature

Slack & Reddit

Generic tools

Linksieve

Ghosting consequence

✗ None

✓ Permanent reputation hit

Domain ownership confirmation

✗ Anyone claims anything

✗ No

✓ DNS TXT record required

Partner history before agreeing

✗ No

✓ Full exchange history

Weekly link monitoring

✗ No

~ Some, paid add-on

✓ Starter and above

Exchange Card for client proof

✗ No

✓ Paid plans, after 7 exchanges

Private — no public footprint

✗ Public groups

✗ Public directories

✓ Members-only, not indexed

Price to start

Free

$50–900/mo

✓ Free — no card

Feature

Slack & Reddit

Generic tools

Linksieve

Ghosting consequence

✗ None

✓ Permanent reputation hit

Domain ownership confirmation

✗ Anyone claims anything

✗ No

✓ DNS TXT record required

Partner history before agreeing

✗ No

✓ Full exchange history

Weekly link monitoring

✗ No

~ Some, paid add-on

✓ Starter and above

Exchange Card for client proof

✗ No

✓ Paid plans, after 7 exchanges

Private — no public footprint

✗ Public groups

✗ Public directories

✓ Members-only, not indexed

Price to start

Free

$50–900/mo

✓ Free — no card

Pricing

One successful exchange pays for months of Linksieve.

Every plan includes the full deal board, reputation system, and private directory. Pay more only when you need more capacity.

Monthly

Yearly

(Save 20%)

FREE

$0

/month

For solo link builders getting started. Real exchanges, no card required.

Get started free

5 exchanges/month

1 workspace

Private member directory

Full deal board and messaging

Permanent reputation score

CSV and Excel data exports

✗ No link monitoring · ✗ No grace period · ✗ Exchange Card not included

STARTER

$19

/month

For active link builders who want monitoring and client proof.

Get Starter

30 exchanges/month

2 workspaces

Everything in Free

Weekly link monitoring included

72-hour grace period before ghosting penalty

Exchange Card (after 7 clean exchanges)

PRO

$49

/month

Most popular

For serious link builders managing multiple clients.

Get Pro

Unlimited exchanges

5 workspaces

Everything in Starter

Client brief per workspace

PDF + CSV + Excel reports

AGENCY

$199

/month

Most popular

For agencies running campaigns across multiple clients.

Get Agency

Unlimited exchanges

15 workspaces

Everything in Pro

Agency badge on directory profile

White-label PDF reports with your branding

Monthly

Yearly

(Save 20%)

FREE

$0

/month

For solo link builders getting started. Real exchanges, no card required.

Get started free

5 exchanges/month

1 workspace

Private member directory

Full deal board and messaging

Permanent reputation score

CSV and Excel data exports

✗ No link monitoring · ✗ No grace period · ✗ Exchange Card not included

STARTER

$19

/month

For active link builders who want monitoring and client proof.

Get Starter

30 exchanges/month

2 workspaces

Everything in Free

Weekly link monitoring included

72-hour grace period before ghosting penalty

Exchange Card (after 7 clean exchanges)

PRO

$49

/month

Most popular

For serious link builders managing multiple clients.

Get Pro

Unlimited exchanges

5 workspaces

Everything in Starter

Client brief per workspace

PDF + CSV + Excel reports

AGENCY

$199

/month

Most popular

For agencies running campaigns across multiple clients.

Get Agency

Unlimited exchanges

15 workspaces

Everything in Pro

Agency badge on directory profile

White-label PDF reports with your branding

Blog

From the blog

Link building strategy, SEO insights, and platform updates.

Questions

Clear answers before you join the network.

Contact

Is this a link farm or PBN?

No. Every member is manually reviewed before their site appears in the directory — real sites, real content, real owners. PBNs, fake-traffic sites, and pure link farms are rejected. The entire point is quality, not volume.

Will joining create a footprint for my site?

No. The member directory is private and not publicly indexed. No domain names appear in search results by association with the platform. Profiles are visible only to approved members. This was a deliberate design decision, not something added later.

What happens when someone ghosts?

When a deal deadline passes without delivery, the system flags it automatically. Paid members get a 72-hour grace period. Free members get no grace period. After grace ends, the ghosting event is logged permanently on their public profile. Every future partner they approach will see it.

What does the Exchange Card require?

A paid plan (Starter or above) and 7 completed clean exchanges with zero ghosting. On the free plan you can see a locked preview of your card as it builds. On Starter at $19/month with 30 exchanges per month, most people reach 7 exchanges within their first month.

What does weekly monitoring check?

Three things, automatically, every 7 days: whether the link is still live on the page, whether it is dofollow or nofollow, and whether the linking page is indexed in Google. Alert sent the moment any of those change. Available on Starter and above.

What reports can I export?

CSV and Excel on all plans — raw data, unbranded. Branded PDF reports on Pro. White-label PDF reports with your agency's own logo and branding on the Agency plan.

Is the free plan actually useful?

Yes. You get the full private member directory, deal board, messaging, and your permanent reputation score — up to 5 exchanges per month. The main things free does not include are link monitoring, the grace period, the Exchange Card, and PDF reports. Starter at $19/month adds all of those.

Questions

Clear answers before you join the network.

Contact

Is this a link farm or PBN?

Will joining create a footprint for my site?

What happens when someone ghosts?

What does the Exchange Card require?

What does weekly monitoring check?

What reports can I export?

CSV and Excel on all plans — raw data, unbranded. Branded PDF reports on Pro. White-label PDF reports with your agency's own logo and branding on the Agency plan.

Is the free plan actually useful?