What no longer works
- Private blog networks (PBNs) systematically detected
- Content farms deranked by Helpful Content Updates
- Link directories devalued since Penguin
- Link exchange platforms detectable by Google
Use Case · SEO
Build your domain authority that lasts
Earn durable authority through real editorial coverage on verified press media outlets. A PR-first marketplace for stronger search signals, without the shortcuts Google penalizes year after year.
Preview · Selected media outlet listingIllustrative use case
Business press · National edition
The Business Daily
Editorial link ·https://yourbrand.com/target-page· dofollow
Monthly audience
2.4 M unique visitors
Estimated organic traffic
1.8 M / month
Format
Sponsored content
Publication turnaround
From 48h
Monitoring included
Every day, then every month
The reality
Google now reads the room, not just the link
Google no longer just counts links: it evaluates the source, context and stability behind every mention. The techniques that worked yesterday are now penalized or deindexed entirely. Durable SEO signals come from real publications on authentic press media outlets.
What Google values
- Editorial links within in-depth articles
- Press media outlets with established editorial authority
- Editorial context consistent with your topic
- Stable publications, maintained over time
3.8×
as many backlinks, on average, to the first-ranking result as to results in positions two to ten in the study. Backlinko (analysis of 11.8M results), 2020
What ranksource delivers
A marketplace built for editorial authority
You search by domain authority, organic audience, topic, language or geography, and select the media outlets that matter for your link profile.
Verified press media outlets
Every candidate media outlet is vetted at entry: domain ownership, editorial focus, real audience, domain authority. No throwaway sites, no private networks.
Dofollow links where the offer includes them
Depending on the outlet’s offer, a sponsored article can include a contextual dofollow link. You choose the anchor text, or Raya, our AI agent, suggests one. You approve the destination page and preview the content before publication.
Precise SEO filters
You search by domain authority, organic audience, topic, language or geography, and select the media outlets that matter for your link profile.
No time limit on 9 in 10 media outlets
On 9 in 10 media outlets, your article is published with no time limit. The others show their term on their listing, before you order. After publication, ranksource checks that the article and its links stay online: every day for the first month, then every month for the entire guarantee. We first look for a correction or a republication. If nothing works, we refund you under the offer terms.
The process
Four steps, from search to monitoring
Search
You describe your brief, your topic, your market. Raya pre-selects the media outlets that match your quality and authority criteria.
Selection
You compare listings: authority, traffic, editorial focus, published article examples, all-in pricing. You approve the media outlets you select.
Publication
Provide your article or choose a writing option available when ordering. Raya can help you prepare it. The outlet approves the content before publication.
Monitoring
On 9 in 10 media outlets, your article is published with no time limit. After publication, ranksource checks that the article and its links stay online: every day for the first month, then every month for the entire guarantee. If an issue arises, correction or republication comes first, then a refund under the offer terms if nothing works.
How you measure it
SEO analyses to guide your publications
Keep a baseline measurement, then compare results over the same period.
Your SEO position
Analyse your domain and compare it with competitors: authority, estimated organic traffic, keywords and rankings. Each analysis is dated to help you set priorities.
Your publications, documented
Find your sponsored content and its links, then export them for your reports. Their availability is checked every day for the first month, then every month for the entire guarantee.
Your priority queries
Track rankings in your usual SEO tool. Publication does not guarantee an improvement.
The numbers
What you gain, concretely
70 000+
Every press media outlet listed in the marketplace is individually vetted at entry.
9/10no time limit
On 9 in 10 media outlets, your article is published with no time limit. After publication, ranksource checks that the article and its links stay online: every day for the first month, then every month for the entire guarantee. If an issue arises, correction or republication comes first, then a refund under the offer terms if nothing works.
48hours
That is the minimum turnaround between brief approval and publication, on the fastest media outlets.
Who it is built for
The profiles that benefit most
In-house SEO teams
Brands that want to manage their own link building strategy, with full visibility into every publication and its monitoring.
SEO agencies and consultants
Agencies and consultants who organise client campaigns and coordinate their team around selected media, orders and publications.
E-commerce and SaaS sites
Businesses that need to build or defend their rankings on competitive queries, with a clean and durable link profile.
Over two quarters, we replaced all manual press outreach with ranksource. The link profile cleaned up, domain authority gained around fifteen points. And thanks to continuous monitoring, not a single acquired link disappeared without us knowing.
SEO questions
The questions that come up most
Are all links dofollow?
No. For sponsored content or a link in an existing article, the number of links and their attributes depend on the outlet’s offer. Check the terms before ordering. The brand mention format names your brand without an outbound link.
How do I know if a media outlet is high quality?
Every listing shows authority metrics, estimated organic traffic, published article examples, editorial focus, and accepted categories. Our vetting process already filters out any site that does not meet press-grade standards.
Is this compliant with Google's guidelines?
This depends in part on the link attributes. Google recommends sponsored for paid links and also accepts nofollow. Check these attributes in the selected offer before ordering. Sponsored publication does not guarantee a ranking improvement.
What happens if a link is removed?
On 9 in 10 media outlets, your article is published with no time limit. The others show their term on their listing, before you order. After publication, ranksource checks that the article and its links stay online: every day for the first month, then every month for the entire guarantee. We first look for a correction or a republication. If nothing works, we refund you under the offer terms.
Which KPIs should I track to measure the SEO effect of my sponsored articles?
Three metrics: referring domains gained, your domain authority and your rankings for the keywords that matter, tracked in Search Console or your usual tool. Establish the baseline before the first publication, then assess the trajectory over a quarter. The article is checked every day for the first month, then every month for the entire guarantee.
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