Frequently asked questions

PositiveBacklink is an automated white-hat backlink exchange platform. It matches your site with niche-relevant partners using AI scoring, places contextual links via the ABC triangular method, and monitors them 24/7 with the AI Watchdog so links never silently disappear.

It is built for SaaS founders, agencies, affiliate marketers, and content site owners who need real editorial backlinks without manual outreach, private blog networks, or PBN risk.

Traditional A↔B exchanges create reciprocal footprints that Google flags. PositiveBacklink uses ABC triangular linking (Site A links to B, B links to C, C links to A) so each site receives a clean, non-reciprocal editorial link from a niche-relevant page.

No. Partner sites publish editorial mentions on existing or new posts that match your niche. You approve placements before they go live.

English, Spanish, German, French, Turkish, and Portuguese partner pools are active. Additional locales open as partner density grows.

It is a 3-site rotation where Site A links to Site B, Site B links to Site C, and Site C links to Site A. No two sites link back to each other directly, eliminating the reciprocal pattern Google's link spam algorithms detect.

When combined with niche relevance, anchor diversity, and natural link velocity, ABC linking produces patterns indistinguishable from organic editorial linking. PositiveBacklink enforces all three guardrails automatically.

Our matching engine scores every potential partner on niche relevance (semantic embedding), Domain Authority band, language, geo, and current link profile. It then assembles 3-site rotations where all three sites pass relevance and DA thresholds.

Yes. Every triangle proposal shows the partner URLs, anchor candidates, target page, and niche relevance score. You approve or reject before any link goes live.

The AI Watchdog rechecks every placement every 12 hours. If a link drops, becomes nofollow, or the page returns 404, you are notified, the partner is flagged, and your credits are restored automatically.

One credit equals one approved outbound link placement. Credits are consumed when your site links out to a partner. Inbound links to your site are free; credits only meter your outgoing contribution to the exchange.

Yes. The free tier includes 5 placements per month, AI Watchdog monitoring, and access to all free SEO tools. No credit card required.

On paid plans, up to one month of unused credits roll forward. This prevents punishment for slow months while discouraging stockpiling.

Yes. Cancel from your dashboard in one click. Active triangles continue to honor monitoring through the current billing cycle.

Yes. Agency plans include multi-site dashboards, client-scoped reporting, and team seats. Contact sales for white-label options.

Every 12 hours it verifies the link still exists, anchor text matches what was approved, rel attribute (dofollow vs nofollow) is unchanged, the target page returns 200, the link is not buried below visible content, and the surrounding paragraph still matches the agreed topic.

We use semantic embeddings of your site's top-ranking pages versus the partner's content, weighted by topical authority signals and entity overlap. Scores below 70/100 are auto-rejected from triangle assembly.

Yes. You can connect staging environments with HTTP basic auth or a verification meta tag. Live linking only activates on production domains you verify ownership of.

Three methods: DNS TXT record, HTML meta tag, or upload of a verification file to /well-known/. You only need one to pass.

Yes. The REST API lets you list triangles, fetch monitoring reports, manage credits, and webhook on link status changes. API access is included on Pro and Agency plans.

All data is stored in EU-based Supabase Postgres with row-level security. We are GDPR-compliant and never sell user data.

No. The ABC method, niche relevance enforcement, and natural anchor distribution match the patterns of fully organic link building. We follow Google's E-E-A-T and link spam guidelines strictly.

Yes. You set a maximum new placements per week per domain. The engine respects this cap and spaces deployments naturally rather than dumping links in bursts.

If a partner's domain trust drops or is later identified as part of a link scheme, the AI Watchdog suggests a disavow entry and offers a one-click replacement triangle. Your credits are not consumed for replaced placements.

No. PositiveBacklink only facilitates editorial exchange. We do not allow money to change hands between partners for individual links. Subscription fees pay for the platform, monitoring, and matching engine — not for the links themselves.

Yes. Your dashboard has a blocklist for competitor domains and niche keywords. The matcher never proposes blocked partners.

No. We do not onboard YMYL-restricted verticals, adult content, gambling, unregulated pharma, or any niche that increases penalty risk for clean partners.

Self-serve account deletion is available from your dashboard. All linked partners are notified, active triangles are gracefully retired, and your data is purged within 30 days per GDPR.