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LinkGuard cover — Why I don't charge for the size of your backlink portfolio
Link Building

Why I don't charge for the size of your backlink portfolio

Every backlink monitor I looked at charges by the number of links in your account. Add link 1,001, get bumped to a pricier tier — even for links you never check. I went the other way: you pay for checks performed, not links stored. Here's the reasoning, a worked month of token math, the real comparison against Linkwatcher and Linkody, and where a flat subscription still wins.

Andrei

Andrei

May 20, 2026 • 9 min
LinkGuard cover — "Link building is dead" — why that's still wrong in 2026
Link Building

"Link building is dead" — why that's still wrong in 2026

Links didn't die. They just got a new job — verifying reality for AI systems. With 75% of AI Overview citations coming from top-12 organic results, the question isn't whether you need backlinks. It's whether AI trusts you enough to cite you. Here's what actually changed.

Andrei

Andrei

Dec 05, 2025 • 6 min