Priced by the publisher

Who links to you sets the price.

Eight prices, five tiers, one buyer each. What a package costs depends on the name at its head. Everything standing behind that name comes with it at no extra charge, which is why the cheaper rungs are often the widest.

$79
$149
$299
$499
$799
$1,299
$1,599
$1,999

The published ladder. Every package sits on exactly one of these steps.

  • In the catalog tonight
  • Sold out tonight
  • Sold once, then gone
  • One payment, twelve months
  • The head link re-read live before your card is charged

The five tiers

Named for who is doing the linking.

The head link decides the tier. Everything else about a package can only push it further up the ladder.

$79

per year

Foundation

Working publications with a real editor behind the link: company engineering blogs, university lab pages, smaller trade titles. This is the floor we curate to.

TypicalOne or two links from a working publication, with a profile that has been collecting for years.

1 of 1

In the catalog tonight

$149

per year

Trade

Trade press and specialist publishers, the outlets a professional in that field actually reads.

TypicalThe widest rung on the ladder. Most packages here carry links from more than one publisher.

1 of 1

In the catalog tonight

$299

per year

Publisher

Publications with a newsroom behind them and an archive worth citing.

TypicalA named publisher at the head, with a few hundred links standing behind it.

1 of 1

In the catalog tonight

$499

per year

Institution

The reference points of the web: standards bodies, universities, the documentation everyone else quotes.

TypicalLinks other sites have been copying for a decade.

1 of 1

In the catalog tonight

from $799

per year

Marquee

Household names. The publishers your competitor cannot buy from at any price, because they do not sell.

TypicalA flagship link from a name everyone knows. You are paying for the name, and the profile comes with it.

1 of 1

In the catalog tonight

Around a thousand fresh packages reach the catalog on a normal night, and each one has exactly one buyer. What is there tonight will not all be there next week.

See the catalog

Browsing is free. You see the tier, the publisher and the link count before any money moves.

Moving up the ladder

What raises a price.

The head link picks the tier. From there a package climbs on evidence, and the rule is the same for every listing in the catalog.

More publishers

Three independent publishers move a package up a step. Five move it up two.

More links

Ten or more editorial links pointing at the same profile move it up a step.

Older evidence

A dated page from before 2016 still carrying the link moves it up a step. Age is the best signal we have that a link will stay put.

Never more than two steps above the tier base, however much evidence a package carries.

In every package

What the money buys.

The full dossier

Every source URL, every anchor an editor typed and every verification timestamp, unlocked on your account the moment the package is yours.

Hands-off delivery

Everything between your payment and a working link, with nobody to schedule and nothing to chase. It usually takes about an hour.

Proof from outside

We check the package over the public internet, from outside our own network, before it is marked live.

Re-point whenever you like

Send the package at any URL on your site, and change it later from your dashboard.

Automatic refund

If a package cannot be delivered, the refund is issued without you asking for it.

A full year

Twelve months of the package working for you, with a warning from us before renewal comes around.

Questions

Before you buy.

Why can I not see the name before I buy?
Because the name is what makes a package identifiable, and a catalogue that prints its names is a catalogue that gets mirrored inside a week. Every buyer here would end up competing with copies of their own package. The publisher, the link count, the number of separate sites and the age of the oldest page are all printed before you pay. The name goes to the account that owns it.
Why does the cheapest tier cost more than the widest package?
Because price follows the name at the head, not the size of what stands behind it. A trade title at $149 often carries a bigger profile than a household name at four figures. If volume is what you are after, the middle of the ladder is usually the better buy.
Is a package really sold only once?
Yes. One package, one buyer, and the listing is struck at checkout. Nothing here is a slot in a rotation.
What happens after I pay?
The package is set up and pointed at the URL you gave us, then checked from outside our own network to confirm it is really working. Usually about an hour.
What if the delivery fails?
The order stops and the money goes back to your card automatically, without you opening a ticket. The listing goes back for investigation rather than straight back into the catalog.
Can I change where a package points?
Yes, from your dashboard, as often as you like during the year.
What happens after twelve months?
You renew and the package keeps working, or you let it lapse and it stops. We warn you before the date.
How do I pay?
By card, through Stripe. The package name never appears on the Stripe page, because at that point it is not yours yet.

Open the catalog.

Browsing costs nothing and takes a minute. What is in the catalog tonight will not be there in a month.