Link building and off-page SEO services that earn quality backlinks.
Links are still one of the strongest signals Google and AI engines use to decide who to trust. Our link engine finds, vets and paces opportunities automatically, so you get more of the links that count and none of the kind that get sites penalised.
Shown's link building service earns quality backlinks for South African websites, as part of our Growth plan (a once-off build from R69,950, then from R24,950 a month) or quoted on its own. Link building is earning links (backlinks) to your website from other sites, and it is the core of off-page SEO services. Search engines treat relevant links from trusted sites as votes of confidence. Shown builds links through automated prospecting and vetting, human-written outreach, digital PR, directory citations and local partnerships, and never through private blog networks or paid link farms.
What our link engine automates
Automation does the slow, repetitive parts at a scale no manual team matches. People make the judgement calls.
Prospecting
Sites that link to your competitors, mention you without linking, or cover your topic and area, found in bulk.
Spam filtering
Traffic, relevance, outbound-link patterns and network footprints checked. Link farms and blog networks never make the list.
Natural velocity
Outreach and submissions drip out over weeks. A sudden spike of links is one of the clearest spam signals there is.
Monitoring
Every link is re-checked, so you know it is still live, still followed and still pointing at the right page.
The links we build
| Link type | What it is | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| Digital PR | Data, stories and expert comment for journalists and editors | Editorial links from sites Google trusts most |
| Resource and guide links | Your best guides placed on pages that list resources | Topically relevant and long-lasting |
| Unlinked mentions | Sites that already mention you, asked to add the link | Usually the easiest links to win |
| Local links | Suppliers, associations, sponsorships, chambers of commerce | Proves where you operate, for Maps and local search |
| Citations | Directory and platform listings with your details | Consistency for Maps and facts for AI answers |
| Contextual links | Our contextual link building service: useful articles for real South African sites in your field | Links inside relevant text, which send real readers as well as authority |
Questions buyers ask us
Are backlinks still important in 2026?
Yes. Links remain one of the ways search engines judge authority, and AI engines lean on the same trusted sources. What changed is quality: a few relevant links from real sites beat hundreds of junk ones, which can now do harm.
How many links will I get each month?
It depends on your plan, your market and the kind of links available. Every link we build appears in your monthly report with where it is, when it went live and whether it is followed.
Is automated link building safe?
Automating the finding, checking, pacing and monitoring is safe and makes the work better. Automating the creation of links, with bots posting to forums and blog networks, is exactly what Google penalises. We only do the first.
Do you sell link building packages?
Yes. Link building is part of the Growth and Authority plans, and we also sell link building packages on their own, quoted on your site and your competitors. Email us both for a quote.
Get a free audit.
Send us your website and the searches you want to win. You get a short audit back: where you rank today, where you are missing from Maps and AI answers, and the three fixes worth doing first.
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