FLORIAN ZORGNOTTI
Link building service
Link building service: I run your backlink campaign end to end
Manual prospecting, negotiation with publishers, article writing, indexation and ranking monitoring. You approve every site, I handle the rest. Management from €400 excl. VAT per month, link budget on top.
★★★★★ Rated 5/5 by more than 50 clients · SEO consultant in Nice since 2016 · 300+ projects
Why your site isn't climbing any higher
Content is king, but popularity is still queen. Without inbound links, even a technically flawless site hits a ceiling. Three blockers come up again and again.
The semantic glass ceiling
Your content is optimised, your site is fast, and yet you're stuck at position 6 or on page 2. The reason is simple: your competitors carry more authority in Google's eyes than you do.
The trust deficit
Your site lacks external votes. Without recommendations from other domains, you don't have the credibility needed to rank on high-value commercial queries.
Fear of toxic links
You know you need links, but buying anything off a low-cost marketplace can trigger a penalty. You don't want to gamble your visibility on a coin flip.
Link building matters for AI engines too
A good link building service is no longer just about ranking on Google. It's now the lever most closely correlated with citations in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude.
What your SEO gains
- Authority passed through to your strategic pages
- Position gains on commercial queries
- Faster indexation of your new content
- A credible link profile compared to your direct competitors
What your AI visibility gains
- Co-citation: your brand appears on sources that LLMs read
- Stronger encoding of your brand name inside the models
- Fresh, dated mentions, which generative engines favour
- Presence on the third-party sites that feed AI answers in your sector
GEO is SEO with an AI add-on. Link building is one of the rare levers that serves both at once. See also my approach to AI search optimisation and the GEO audit.
Link building service: how much does it cost?
A transparent model that clearly separates my expertise from the actual cost of the links. No hidden margin on the media budget.
| Line item | Amount | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Management fee | From €400 excl. VAT / month | Strategy, link gap analysis, manual prospecting, negotiation, article writing, ranking and indexation monitoring. |
| Media budget (link purchases) | €250 minimum / month | Paid directly to the partner sites publishing your articles. Billed at cost, with no commission. |
| Entry point | €650 excl. VAT / month | Full delegation of your link building: management plus minimum link budget. |
What's included
- Analysis of your link profile and your competitors'
- Manual selection of every site, with its metrics
- Right of veto on every site proposed
- Writing or briefing of the sponsored article
- Dashboard of every link acquired
- Monthly monitoring of backlink survival
What I don't do
- No PBNs or artificial site networks
- No low-cost packages of foreign links
- No sites without real organic traffic
- No gambling, betting or adult sectors
- No burst of over-optimised anchors
Who it's for
- Sites already solid on content and technical SEO
- Competitive sectors where content alone no longer cuts it
- E-commerce and service sites aiming for the top 3
- Brands that also want to exist inside AI answers
My 5-step link building method
1
Link profile audit and target selection
I analyse your current link profile and your direct competitors'. The goal is to identify the quick wins: the keywords where you're just outside the top 3 and where a targeted boost is enough to move ahead. I then define the exact anchors, to maximise gains without risking over-optimisation.
2
Manual prospecting
I scan the web with my tools, then hand-pick the best partner sites that fit your budget. My criteria are strict: a genuine topic, real organic traffic, established authority. Every site is vetted to rule out anything spammy.
3
Your approval
I send you the list of sites with their metrics before any purchase. You have a full right of veto: if a site doesn't fit your brand, it's dropped. Transparency is total, including on the price paid to the publisher.
4
Acquisition and writing
I favour sponsored articles, the fastest and safest lever for steering growth. I handle the semantically optimised writing or the brief, along with the negotiation. Each piece is calibrated to look natural, to rank on its own, and to pass maximum authority through to your target pages.
5
Indexation, tracking and protection
The job doesn't stop at publication. I push for fast indexation, provide a dashboard listing every link acquired, and run monthly checks to make sure your backlinks stay live and dofollow. Your investment is protected over time.
Case study
Early Birds Paris: from position 14 to the top 4
Early Birds Paris is a Parisian property-hunting agency. Six-month brief: win the most competitive queries in the sector ("chasseur immobilier paris", "chasseur d'appartement paris"), strengthen local rankings on the service pages, and establish the brand's authority on Google and inside AI engines.
+2000%increase in SEO traffic
30backlinks acquired in 6 months
Top 4on "chasseur appartement paris"
Who runs your link building
I'm Florian Zorgnotti, an SEO consultant based in Nice. Since 2016 I've supported solo founders, small businesses and SMEs in their digital growth, locally and remotely, with more than 300 projects behind me.
On link building, my line is clear: no volume for volume's sake. Sometimes a single powerful link beats fifty mediocre ones. I don't sell packages, I manage a budget based on what your competitors are actually doing.
I'm also co-founder of Cockpyt AI, the tool that measures brand visibility inside LLMs. That lets me verify the real impact of a link campaign on your AI citations, not just on your Google rankings.
What I really appreciate about Florian is that he always adapts SEO to the latest developments. Honestly, I've never seen that from any other SEO consultant. I recommend him 110%.
Edmond Joanin, ONYSeeing Weedy on the first page of Google for the keyword CBD is a colossal achievement. Your expertise and your commitment never wavered.
Weedy.frI recommend Florian for the quality of his work and his availability. He genuinely listened to what I needed.
Cécile DesneuxFrequently asked questions about link building
How much does a link building service cost?
My management fee starts at €400 excl. VAT per month: strategy, manual prospecting, negotiation, writing and monitoring. On top of that sits the link purchase budget, paid directly to the partner sites, with a €250 monthly minimum. The entry point for fully delegating your link building is therefore €650 excl. VAT per month.
Is buying links risky for my site?
It's risky when it's done badly: spammy links, over-optimised anchors, foreign sites with no traffic. My method only uses sites with real traffic and a genuine editorial line, with the link placed inside a quality article. To Google, that reads as a natural recommendation, which makes the risk close to zero.
How many backlinks do I need to rank first?
There's no magic number, it depends entirely on your competitors. If the site in first place has ten links, buying a hundred is pointless. I analyse the link gap, the difference between you and the sites already ranking, to calibrate the right effort. One very powerful link often beats fifty weak ones.
What kind of sites will link to mine?
Topically relevant sites with real organic traffic. If you're a lawyer, I look for legal blogs, news outlets or business sites. I will never place your site on gambling, betting or adult networks.
Can I approve the sites before publication?
Yes, every time. I give you a list of potential sites with their metrics, and you have a right of veto if one doesn't fit your brand. You also see the actual price paid to each publisher.
Does link building also help me get cited by AI engines?
Yes, and that has become one of its main benefits. Language models rely heavily on how densely your brand is mentioned across the web. A well-run link campaign increases your co-citations on sources that ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude consult, which improves your chances of being recommended in their answers.
Should I work on content before link building?
In most cases, yes. Sending authority to a poorly structured page with no clear search intent is a waste. If your editorial foundation is weak, I'll point you towards SEO copywriting or SEO consulting first. I'd rather turn down an engagement than sell you links that won't work.
Ready to move ahead of your competitors?
Tell me where you stand and which queries you're targeting. I'll come back within 24 hours with a first link gap analysis and a realistic budget.