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How Much Does Directory Submission Cost?

Directory submission ranges from free (DIY) to $500+ (agency retainers). Here's what each price point actually gets you, and where BacklinkBot's one-time $99-357 sits in that range.

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What you get

$0

DIY with our free directory database and DR checker

$20-100/mo

typical cost of automated bulk-submit tools (often low quality)

$99-357

BacklinkBot one-time, manual, per project

$500+/mo

typical agency retainer for ongoing link building

How it works

  1. 1

    Free option

    Browse our 1,011+ directory database and submit yourself at no cost.

  2. 2

    One-time paid option

    $99 (100+), $167 (200+), or $357 (300+) — we submit by hand, one payment.

  3. 3

    What to avoid

    Automated "submit to 5,000 directories" tools — cheap per-directory but often low quality or spammy.

  4. 4

    Agency retainers

    Make sense for ongoing content/PR-driven link building, overkill for directory submission specifically.

Pricing

One-time, per project. No monthly retainer.

Starter

Submission to 100+ directories

$99one-time
  • Submission to 100+ directories
  • Handpicked, relevant listings
  • Detailed submission report
  • Email support
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Pro

Submission to 200+ directories

$167one-time
  • Submission to 200+ directories
  • Everything in Starter
  • Priority email support
  • 15% discount on paid listings

Elite

Submission to 300+ directories

$357one-time
  • Submission to 300+ directories
  • Everything in Pro
  • Priority email support
  • 27% discount on paid listings

Day 1 — no backlinks. Day 30 — 400 backlinks. Amazing tool, got 3 customers. Made back what I paid for and then some.

Vikram KumarAssociate Software Engineer, TechScale Solutions

DR 1835
PriveeAI.com
DR 1535
BlackInk.ai
DR 211
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