Marketplaces

Buy and sell links, placements, plugins and expertise — with the money held until it is proven

Four storefronts run on one marketplace engine: backlinks, guest posts, WordPress plugins and third-party services. Every order goes into escrow, fulfilment is verified against live data before funds release, and plugins install straight onto the sites you already host with us.

  • 4storefronts on one engine
  • 0–100Trust Flow on every listing
  • 650,000+sites hosted worldwide
  • 58languages, storefront and listings

One engine, four storefronts

Backlinks, guest posts, WordPress plugins and third-party services all sit on the same marketplace engine — the same escrow ledger, the same payouts, the same reviews and disputes. Learn it once and it behaves identically everywhere.

Backlinks

Sellers list domains they can place a link on. The authority figures are ours, not theirs: we read Trust Flow, Citation Flow, referring domains and Topical Trust Flow from the site itself and stamp each one with the date we checked. The domain is masked until you buy, and any material change sends the listing back through review — so the asset you pay to see is the asset that was approved.

Guest posts

Publishers list sites that accept placements, with a sample post and their full offer terms — link type, how long the link stays, price and turnaround. The authority figures are measured by us from the site they name, never typed in by the seller, and each one carries the date we last checked it. Buyers order a placement and run it through a tracked editorial workflow.

WordPress plugins

Free and paid plugins with categories, screenshots, ratings, changelogs and WordPress/PHP compatibility. Because we host your sites, buying is not a download — it is a one-click install onto any site in your account.

Services

Third-party experts offer malware removal, speed optimisation, SEO, development, design and migration work. The same job may also be available first-party as one of our own Extras — you compare and choose.

Escrow is the default, not an upgrade

Every order on every storefront follows one path: cart and checkout, funds into escrow, fulfilment, verification, release. Nothing about that is optional.

  • Funds are held in an escrow ledger from checkout — the seller can see the order is funded, and you keep the money until the work is proven.
  • Pay by card, PayPal or crypto through our payment drivers, or from your wallet and credit balance on the platform.
  • Commission is taken per sale, and seller payouts run on a schedule and method the seller sets, with KYC for larger sellers.
  • Buyer and seller message each other inside the order, so the brief, the revisions and the delivery all live in one thread.
  • Disputes follow a structured resolution path with admin arbitration if the two sides cannot agree.
  • Ratings and reviews are attached to completed orders, and fraud checks look for self-dealing, fake reviews and manipulated metrics.

Backlinks that verify themselves

The trust problem in a link market is that you pay first and find out later. We close that loop with data instead of goodwill.

The figures on a listing are the seller's own — authority, referring domains, traffic — and we do not dress them up as our measurement. What we enforce is identity, which is what actually protects your money: the domain is masked until you buy, and any material change to a listing, the domain above all, sends it back through review before it can go live again. Nobody gets a clean site approved and then quietly swaps another one in behind it. Seller ratings are computed from completed orders rather than typed in.

You filter by niche, authority, traffic and price, then order — supplying your target URL and anchor. Funds go into escrow. Once the seller places the link, we poll live backlink data for your URL and confirm four things: the link exists, it carries the attribute you paid for, the anchor matches, and it was first seen after your order. Only then does escrow release. No screenshots, no chasing, no taking anyone's word for it.

Verification does not stop at release. Backlink history and new-and-lost monitoring keep watching your placement, so a link that disappears inside the guarantee window triggers a clawback and refund rather than a support ticket you have to open yourself.

Guest posts, with the editorial workflow built in

Placements involve content, editors and revisions — so the marketplace models all three, with every step timestamped and tracked.

Real offer terms up front

Publishers set price tiers, turnaround, link attributes, number of links allowed, placement rules, word-count range, content ownership, permanence and their sponsored-disclosure policy — plus acceptable niches and prohibited topics. You see the terms before you order, not after.

Three ways to get the article

Supply your own article, order content writing, or have the publisher write it. The brief, target URLs and anchors travel with the order.

A tracked pipeline

Brief, draft, plagiarism and quality checks, publisher editorial review, limited revisions, publish, proof with live URL and screenshot, link verification, your approval, escrow release. Each step is timestamped and messaged between both parties.

Bulk and campaign orders

Order many placements across a filtered set of sites in one go — built for agencies and operators running campaigns rather than one-off buys.

Vetting before a site goes live

Publishers pass manual moderation before their site reaches the storefront, and any material change to a listing sends it back through review before it can go live again.

Still-live monitoring

Placements are monitored after publication, with a guarantee and clawback if a link is removed inside the window.

Plugins that install, not download

Because we host the sites, the WordPress plugin marketplace skips the part where you download a zip and upload it somewhere.

  • One-click install, update and remove to any of your hosted sites, driven by the provisioning API rather than an FTP client.
  • License keys and a built-in update server, so paid plugins auto-update on your hosted sites with entitlement tied to your purchase or subscription.
  • Every listed plugin is scanned for malware and quality through our SecurityScanner adapter before it is allowed to go live.
  • Developer accounts with submissions, versioning, changelogs, revenue share and payouts — with KYC where required.
  • Our own Zinn® Cache and Zinn® Footprint plugins are featured here free, built to WordPress.org directory standards and credited to Neil Lock — CEO, Zinn Digital® Ltd.
  • Plugin pages are server-rendered and indexable, so developers get organic discovery, not just an in-app catalogue.

Services, verified on outcome

The services marketplace lets third-party providers sell into the platform: malware removal, speed optimisation, SEO, development and design work, migrations and more. Providers publish a profile, service packages, pricing, turnaround and portfolio, and carry ratings and reviews like any other seller.

The order flow is the familiar one — brief, escrow, delivery, your approval, release — with disputes and ongoing or retainer arrangements supported. For security work the bar is higher: a malware removal job is verified by a clean re-scan through Imunify before escrow releases, so the outcome is checked by a scanner rather than declared by the provider.

This sits alongside our first-party Extras, which we fulfil ourselves. The same job can exist in both places, and you pick on price, turnaround and rating.

Selling on the platform

Sellers, buyers and staff all live inside the same RBAC and tenancy model as the rest of the platform, so a marketplace account is not a separate silo.

Commission — 15%

One platform commission on each marketplace sale. It is 15% today and it is the same rate on every storefront — there is no per-storefront tier to work out and no listing fee to pay before you have sold anything. The commission is recorded against the sale as its own figure, so what you earned and what we took are both on the record rather than folded into one net number.

Listings with a lifecycle

Listings are typed per marketplace and move through draft, pending review, live, paused and delisted — and they are versioned, so you can see what changed and when.

Moderation and vetting

New listings go through a moderation queue with fraud checks before they can be sold, and admin manages taxonomy, commission tiers and featured placements.

Payouts and earnings

Sellers see incoming orders, content to review, earnings and payout history in their dashboard, with listing analytics alongside.

Promoted placement

Featured and promoted listings are available for sellers who want visibility beyond organic ranking on the storefront.

Localised for the markets you sell into

Storefront and listings localise across 58 languages, which matters when guest-post and backlink demand is per-language and per-market.

Indexable by design

Category and listing pages are server-rendered with schema markup and built to rank, so your listings are found from search as well as from inside the platform.

FAQ

When does the seller actually get paid?

After fulfilment is verified, not at checkout. Funds sit in the escrow ledger from the moment you pay. For backlinks, release is automatic once live backlink data confirms the link exists with the right attribute and anchor and was first seen after your order. For guest posts, release follows the proof, link verification and your approval. For services, it follows delivery and your approval — and for malware removal, a clean re-scan. Commission is taken per sale and the balance goes to the seller on their payout schedule.

What happens if a link I paid for is removed later?

Placements stay monitored after release. Backlink history and new-and-lost monitoring track the link, and a removal inside the guarantee window triggers a clawback and refund automatically rather than requiring you to notice and complain. The exact guarantee period is set per marketplace policy — check the listing terms before ordering, as publishers also state their own permanence terms.

Can sellers fake their metrics to get better placement?

Less easily than on a marketplace that publishes seller numbers as facts — but the protection is not a metric. A seller must pass review before they can list at all, and any material change to a listing sends it back through review before it can go live again. The figures on a listing are the seller's own and we present them as such, rather than implying we measured them. Your money sits in escrow until fulfilment is verified, ratings are computed from completed orders rather than entered, and disputes follow a structured path with admin arbitration.

Do I have to write the guest-post article myself?

No — you choose. You can supply your own article, order content writing, or have the publisher write it. Whichever route you pick, the article goes through plagiarism and quality checks and the publisher's editorial review, with a limited number of revisions defined in the listing terms, before it is published and verified.

How does buying a plugin work if my sites are hosted with you?

You buy it in the storefront and install it with one click onto any of your hosted sites through the provisioning API — no zip file, no upload. Paid plugins carry a license key and update through our update server, so they stay current automatically for as long as your entitlement is active. Everything listed is scanned for malware and quality before it goes live.

Do I need a hosting plan to use the marketplaces?

You need an account, and the fastest way in is the card-free 14-day trial — no payment details required. One-click plugin install naturally applies to sites you host with us; backlinks, guest posts and services are useful whether the target site is here or elsewhere.

Can I sell as well as buy?

Yes. The same account can be both. Sellers list domains, guest-post sites, plugins or services, pass moderation, and get paid out on their chosen schedule and method, with KYC for larger sellers. Buyers and sellers share the same RBAC and tenancy model as the rest of the platform.

What does it cost to sell here?

15% commission on each sale. There is no listing fee, no monthly fee, and no charge for the escrow that holds the buyer's money until the work is accepted — so on a completed sale you keep 85%. The rate is the same across every storefront, and the commission is recorded against the sale as its own figure rather than quietly netted out of your payout.

Start free, then browse the storefronts

A card-free 14-day trial gets you an account in minutes — no payment details, no commitment. Buy, sell, or just see what the listings actually look like.

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What you can buy

Every storefront runs on the same marketplace engine — one checkout, one invoice, and your money held until you have the work and have accepted it. This list is generated from what is actually open, so it is never out of date.

Link building

Backlinks, PBN placements, niche edits and GEO links.

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Guest posts

Placements on real sites, filterable by niche and metrics.

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SEO services

Audits, technical fixes, content strategy and consulting.

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