Results at a Glance
In the four cases with before-and-after data, the first ranking or traffic movement came 4 to 8 weeks after link building started. Clicks nearly tripled on an established movie site after two guest posts, and a brand-new domain went from 0 to 33 ranking keywords in three months. A small tech site went from about 200 to about 650 estimated monthly visits, and a one-time campaign took another site from about 350 to a peak near 880.
| Case | What I built | First movement | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Established movie site | 2 guest posts, August 2026 | About 4 weeks | Clicks 15.2K → 43K (three-month views) | Search Console |
| Brand-new domain | Web 2.0 blogs, profiles and foundation links, plus 2–3 outreach links, from August 2026 | 6–8 weeks | 0 → 33 ranking keywords, 6 on page one | Semrush |
| Small tech site | Growth plan, then a custom monthly plan | About 2 months | ~200 → ~650 estimated monthly visits | Semrush |
| One-time campaign | About 100 foundation links, plus outreach for 3–4 guest posts, from August 2025 | Within 1–2 months | ~350 → ~880 estimated monthly visits at the May 2026 peak; 628 in October 2026 | Semrush |
| Online services site | On-page and technical work, plus links from about 900 referring domains | No before snapshot | ~79K estimated monthly visits about three months in | Semrush |
Semrush figures are estimates. Each case below links to its full write-up.
How I Show Results
Every case on this page shows the date range, the data source and what I actually built. Client domains are hidden, because clients pay for links, not for publicity. Nothing else in the screenshots is changed.
- Dates stay visible. A chart without dates proves nothing, so every screenshot keeps its date range.
- The source is named. Search Console numbers are Google’s own data. Semrush numbers are estimates, and I label them that way.
- The work is listed. Each case says which link types I built and over how long, so you can see what produced the result.
- Limits are stated. Rankings depend on more than links, so I say what else changed and what a case doesn’t prove.
Most clients remove my Search Console access once a project ends, which is normal. For those projects, the numbers come from Semrush, and the full write-up sits on the guide where the case is most useful.
Client Campaigns
Five recent campaigns, from two guest posts to a full monthly project. Four link to their full write-ups; the fifth is written up in full here.
A Movie Website: Two Guest Posts, Clicks Up From 15.2K to 43K
A regular client ordered two guest posts in mid-August 2026, on movie sites the client approved. Both went live that month, and organic clicks started rising about four weeks later. The site already had strong content, which is why two links were enough to move it.
- 2guest posts, live in August 2026
- ~4 weeksuntil clicks started rising
- 15.2K → 43Kclicks, in two three-month views
- 5 → 4.3average position
A Brand-New Domain: 0 to 33 Ranking Keywords in Three Months
A new site with no links and no rankings before August 2026. I built Web 2.0 blogs, social and forum profiles and other foundation links, plus two to three outreach links, to get it crawled and give it a normal link profile. The first rankings came after six to eight weeks, and page one rankings after ten to eleven.
- 0 → 33ranking keywords, August to October
- 6keywords on page one
- 1keyword in the top 3
- 6–8 weeksuntil the first rankings
An Online Services Site: On-Page, Technical and Links Together
A project that started in mid-2026 and is still running. I handle the on-page and technical work as well as the links. Most of the links are foundation links and Web 2.0 blogs, which support a smaller number of outreach links on niche sites.
- ~900referring domains built
- ~3links per referring domain
- ~79Kestimated monthly organic visits
- 3 monthsfrom the start to this snapshot
A Tech Site: Flat for Months, Then Up After Two Months of Links
This client started on the Growth plan and moved to a custom plan. Organic traffic sat at about 200 visits a month from May to August 2026. In September, after about two months of link building, it climbed to about 650.
- ~200 → ~650estimated monthly organic visits
- ~2 monthsof links before the climb
- Growthstarting plan, now custom
A Small Campaign: About 350 to a Peak Near 880 Monthly Visits
I started on this site in August 2025. I looked at the sites ranking above it first, then built about 100 foundation links at 10 to 15 a day and ran outreach for three to four guest posts. Before that, Semrush estimated its organic traffic at about 300 to 350 visits a month. The estimate passed 600 in September 2025 and peaked near 880 in May 2026.
- ~350 → ~880estimated monthly visits, July 2025 to the May 2026 peak
- ~100 + 3–4foundation links, plus guest post outreach
- 628estimated visits in October 2026, after the work ended
- August 2025when the work started
The work on this site has ended, though I still work on the same client’s other websites. After the peak, the estimate eased to about 540 in September 2026 and stood at 628 in October, still close to double the level before I started. Two things this case can’t show: I didn’t record the month the work ended, so I can’t say how the drop lines up with it, and changes the owner made to the site may also have helped.
My Fiverr Track Record
Since 2018, much of my client work has run through Fiverr. Fiverr reviews can only come from buyers who completed an order, so they’re harder to fake than testimonials on a seller’s own site, this one included.
A 5.0 Rating From 544 Reviews on One Gig, 2,000 Orders in Total
My Web 2.0 blogs gig holds a 5.0 rating from 544 reviews, and my profile shows 2,000 orders completed across all my gigs. Each order includes the login details for every blog, so the buyer owns what I build.
- 5.0rating on the Web 2.0 gig
- 544reviews on that one gig
- 2,000orders completed on Fiverr
- #1in Fiverr search for “web 2.0 blogs”
Buyers also come back for bigger orders. One buyer ordered link building for five sites in January 2026 and came back four weeks later with a bigger order that included a niche guest post.
Another client was already messaging me about my Web 2.0 gig in March 2025. In December 2025, they accepted a custom offer for 170 Web 2.0 blogs, delivered over 30 days.
The Fiverr search screenshot and four buyer reviews, in the buyers’ own words, are on my Web 2.0 backlinks guide. You can also read every review on my Fiverr profile.
How to Judge Any Link Building Case Study
Whoever you’re thinking of hiring, me included, run their case studies through these five checks:
- Are the dates shown? A rising chart without a date range can’t show what caused the rise.
- Is the starting point clear? Growth from 200 visits and growth from 20,000 are very different stories.
- Are the links named? Look for link types, counts and a timeline. A phrase like “high-authority backlinks” on its own tells you nothing.
- Is the data source named? Search Console is Google’s own data. Semrush and Ahrefs are estimates.
- Are the limits stated? Good case studies say what else changed on the site and what the result doesn’t prove.
Every case on this page is written to pass these checks. For the full list of questions to ask a seller, see my guide on how to choose a link building service.
What These Cases Show, and What They Don’t
They show that the links I build go live, get indexed and can move rankings and traffic within a few months, on sites of different sizes. They also show that buyers come back.
They don’t show that every site will grow the same way. The movie site already had good content. The new domain was publishing pages while the links went live. Traffic depends on the page, the keyword and the competition as well as the links, which is why I check every site before I quote, and why I never promise rankings.
If you want to know what links could do for your site, the honest starting point is the pages ranking above you. My guide on how many backlinks you need shows how I check that, and my manual link building services are where the work starts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should a link building case study include?
The date range, the data source, the starting point, which links were built and over how long, and what else changed on the site. Without dates and a starting point, a chart can’t show what caused a result.
How long did these link building results take?
In the three cases with before-and-after data, the first movement came 4 to 8 weeks after link building started: about 4 weeks for two guest posts on an established movie site, 6 to 8 weeks for a brand-new domain, and about two months for a small tech site. Bigger gains came over the following months.
Why are the client domains hidden?
Clients pay for links, not publicity, and most don’t want competitors to see their link profile. Hiding the domain keeps that private, while the dates, numbers and data source stay exactly as they were.
Are Semrush traffic numbers accurate?
They’re estimates built from Semrush’s keyword data, not Google’s own numbers, so treat them as a direction rather than an exact count. The movie website case uses Search Console, which is Google’s data.
Send Me Your Website
Tell me your site and the page you want to rank. I’ll check the pages above you and tell you honestly what links can do for it, before you pay anything.