MARKET STUDY
June 2026

We analyzed 113,135 sites

across netlinking platforms. The numbers speak for themselves.

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THE FINDING

Most of the market is invisible.

Their median price: EUR 34 per article. Few platforms list them, few advertisers find them. They survive at the bottom without ever breaking through.

Do you want to race against 12,000 sites, or just 1,300?

these sites are drowning in the crowd

Hover each band for the detail

91%
TF < 30
9,949sites crossed TF 30
Below: 102,674 competitors. Above: only 9,949.
60%
DA < 30
44,968sites crossed DA 30
Below: 68,099 competitors. Above: only 44,968.
76%
DR < 30
26,487sites crossed DR 30
Below: 86,108 competitors. Above: only 26,487.
46%
RD < 100
61,086sites crossed 100 RD
Below: 52,049 competitors. Above: only 61,086.
WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

4 metrics. One simple lever to optimize.

Median article price per metric. Median values across 113,135 sites.

TF 0-14
EUR 62—
TF 15-24
EUR 80x1.3
TF 25-29
EUR 92x1.5
TF 30-39
EUR 95x1.5
TF 40+
EUR 340x5.5
TF
TRUST FLOW
DA 0-19
EUR 47—
DA 20-29
EUR 85x1.8
DA 30-39
EUR 115x2.4
DA 40-49
EUR 123x2.6
DA 50+
EUR 82x1.7
DA
DOMAIN AUTHORITY
DR 0-29
EUR 59—
DR 30-49
EUR 140x2.4
DR 50+
EUR 256x4.3
DR
DOMAIN RATING
RD 0-99
EUR 47—
RD 100-199
EUR 68x1.4
RD 200-499
EUR 112x2.4
RD 500+
EUR 297x6.3
RD
REFERRING DOMAINS
BEYOND THE METRICS

Traffic and ranking keywords weigh just as much on the price.

ORGANIC TRAFFIC
0
37,078EUR 38
1-99
20,028EUR 59
100-999
11,880EUR 108
1k-10k
11,089EUR 171
10k+
7,984EUR 344
RANKING KEYWORDS
0
15,441EUR 39
1-99
38,229EUR 46
100-999
16,837EUR 94
1k-10k
13,216EUR 198
10k+
5,160EUR 444
POSITIONS — RANKING KEYWORDS
No ranking keyword ≈ EUR 44. 200+ in top 3 ≈ EUR 460 (x10.5).
TOP 3
0EUR 44
1-9EUR 90
10-49EUR 172
50-199EUR 243
200+EUR 460
TOP 10
0EUR 42
1-9EUR 59
10-49EUR 101
50-199EUR 168
200+EUR 312
TOP 20
0EUR 41
1-9EUR 55
10-49EUR 94
50-199EUR 156
200+EUR 301
TOP 50
0EUR 40
1-9EUR 51
10-49EUR 83
50-199EUR 144
200+EUR 288
THE TARGET

Reach these levels, leave the market behind.

x4.8
Google NewsA press label multiplies the median price of an article.
EUR 320withvsEUR 66without(8,472 sites)

Each tier puts you at the top of the French market. The higher you go, the less competition you face.

TF 30
Top 8.8%
91%
x3.2
EUR 34 → 107
of sites fall behind you
Median price at this threshold
DA 40-49
Top 40%
60%
x4.3
EUR 37 → 159
of sites fall behind you
DA sweet spot sits between 40 and 49
DR 50
Top 24%
76%
x7.9
EUR 45 → 355
of sites fall behind you
Median price at this threshold
200+ RD
Top 54%
46%
x3.9
EUR 34 → 133
of sites fall behind you
At 500+ RD: x16.3 (EUR 472)
FIND YOUR PRICE

How much can you sell your articles for?

Enter your domain. We compare your metrics against 113,135 analyzed sites.

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THE STORY

Why this study.

— Mathieu, founder of LinkQuiver

We wanted to answer a simple question: do SEO metrics really influence article selling prices?

We scraped 113,135 sites listed on the main netlinking platforms. For each site, we cross-referenced TF, DA, DR, Referring Domains, organic traffic, ranking keywords, and the average sponsored article price.

The results were sharper than we expected. RDs alone are not enough.

METHODOLOGY

How we measured.

SAMPLE
113,135 sites active on netlinking platforms
PERIOD
Data collected in June 2026
METRIC SOURCES
Majestic (TF, RD), Moz (DA), Ahrefs (DR)
PRICE SOURCES
34 aggregated platforms
STATISTICS
Medians (not means). Insensitive to extremes, more representative of the real market.
LIMITATIONS
Does not measure actual sales volume, only displayed platform prices.