Thursday, July 2, 2026 Hyperlocal Authority · Built for Agencies ● 5 City Papers Live

Hyperlocal link building for agencies

Validation backlinks,
published as real
local news.

CityDesk places your clients inside genuine hyperlocal newspapers — contextual, indexed, and permanent. Buy in bulk, scale across markets, and run every client from one desk.

Set up in minutes  ·  5 city papers live  ·  New markets every month

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Your client’s contextual link
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The process

From signup to indexed link
in four steps.

Built for agencies running volume — white-labeled desks, predictable cadence, no outreach.

01

Open your desk

Create an account in seconds and add a white-labeled workspace for each client you manage.

02

Choose volume

Pick a bundle or order any number of articles à la carte. Set your target URL and anchor.

03

We write & publish

Our local desks produce a genuine, on-topic article with your contextual link — on a real city paper.

04

Indexed & permanent

Live links land in your dashboard with URLs and dates. They stay published — no rentals, no expiry.

Backlink packages

Buy by the bundle. The more you run,
the less you pay per article.

Base rate $12 / article · every bundle is published on a steady cadence so links land naturally.

Starter
25 articles
2× / week · ~3 months
$300
$12 / article
Choose Starter
Growth
50 articles
2× / week · ~6 months
$550
$11 / article
Choose Growth
Agency
250 articles
3× / week · ~12 months
$2,250
$9 / article
Choose Agency

Buy à la carte

Need a custom volume? Order any number of articles.

50 articles

$12 / article  →  as low as $9 at 250+

Estimated total
$550
$11 / article
Order 50 articles

The network

Five city papers live today.
New markets every month.

Every CityDesk paper runs real hyperlocal coverage across seven sections — the kind of site readers and search engines both trust.

Also available

The CityDesk
Business Directory.

List a business across the network for a permanent, indexed directory profile. A simple add-on for clients who want a steady local presence beyond articles.

Available to businesses located in a CityDesk city. Billed annually, per business — add or remove listings any time from your desk.

Standard listing
$89 / year
per business
  • Profile in the network directory
  • Indexed, permanent listing
  • Name, contact, category & link
Add a listing

From the desk of our agencies

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“The cadence is what sells our clients — links land like clockwork and the reports write themselves.”
Sarah Mitchell, Apex Digital
SEO Lead
“Real articles on real local sites. Our clients can actually read the placement — that's rare.”
Marcus Webb, Outlier Agency
Founder
“We moved three clients onto the Agency plan and the per-article price made it an easy call.”
Priya Nair, Benchmark Media
Director of Search

Questions

Everything agencies ask first.

Are these real articles on real websites?

Yes. Every link is placed inside a genuine, original article published on a live CityDesk city newspaper with real hyperlocal coverage across seven sections — not a private blog network or a thin link farm.

Do the links stay live permanently?

Yes. Placements are permanent. Once an article is published it stays on the site and in your dashboard — there are no monthly rentals and nothing expires when your bundle ends.

Can I set the target URL and anchor text?

You set the target URL and preferred anchor for each order. Our editors place it contextually inside an on-topic article so it reads naturally and passes editorial review.

How does this work for an agency with many clients?

Each client gets its own white-labeled desk inside your account. Buy bundles or à la carte per client, track every placement in one dashboard, and export clean reports with live URLs and publish dates.

How fast do articles get published?

Bundles publish on a steady cadence — typically two to three articles per week — so links land naturally over time rather than all at once. À la carte orders enter the same publishing queue.

How is the business directory different from backlinks?

The directory is a separate annual product: a permanent listing for a business at $89/year, or $149/year for a Featured listing that also runs a banner in the sidebar of article pages across the paper. Backlinks are the editorial placements; the directory is an always-on presence.

Open your desk today.

Set up a workspace, add your first client, and buy your first links in minutes.