Link Builder -- Earned Editorial Backlinks for Travel Brand (Fixed-Price Trial, Paid Per Link)

We're a Maui-based ocean tour company seeking an experienced outreach link builder to earn high-quality editorial backlinks. This starts as a paid 5-link trial, with strong potential for an ongoing monthly engagement if the work meets our standard. We care about genuinely earned placements on real sites with real readers. No PBNs, no paid or sponsored posts, no guest-post farms or link marketplaces. The standard. Every link must meet all of these: Referring domain DR 20-70 (Ahrefs). A few higher are welcome; nothing below DR 15. Real organic traffic ~1,500+ monthly visits (Ahrefs or Semrush estimate). Strong DR with negligible traffic does not qualify. A genuine editorial page -- real byline, real content, recently updated. No sites that sell placements. Topically relevant: travel, hospitality, lifestyle, or mass-media outlets. Dofollow, in-content link (not footer, sidebar, or author bio). Anchors: branded, the URL, or natural partial phrases. No exact-match keyword anchors. Where links point ~90% to our homepage ~10% to key tour pages Helpful angles We prioritize domains that already link to at least 3 of our 5 competitors (link-intersect). Replacing broken competitor links is a plus. Deliverable & payment Fixed price, paid per live link that meets the full standard above. Trial batch: 5 links. Payment released when each link is live, indexed, and verified against the spec, not for outreach effort or hours logged. Please quote your price per qualifying link and an estimated timeline for the 5. Reporting For each delivered link: live URL, target page, anchor text, link type (follow/nofollow), referring-domain DR, estimated real organic traffic, a screenshot of the live placement, and a one-line note on the angle. Include a brief summary of outreach volume (sites contacted → replies → links). Flag any borderline calls before publishing. Quality guarantee Any link that is removed, de-indexed, or later found not to meet the spec must be replaced within 30 days at no additional charge. Payment is only for links that meet the standard and stay live. In your proposal, please include: 3-5 examples of editorial links you've earned in travel/lifestyle (live URLs). Your price per qualifying link and timeline for the 5-link trial. Briefly, your outreach method -- how you find and earn placements (no marketplaces). Confirm you screen to a real-traffic bar, not just DR. Please don't apply if you rely on link marketplaces, PBNs, or paid/sponsored posts.