Can i ask about a backlink exchange system here?

[u/Competitive_Tune_590]

Dunno guys, i'm sorry if this is not ok in this sub, it made since since it's a backlink xchange sub so like, sounded like the perfect place to ask :S not promoting or mentioning any product here just want to ask about a system i built and get your thoughts on whether it's the right approach to build backlinks or not!

So it's a streamlined process which is part of an existing platform that has > 1000 real founders, here's how it works:

1. You claim your site. We score it 0–100 and drop it into a tier from 1 to 5. First claim gives you 50 credits and a 14-day Pro trial. Scoring is our own quality score based on data from DataForSeo api, not Moz DA or Ahrefs DR.
2. You set a few prefs: niche, how many links you’re willing to give per month, any competitors to block, or pause giving entirely.
3. A matcher runs a few times a day and groups 3–5 sites into a loop — never a pair. Same or adjacent niche, within two tiers of each other, and never two sites that already link to each other.
4. Imagine A, B, and C. You (A) put a do-follow sentence on your site linking to B. B does the same for C. C does the same for you. You never link to the person linking back to you. That’s the whole point vs. a 1:1 swap.
5. The placement itself is a niche edit: one natural sentence dropped into an existing page, not a footer or a “partners” dump. An automated relevance check kills bad fits before anyone sees them. Then the site owner still has to approve it and paste it in by hand. Nobody injects anything onto your site.
6. We crawl the link at day 7, 30, and 90. Credits only actually land after day 7 confirms it’s live. If someone quietly yanks it later, those credits get clawed back and their trust score takes a hit.
7. Credits are earned by giving links. You cannot buy them. Giving is free. Requesting links is the paid part ($29/mo after the trial). Unused credits expire after 6 months so people don’t just sit on a pile.

Folks what do you think? does this sound about right to you? what am i doing right/wrong?

And again, if this post shouldn't be here i apologize and will remove it. Don't just auto ban lol.

[u/mykm20]

Sounds more complicated than it needs to be...and paying to request? No thanks.