A press placement in 2026 costs from $160 to above $10,000 per article, with a median of $1,350 across the 1,679 publications in Qubba's catalog. The price is set by the publication's authority, how the article is labeled when it runs, whether the link is dofollow, the country, and the turnaround. At every level the price includes the article written for you, one revision round, publication, and proof by live URL and dated screenshot.
What does a placement cost by tier?
| Tier | Price per placement | Titles in the catalog | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local and niche | $160 to $500 | 328 | Local presence, niche trade coverage, testing an angle |
| Regional and trade | $501 to $1,000 | 262 | Regional business press, sector titles |
| National and authority | $1,001 to $2,500 | 806 | National and high authority titles, the core of most packages |
| Flagship | $2,501 to $10,000 | 268 | Recognized national names |
| Marquee | Above $10,000 | 15 | Global mastheads, usually with a visible sponsored tag |
The middle tier is the largest by a distance, with 806 of 1,679 titles. That is where the median of $1,350 sits and where most packages are built. Its authority scores and supplier flags describe the publisher records; they do not establish an SEO result for a placement. The full catalog filters by price, region, genre, minimum DA, label, niche and listicle availability.
How much does authority move the price?
Steeply, but only at the top. Publications are listed with two scores: DA, which Moz describes as a comparative, logarithmic score from 1 to 100 that is not a Google ranking factor, and DR, which Ahrefs defines as backlink strength on a logarithmic scale from 0 to 100. Because both scales are logarithmic, the last twenty points cost far more than the first fifty.
| Publication DA | Titles | Median price per placement |
|---|---|---|
| 29 or below | 103 | $620 |
| 30 to 49 | 375 | $1,050 |
| 50 to 69 | 708 | $1,150 |
| 70 to 79 | 226 | $1,350 |
| 80 to 89 | 154 | $2,400 |
| 90 and above | 113 | $4,150 |
From DA 30 to DA 79 the median only moves from $1,050 to $1,350. It nearly doubles at DA 80 to 89 and rises by about 70% again at 90 and above. If the goal is to be indexed, read and cited, the DA 50 to 79 range holds 934 titles at a median of $1,350. That price comparison is not a measured cost per view or citation; the catalog has no such outcome data.
Does the label change the price?
Yes, and in the opposite direction to what most buyers expect. Visibly sponsored titles are not the cheap option: they have a median price of $3,100, against $1,250 for no label titles and $1,150 for discreet label titles. The sponsored tag is where the marquee names sit, because those publications will not run paid content as editorial, and the price reflects the masthead rather than the format.
The label also changes what you are buying. No label is the supplier’s label category and carries a replacement guarantee. It does not remove the need for appropriate paid-content disclosure. Discreet label and sponsored label titles do not. Google's spam policies treat advertorial pages written for readers as legitimate, while the FTC's native advertising guide sets out how a publication should disclose paid content, so the label is the publication's compliance decision and it is priced into the title.
Do dofollow links and indexing cost extra?
A little, and only where the publication chooses to offer them. In the catalog 1,145 of 1,679 titles list a dofollow link and 1,603 are listed as indexed. Within the DA 50 to 69 band, titles with a dofollow link have a median price of $1,250 against $1,050 for titles without one, so that is a price association within this dataset, not proof that a link attribute caused the difference.
Treat the link as a way for readers and AI engines to reach you rather than as a ranking purchase. Google's link attribute guidance asks publishers to mark paid placements rel="sponsored", and its spam policy counts links that pass ranking credit in exchange for payment as link spam. The catalog’s dofollow, Indexed and AI source flags are unverified supplier reports about publishers. Paid links require sponsored or nofollow qualification, and a new article’s indexing, ranking credit and citations are not guaranteed.
What about turnaround, country and volume?
Turnaround is listed per title and does not carry a surcharge, but it does shape which titles fit a launch. In the catalog, 567 titles publish in one to two weeks, 407 in three to five days, 292 in one week, 192 in one to three days, and 33 in a single day, all counted from approval of the draft. One title does not state a turnaround.
Country shifts the mix more than the price. The catalog runs to 31 markets (country and regional categories), with 1,133 titles in the United States, 193 in the United Kingdom and 111 in Australia, 80 listed as global, and smaller sets across the Middle East, Canada, Africa, India and Europe. The same tier prices apply across countries, so a regional title in Australia costs about what a regional title in Texas costs.
Volume is the only discount that applies automatically: 5% off from five articles, 10% from ten, and 15% from twenty in one order. A package of ten national and authority titles at the tier median of $1,350 therefore lands at $12,150 rather than $13,500, and a custom package built from a goal and a budget returns titles and prices within one working day.
What is included in the price, and what is not?
Included in every placement: the article written to your brief, one revision round, publication on the listed title, and proof by live URL and dated screenshot. Availability is confirmed and the invoice sent within one working day, in USD or EUR, payable by bank wire or in USDT or USDC.
Not included: a guarantee of rankings or of AI citations, which no vendor can honestly sell, and the replacement guarantee on any title other than no label. Further revision rounds beyond the first are outside the listed price. Where a title shows "price confirmed on request", the listed figure is indicative and confirmed before invoicing.
Frequently asked questions
Why is one DA 94 title $260 and another $11,000?
Because authority scores describe the domain, not the placement.
Moz calls DA a comparative metric, and two sites with the same score can differ in section, label, link policy, syndication and audience.
The catalog lists those per title, and the price follows them rather than the score alone.
Is it cheaper to buy sponsored label titles?
No.
In the catalog visibly sponsored titles have a median price of $3,100 against $1,250 for no label titles, because the sponsored tag is where the largest mastheads sit.
Muck Rack also found paid and advertorial content took 0.3% of AI citations, so unlabeled titles are usually the better buy for visibility.
What is a sensible first budget?
Five titles in the national and authority tier at the median come to $6,750 before the 5% volume discount, which is enough to test two angles across five publications.
Under $2,000 buys three to five local, niche or regional titles, which is a reasonable way to check turnaround and indexing before committing more.
Does a dofollow link raise my Domain Rating?
Only a followed link can.
Ahrefs states that nofollow links do not pass DR, and Google asks publishers to mark paid placements rel="sponsored".
Buy for readers, indexing and AI citations; treat any movement in DR as a bonus rather than the purchase.