Switch from The Hoth to Zinn Hub
The Hoth sells SEO and link building as packaged agency products. Zinn Hub is a marketplace: you pick the named, ID- and skill-verified Zinner doing the work, read their reviews before you buy, and pay no buyer platform fee — the price on the listing is the price you pay.
Choose your own Zinner · No buyer platform fee · Prices in USDThree ways to buy on Zinn Hub
The same marketplace, three different ways in — buy a package outright, brief the work and let people come to you, or hire a named freelancer directly.
A fixed-price service you buy at checkout, with the scope, delivery time and price on the listing before you pay. Browse live Zinns.
Describe what you need and let Zinners propose. Posting a project is free and you pay only when you accept a proposal. See how Projects work.
Public profiles with skills, rates, portfolios and reviews, so you can pick the individual rather than a queue. Browse the directory.
You choose the person, before you pay.
Every Zinn has an author with a profile, a portfolio and reviews from confirmed purchases. Want to try someone cheaply first? A Micro Zinn is a fixed-price service at $5, $10, $15 or $20.
Six things worth weighing up before you switch
Buying from a marketplace is a different trade-off from buying from an agency. These are the questions worth asking either way, answered for Zinn Hub.
You want to know who is doing the work
Every Zinn has a named Zinner behind it with a public profile, portfolio and reviews. You choose the individual before you pay, and you can go back to the same person next time.
You want the listed price to be the final price
Buyers on Zinn Hub pay no platform fee. Commission is charged on the seller side only, so the price on the listing is the price you pay.
You want to check the supplier before you commit
Zinners are verified with government-issued photo ID and evidence of their skills and past work, and reviews on Zinn Hub require a confirmed purchase — a 4.9 average from 39,000+ verified-purchase reviews.
You want to start small before a big order
A Micro Zinn is a fixed-price service at $5, $10, $15 or $20 — the cheapest way to try a supplier on a small piece of work first.
You want your payment protected
Choose a Platform Protected Zinner and your payment is held by Zinn Hub for the whole order until it completes. Refunds are credited to your Zinn Wallet in full, in USD.
You want to brief the work rather than pick from a menu
Posting a project is free and you pay only when you accept a proposal — useful when the work does not fit a packaged tier.
What Zinn Hub gives a buyer
Our own terms, in one place — and no column of guesses about anybody else.
| What it covers | Zinn Hub |
|---|---|
| Buyer platform fee | None — the price you see is the price you pay |
| Who does the work | A named Zinner with a public profile, portfolio and reviews, chosen by you before you pay |
| Seller verification | Government-issued photo ID and evidence of skills and past work |
| Reviews | Reviews on Zinn Hub require a confirmed purchase — a 4.9 average from 39,000+ verified-purchase reviews |
| Payment protection | On a Platform Protected Zinner the payment is held by Zinn Hub for the whole order until it completes |
| Refunds | Credited to your Zinn Wallet in full, in USD |
| Ways to buy | Three: buy a Zinn outright, post a Project, or hire from the Freelancer Directory |
| Cost to post a project | Free — you pay only when you accept a proposal |
| Smallest order | Micro Zinns at $5, $10, $15 or $20 |
| Payment methods | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, bank transfer or 200+ cryptocurrencies |
| Currency | Priced, charged and paid in USD; viewable in 59 display currencies |
| Languages | 45 site languages, and 12 more you can message in — 57 in total |
Commission is charged on the seller side only. The full fee page is at Zinn Hub pricing.
How to buy link building on Zinn Hub
Four steps, and you know who is doing the work before any money moves.
Search the category, not a package tier
Start at the marketplaces or search directly for the service you want. Filter by category, skill, rating, Zinner type, payment mode and payment methods.
Read the Zinner, not just the listing
Open the profile behind the Zinn: skills, portfolio, past work and reviews from confirmed purchases. If you would rather hire the person than the package, the Freelancer Directory does exactly that.
Buy the Zinn, or post the brief
Buy a fixed-price Zinn at checkout with no buyer platform fee, or post a project for free and pay only when you accept a proposal. Choosing a Platform Protected Zinner means the payment is held by Zinn Hub for the whole order until it completes.
Review, and keep the relationship
Leave a review once the order completes — reviews on Zinn Hub require a confirmed purchase. If the work suited you, go straight back to the same Zinner next time.
What to expect, honestly. A marketplace is not a managed agency: you are choosing the supplier yourself, so read the profile, the portfolio and the reviews, and start small if you are unsure. A Micro Zinn at $5 to $20 is a cheap way to test someone before a larger order.
What you get as a Zinn Hub buyer
On every order, whatever you buy.
A named, verified Zinner
Zinners are verified with government-issued photo ID and evidence of their skills and past work, and every listing has a public profile behind it.
No buyer platform fee
Buyers pay no platform fee — the price on the listing is the price you pay. Commission is charged on the seller side only.
Payment protection and wallet refunds
Choose a Platform Protected Zinner and your payment is held by Zinn Hub for the whole order until it completes. Refunds are credited to your Zinn Wallet in full, in USD.
Reviews from confirmed purchases
Reviews on Zinn Hub require a confirmed purchase — a 4.9 average from 39,000+ verified-purchase reviews.
45 languages, 59 currencies
The site reads in 45 languages and you can message in 12 more — 57 in total. Prices display in 59 currencies; everything is charged in USD.
Micro Zinns to test a supplier
Fixed-price services at $5, $10, $15 or $20 — the cheapest way to try a Zinner before a bigger order. See how Micro Zinns work.
Not sure which Zinner to pick?
Zinn Concierge is a free project-guidance service in your buyer dashboard: tell us what you need and we will help you plan the project, shortlist the right Zinners and coordinate the work across several services. It is guidance, not an agency retainer — you still buy from the Zinner you choose.
Read about Zinn Concierge →What you can buy here besides link building
Link building and SEO are only one part of the catalogue. The same account buys marketplace services across content, design, development and video, so a campaign that needs an audit, twenty articles, a landing page and a set of graphics can be assembled from Zinners you have each chosen yourself rather than from one packaged tier.
Two things are worth doing before a large order. First, read the Zinner rather than the listing: the profile carries their skills, portfolio and reviews, and reviews on Zinn Hub require a confirmed purchase. Second, start small — a Micro Zinn at $5, $10, $15 or $20 is a low-cost way to see how someone writes, communicates and hits a deadline before you commit a budget. If you would rather describe the outcome than pick a package, posting a project is free and you pay only when you accept a proposal. Browse all categories.
It is worth being clear about what a marketplace does and does not do for you. Zinn Hub does not deliver the work, set the scope or manage the campaign on your behalf: it verifies the Zinners, hosts the listings, holds the payment on a Platform Protected order until it completes, and credits any refund to your Zinn Wallet in full, in USD. What you gain in exchange is choice and visibility — you see who is doing the work, what they have done before, and what other buyers said after a confirmed purchase, all before you pay. If you would rather have a second opinion on the shortlist, Zinn Concierge is a free project-guidance service in your buyer dashboard, and the buyer guides cover how to brief, test and judge a freelancer before a larger order.
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