Is the 8% fee charged on every order?

No. It is charged once, when you add funds: add $1,000 and you pay $1,080. Orders are then paid from your balance at the listed price.

Is the top-up fee ever refunded?

Yes, on any order that fails because of the publisher or because of us. If you cancel before writing starts, the order price comes back to your balance and the fee is kept.

Do sensitive niches cost more?

On 3rd Unicorn network titles the rate card price is all-in. On managed sites, a sensitive niche adds the site's own niche rate and a 15% platform surcharge that pays for licence checks and compliance review.

How do volume discounts work?

Order 3 or more network titles in one checkout and network items get 5% off, rising to 10% at 5, 15% at 10 and 20% at 20 titles.

How long are prices held?

Network rates are locked until 31 December 2026, and a price in your cart is held for 7 days.

Pricing

Listed prices, one fee, and nothing added at checkout.

Prices are per publication, in US dollars. You pay them from your balance. The only fee is 8% when you add funds.

3rd Unicorn network rate card

Each network title sits in one price band. Gray-niche titles cover regulated topics such as iGaming, crypto, trading, CBD and vaping; Premium covers adult-adjacent dating. Rates are locked until 31 December 2026.

Service	General	Gray niche	Premium
Sponsored mentionYour brand added to a relevant published post, paragraph reworked to fit	$45	$85	$110
Your article, edited by usYour copy, edited to the title's house style	$60	$110	$150
Full article we write800–1,200 words, researched and written in the title's voice	$75	$125	$165

Every placement: sponsored disclosure, up to 2 links with rel="sponsored", live URL on publication, free factual corrections for 14 days, live for 12 months and indexed within 14 days or restore, replace or refund.

The top-up fee

8% on top of what you add to your balance. Card processing and crypto network costs are included in it. We add no currency fee, no checkout fee and no fee when we refund you. (Your own bank may charge to convert a non-dollar card payment.)

Add	Fee	You pay
$250	$20	$270
$1,000	$80	$1,080
$10,000	$800	$10,800

The fee on an order comes back to you if the order fails because of the publisher or because of us.

Volume discounts

Order several 3rd Unicorn network titles in one checkout and the network items are discounted. The count is distinct titles in that checkout.

3+ titles

10%

5+ titles

15%

10+ titles

20%

20+ titles

Sensitive niches

On network titles the rate card price is the whole price, whatever the niche. A gray-niche title already prices the topics it covers.

On managed sites a sensitive niche adds the site's own niche rate (shown on its page) and a 15% platform surcharge. The surcharge pays for licence checks, compliance review and takedown cover, and it appears as its own line.

UK-targeted iGaming, crypto, forex/trading and lending orders need a licence we've verified. Without one, you can still order for other markets.

Pricing questions

We don't guarantee rankings, traffic or authority scores. No publisher honestly can. We guarantee the placement.

Is the 8% fee charged on every order?: No. It is charged once, when you add funds: add $1,000 and you pay $1,080. Orders are then paid from your balance at the listed price.
Is the top-up fee ever refunded?: Yes, on any order that fails because of the publisher or because of us. If you cancel before writing starts, the order price comes back to your balance and the fee is kept.
Do sensitive niches cost more?: On 3rd Unicorn network titles the rate card price is all-in. On managed sites, a sensitive niche adds the site's own niche rate and a 15% platform surcharge that pays for licence checks and compliance review.
How do volume discounts work?: Order 3 or more network titles in one checkout and network items get 5% off, rising to 10% at 5, 15% at 10 and 20% at 20 titles.
How long are prices held?: Network rates are locked until 31 December 2026, and a price in your cart is held for 7 days.