Links

Citations

Citations surfaces link opportunities discovered from the sources behind AI answers in your space — a different, purely-AI-answer layer from classic backlink data. A real result Every domain here was cited by an AI model actually answering one of your tracked prompts — not from a Google search or generic backlink crawl. Each comes with citation count, authority, and whether it's available to buy. AI Rankia — AI Citations showing cited domains, total citations, LLM share and buyable percentage What you'll see - Cited domains & Total citations — the size of the citation landscape for your space. - Buyable % — how many of those cited domains have a marketplace listing versus needing editorial outreach. - Citations by run date — a bar chart showing citation volume each time your prompts were re-checked (AI Rankia re-asks periodically, not on a fixed daily schedule). - LLM share — which AI engines are doing the citing (Google AI Mode, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok, Claude and more), and in what proportion. - What to do next — a ready-made shortlist: your top 5 most-cited buyable domains, and the single most-cited domain you can buy right now. How to use it 1. Open Links ▸ Citations. 2. Review the cited-domains list, sorted by how often each is cited. 3. Check the "What to do next" panel for the fastest wins. 4. Buy directly from Catalog if listed, or send it to PR for editorial outreach if not. Tip: These sources already shape real AI answers about your space — a link from them is worth more than a generic backlink. Compare with Link Intelligence to see the full addressable market, not just what's cited today.

Link Intelligence

Link Intelligence maps the full addressable link market for your brand — from your tracked prompts, through what Google ranks for those same searches, to who could realistically link to you. A real result The pipeline is laid out in layers so you always know which stage of the market you're looking at: your brand, the fan-out searches AI generates about it, who ranks on Google for those searches, and who links to those top-ranking pages. AI Rankia — Link Intelligence pipeline showing Brand, Fan-out Web Searches, Google SERPs, Backlinks and Purchasable opportunities What you'll see - Layer 0 — Brand — your subject, the starting point. - Layer 1 — Fan-out web searches — the sub-queries AI generates when researching your brand. - Layer 2 — Google SERPs — the domains ranking for those exact sub-queries. - Layer 3 — Their backlinks — who links to those top-ranking pages, deep in your niche. - Opportunity — Purchasable — everything across both layers that's ready to buy right now. - A GEO / SEO toggle to search either by AI fan-out queries or classic keyword research. How to use it 1. Open Links ▸ Link Intelligence. 2. Pick your brand and, optionally, narrow which fan-out searches to scan (or leave it on "top 10" to let it choose automatically). 3. Run the scan and review the resulting opportunities across all three layers. 4. Add promising domains to your Watch list, or check History for past scans. Tip: Relevance beats raw authority for AI citations — a tightly-related link from deep in the fan-out layer often does more than a bigger, off-topic one.

Competitive Intel

Competitive Intel shows the links behind your competitors so you can find and close the gaps. What you'll see - Competitors' backlinks and the citation sources feeding their AI visibility. - Gaps where they're linked or cited and you're not. How to use it 1. Open Links ▸ Competitive Intel. 2. Review competitor links and citation sources. 3. Shortlist the gaps you can realistically close. 4. Pursue them directly in Catalog, or hand off to PR for editorial outreach. Tip: Cross-reference with SEO ▸ Link Building's competitor tools to build one single, prioritized target list instead of working from two separate ones.

Catalog

Catalog lets you browse available link placements and acquire the ones that fit your brand, straight from the marketplace. What you'll see - Available placements with domain authority, traffic, referring domains, language, site type and cost. - Filters for minimum authority, traffic, price and more, so you only see realistic options. How to use it 1. Open Links ▸ Catalog. 2. Filter by domain/keyword, authority, price and other criteria that matter to you. 3. Review matching placements and their pricing. 4. Acquire the ones that fit your niche and goals, and track results afterward in Citations. Tip: Pick placements on sites related to your topics — fit matters more than raw volume for both rankings and AI citations.

Settings

Settings is where you manage how the Links section works for your brand. What you'll find - Your Links preferences and default filters. How to use it 1. Open Links ▸ Settings. 2. Adjust your preferences. 3. Save — they apply across the Links tools. Tip: Set your preferences once so opportunities are filtered to what matters to you from the start.