The pipeline
How AI Citation Building Works
Seven stages from prompt to placement.
AI citation building runs as a pipeline. Our AI citation marketplace turns one target prompt into analyzed sources, matched publishers and live, monitored placements.
9 days
Avg to first live placement
24
Related prompts per analysis
17
Avg publisher matches
12 mo
Placement monitoring
Pipeline medians. Demo data, July 2026.
Stage 1 of 7
Enter the target prompt
Type the AI search prompt you want your brand cited for. CiteMP expands it into the related questions buyers actually ask AI platforms.
Your input
Related prompts
24
Commercial intent
High
Source categories
6
Stage 2 of 7
Source analysis
We map which source types ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity lean on for your topic, benchmarked against our AI citation data.
Source type distribution
CiteMP source analysis, July 2026- Comparison articles31%
- Industry publishers24%
- Listicles18%
- Review platforms13%
- Original research9%
- Other5%
Stage 3 of 7
Campaign package
The source mix becomes a placement package with transparent campaign pricing. There are no fixed bundles, so every package mirrors how the topic gets cited.
UK Estate Agent CRM Authority Campaign
Sample package- 2 Comparison article placements
- 2 Listicle inclusions
- 3 Niche edit placements
- 1 Editorial feature
Delivery
4 – 6 weeks
Matches
17
Confidence
88%
Stage 4 of 7
Publisher matching
Each line item is matched to vetted publishers from the placement marketplace, ranked by topic relevance, authority and citation history.
Top matches
Ranked by AI relevance- CYW
Cyber Weekly
Original research coverage
AI relevance
95/100
- UKPJ
UK Property Journal
Comparison article
AI relevance
94/100
- EI
Ecommerce Insider
Editorial feature
AI relevance
93/100
Avg matches per campaign
17
(Demo data)
Stage 5 of 7
Content creation
Writers produce content in the format the topic already gets cited in, or you supply your own. Publishers keep full editorial control.
- Written in the format the topic gets cited in
- Publisher editorial review on every draft
- Bring your own content and we adapt it
- Revisions handled inside the pipeline
Publisher acceptance rate
76%
(Demo data)
Stage 6 of 7
Publication
Placements go live on schedules set per format. It's the working end of GEO link building, where links land on pages AI platforms already cite.
Typical time to live
Niche edits & listicles
5–10 days
Guest posts & comparisons
10–14 days
Editorial & digital PR
2–4 weeks
Median to first live placement
9 days
(Demo data)
Stage 7 of 7
Reporting
One dashboard tracks placements, citation pickup, referral traffic and assisted conversions. Monitoring runs for 12 months after launch.
Month one snapshot
(Demo data)Placements published
642
Citation pickup
1,284
Referral traffic
16,430
Assisted conversions
342
Every placement monitored for 12 months
What you get at each stage
Every deliverable comes from the same pipeline and the same vetted publisher network. Nothing is outsourced to link farms.
Before you launch
- Related-prompt map for your topic
- Source distribution report
- Priced placement package
- Publisher shortlist preview
While it runs
- Matched publisher briefs
- Content drafts for approval
- Live placement URLs as they publish
- Weekly progress updates
After it goes live
- Citation pickup across AI platforms
- Referral & conversion reporting
- 12-month link monitoring
- Replacement if a placement drops
Start stage one with your own prompt.
The analysis is instant and the package is priced before you pay. Every placement comes from the AI link building marketplace.