The pipeline
How Prompt Link Building Works
Seven stages from prompt to placement.
Prompt link building starts from the prompt you want to win, not a list of domains. Our AI backlinks marketplace turns it into matched publishers and live placements.
9 days
Avg to first live placement
24
Related prompts per analysis
17
Avg publisher matches
12 mo
Placement monitoring
Pipeline medians. Latest data, July 2026.
Stage 1 of 7
Enter the target prompt
Type the prompt you want to be cited for. We expand it into the related questions buyers ask.
Your input
Related prompts
24
Commercial intent
High
Source categories
6
Stage 2 of 7
Source analysis
We map which sources ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity lean on, 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 package with transparent campaign pricing. No fixed bundles.
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
We match each line item to vetted publishers in our marketplace, ranked by 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
(Latest data)
Stage 5 of 7
Content creation
Our writers match the cited format, or you send your own. Publishers keep 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%
(Latest data)
Stage 6 of 7
Publication
Placements go live on per-format schedules, the working end of GEO link building.
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
(Latest 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
(Latest 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.