MEET SCOUT · THE LINK BUILDER GHOST

LINK BUILDING FOR AI SEARCH CITATIONS

AI search runs on consensus: the same sites, cited again and again. Scout asks Google's AI Overviews and ChatGPT the questions your customers ask, records who gets cited, and shows you where a link or mention can actually move the answer.

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// WHAT SCOUT HUNTS

WHERE LINKS STILL MATTER

CITATION HARVEST

Scout queries Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT with your real search topics and logs every site they cite.

PLACEMENT SCORES

Each site is scored on how often AI cites it, whether it lets AI crawlers in, whether Bing indexes it, topical relevance and site type.

THE RIGHT MOVE PER SITE

Guest post, listicle pitch, directory profile, sponsorship, monitor or skip, so you don't pay for links AI can't see.

SHARE OF VOICE

Your share of AI citations for your topics, by engine, tracked over time.

// WHAT YOU GET

A TO-DO LIST, NOT A DATA DUMP

EXAMPLE LINK BRIEF

Guest post on a regional business journal that ChatGPT cited 4 times for your topics.

The site allows AI crawlers, is indexed by Bing and covers your industry. It is one of the sources AI answers already trust.

WHAT TO DO

  1. Pitch the angle "What Calgary homeowners get wrong about roof warranties", anchored on your warranty guide.
  2. Use the anchor text "roof warranty comparison", matching searches you already get impressions for.
  3. Cover the three entities the current top answers mention that your site doesn't yet.

Example shown for illustration. Link briefs include anchor strategy tied to your Search Console searches, the content angle, entity gaps and paragraph context. Outreach and placement tracking are handled by our team.

// HOW IT WORKS

HOW SCOUT WORKS

HARVEST AI CITATIONS

Scout asks Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT your customers' questions and records every site cited, plus the organic results around them.

SCORE EVERY TARGET

Sites that block AI crawlers or aren't in Bing's index score low, because they can't influence AI answers no matter how big they are.

PLAN AND BRIEF

You get a 60-day link plan sized to your quality gap and an outreach-ready brief per link, with anchor strategy and article angle.

// QUESTIONS

FAQ

Does link building still matter for AI search?

Yes, but differently. AI answers lean on a small set of sources they repeatedly cite. Links and mentions on those sources matter far more than links on sites AI never reads.

Why check whether a site allows AI crawlers?

A site that blocks crawlers like OAI-SearchBot or is missing from Bing's index can't influence ChatGPT's answers, however good its authority looks.

Does Scout send outreach emails?

No. Scout finds and scores the targets and writes the brief. Our team handles outreach and records each placement.

Do you guarantee AI citations?

No one can. Scout shows where your effort is most likely to count, based on what AI engines are actually citing today.

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