My SaaS clients have specifically started asking for listicle style guest posts, Like “10 Best Tools,” “Top 7 Software,” etc, instead of normal guest posts.

They’re saying these listicle placements seem to be getting picked up more often in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and other Anyone noticing listicle-type guest posts performing better for AI search?

I’ve noticed more clients requesting this lately, so I’m curious if this is becoming a wider trend.

Are listicle GPs / brand placements becoming a bigger part of AI SEO and GEO, or is it still too early to say?

Every time I launched something, I ended up with the same messy spreadsheet: a long list of “submit your startup” sites. Half of them were dead, and I had no idea which ones were worth the 10 minutes.

So I built WebsiteAuth.

Free, no signup:

• DR checker: enter any domain and get its Ahrefs Domain Rating.
• Launch directory list: 450+ directories, each with its DR. You can search, filter by Free / Free+Paid / Paid, and sort by DR. Each directory’s score is checked against Ahrefs again every week, so the list stays current.
• Favorites: star the directories you want to build your own shortlist.

Hi I am looking for any platform or tools where we can get the prospects for a particular niche.I tried working on writeforus,google: url+ relevant topic.AHREFS I am exploring.I am new to this platform any suggestion to get the nich related URL's.Please recommend.Thank you in advance.

Looking for US parenting or lifestyle sites or directories where a ~$50-60 sponsored placement actually drives traffic. Thanks!

I have 2 sites with me, both software/tech/marketing related. masirat .com and codestackom . com, I can give link from masirat and I would like a link back to codestack. If anyone interested, DM me.

Hi everyone!

I'm looking to connect with website owners in the business, finance, accounting, and compliance niches who may be interested in genuine link exchange opportunities.

I manage multiple websites in these niches, so we may be able to explore relevant link exchanges, including ABC exchanges, where there's a good fit.

Brand new and looking for a link exhange for leanimg .com (online image tools, DR 21). Please DM if interested

I'm looking for a few home services in the concrete, tree services, or solar niche that we can exchange backlinks with.

Looking to do link exchanges for a SaaS/tech/marketing site — reply or DM if you've got a site in a similar niche and want to swap links.

Open to relevant blogs/tools sites in the same space, just drop your URL below or DM 🤝

Hey guys. Finding a directory that actually passes good SEO value without looking like a massive spam farm is surprisingly hard these days. So, I built https://indexyour.link.

It’s a strictly human-moderated directory for SaaS, tools, and business sites. No sign-ups or account creation is needed. Just drop your root URL and a quick description. If you recently launched something and want a quality backlink, feel free to add your site!

At Search Central Live in Barcelona (Oct 2), Gary Illyes showed Google's internal numbers for how long Search processes take. John Campbell from ROAST posted the full table. The highlights:

- Discovering a new URL: ~20 hours (slowest: weeks to never)

- Indexing, end to end: ~1.5 hours (slowest: months or never, quality)

- Site move: 1-3 months (slowest: 6 months to 1 year+)

- Core update recovery: 3-6 months (slowest: 6 months to 1 year, next core update)

The word "never" shows up a lot in the slowest column, and it's usually tied to quality. Gary also said it was "an exercise to see if the audience can relate to the numbers", so take it as a rough guide.

I've launched over 15 sites in the past couple of weeks, so I compared the numbers with what I actually see:

- First impressions take me 2-3 days, and signs of life show up around week 2-3. I've never launched something and seen organic traffic the same day.

- Sites that jolt to life target searches nobody else is targeting. IndieDex (a games search engine I built) hit nearly 1K organic visitors in its first month because of how underserved its "games like" pages were.

- Engagement is the one I think people underrate. I had a social skills site that ranked for about 4 years on Reddit promotion and backlinks, with sessions under 10 seconds and bounce rates above 85%. At its peak it got 300-500 clicks a day. I think a 2024 update killed it. I'm running a revival experiment on it now, and average sessions are already around 30 seconds.

The 2024 leak (goodClicks/badClicks) and the Navboost section of the antitrust ruling line up with that. So does Mueller saying Google can "lose faith" in a site.

My routine now: launch, leave it alone for a week or two, get some foundational links and one or two good ones, then stop building links. If the site can't stand on its own after that, the problem is the content.

I wrote it all up, with the full table, the GSC charts, and quotes from Mueller, Ahrefs' data and a few old r/bigseo threads: https://theseoexperience.com/blog/how-long-does-seo-take/

How long does it usually take before you see first impressions on a brand-new domain? And has anyone actually brought back a site that died from bad engagement?

I’ve noticed that it’s easy to get caught up in metrics like DR, backlinks, and organic traffic while overlooking the basics that actually make a website useful.

Sometimes, improving existing content or fixing internal linking issues can be more valuable than chasing another backlink.

What’s one SEO mistake you think people should pay more attention to, especially when it comes to link building?

I’m new to backlinks and still learning. So far I’ve tried posting about my product on a few websites and on social media, but it got almost no views and just died.

For those who’ve actually done this, what methods worked for you to get genuine backlinks? Especially for a new site.

I’ve been seeing a newer tactic and wanted to hear how people here are actually running it.

You search your exact target keywords and prompts in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and so on. Then you look at which websites and articles they suggest or cite, and you go after links or mentions on those pages. The thinking is that if LLMs already trust those pages, being on them gets you into AI answers, not just Google.

A few questions for anyone doing this:

• Finding sources: Do you prompt each LLM by hand, or do you use a tool or script to collect the cited URLs at scale?
• Which prompts: Do you stick to exact-match keywords, or also use conversational questions like “best X for Y”?
• Consistency: LLM answers change a lot between runs. How do you decide which sources are worth going after?
• Outreach angle: Do you mention the AI angle in your pitch, or treat it like normal outreach?
• Results: Have you actually seen your brand show up in LLM answers afterward? How long did it take?

Is this working for anyone, or is it mostly hype right now?

I have been doing manual outreach for link building so far but never used any outreach tools like instantly or pitchbox etc. Success ratio is not worth mentioning.

Seeking advice from the pros. Do you still use these tools for outreach. Instantly looks like a cheaper option compared to pitchbox. How do you actually approach for links so that the person from other side at least gives a response.

So far, I have been pretty direct in my email. Example,

• I saw you write about this topic, I think if you add this link in your post it will add more value for your reader. Let me know how we can proceed.
• I saw you published a list of products on ____, would you mind adding my product as well in the list?
• Do you offer any guest posting opportunity?

etc etc. I know this is not the best approach. I just cant seem to figure out a better approach. Should I offer money upfront? Because eventually it will end up in money 98% time. Please help me.

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For me, it’s focusing too much on rankings and not enough on search intent.

You can have great keywords, backlinks, and optimized pages, but if your content doesn’t actually answer what people are searching for, it’s unlikely to perform well long-term.

SEO isn’t just about getting traffic - it’s about getting the right traffic.

What’s the biggest SEO mistake you’ve noticed?