service link building + AI mentions

Links that rank you on Google. Mentions that make AI name you.

Editorially earned links plus the branded mentions that get you cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews. Built and run by one senior operator, not handed to a junior.

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1 operatorscopes it, does it
2 surfacesGoogle + AI, one program
0PBNs or bought links
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who builds links that also help AI visibility?
[1] a big link-building agency
[2] jonchanseo.com/cited
[3] ahrefs.com/blog

Ranking and being recommended are now two different jobs. Backlinks still move Google, but in 2026 branded mentions correlate with AI visibility about three times more strongly than links do. Most link-building services sell you only the first half. This one runs both engines at once: links for Google, mentions for AI.

More on the why: the AI visibility guide · link building strategies
what you get

Two engines, one program.

Every campaign builds links that move rankings and the mentions that earn AI citations, fed by the same outreach and the same original data.

Links for Google

build for → rankings
  • Editorially earned, topically relevant links
  • Digital PR and original data studies
  • Page-2-to-5 rescue: rank what you already have
  • Internal-link architecture

Mentions for AI

build for → citations
  • Unlinked-mention reclamation
  • Roundups, reviews, and named inclusion
  • Digital PR that gets your brand named
  • Answer-first content engineered to be quoted
the method

How the work actually runs.

Per-page craft, not spray-and-pray. Every placement is researched, personally pitched, and verified.

1

Research and prospecting

I map your competitive link and citation landscape and build a qualified target list: pages that already link out to work like yours, plus the publications and roundups that shape AI answers in your niche.

2

Manual editorial outreach

Every pitch is written by hand, personalized to the page, and led with a genuinely useful asset. No templates, no automation, nothing that reads like a mass email.

3

Placement and QA

Links land on real, relevant, editorially controlled pages. Each one is checked against quality criteria before it counts, and anything that fails or drops is replaced.

4

Reporting against real data

You get the placements, the anchors, and movement tracked against ground-truth metrics: rankings, organic clicks, and AI citations, not vanity numbers.

What I never do: PBNs, link farms, automated link networks, or bought links. They get detected, devalued, and can sink a site. Everything here is editorially earned.
fit

Who this is for, and who it isn’t.

✓ A fit if you are

  • A considered-purchase or B2B brand that already rejected cheap links
  • Investing in SEO and now AI visibility as a serious channel
  • Looking for one accountable senior operator, not a junior team
  • Playing a long game on authority that compounds

✕ Not a fit if you want

  • Bulk cheap backlinks by the hundred
  • A guaranteed ranking by next month
  • PBN or marketplace links at a marketplace price
  • The lowest bidder
how it works

Async, written, and clear.

No standing calls required. You get a scoped proposal, a fixed agreement, and work delivered and documented in writing.

01

Tell me the goal

Share your site, your targets, and what winning looks like. I review and come back with a scoped proposal, usually within one business day.

02

Agree the scope

A clear program with defined deliverables and turnaround, plus the make-good terms: failed or dropped links replaced, no charge for undelivered work.

03

I build, you see the proof

Placements land and get reported against real data. Most programs run monthly, with the first placements landing inside the first few weeks.

questions

Frequently asked.

What kinds of links do you build?
Editorially earned, topically relevant links: guest placements on real publications, niche edits into existing relevant articles, resource-page and roundup inclusions, and digital PR links from original data. No PBNs, link farms, or automated networks.
Do you guarantee rankings?
No. Nobody can honestly guarantee Google rankings, and Google itself treats ranking guarantees as a red flag. What I guarantee is the work: links that fail QA or drop are replaced, and you are not billed for undelivered placements.
What is the difference between link building and digital PR?
Link building earns links to your pages. Digital PR earns coverage and mentions, often from original data, that both link to you and get your brand named. Digital PR is the highest-leverage form because it feeds Google rankings and AI citations at once.
How is this different from buying backlinks?
Bought links are placed for money on sites that sell links, which Google detects and devalues, and which can trigger penalties. Editorially earned links are given because the page is worth citing. The second kind is slower, safer, and the only kind that compounds.
Do you offer white-label or agency partner links?
On a limited basis, for agencies that want a senior operator behind their link and mention building. Reach out to discuss fit.
How much does it cost?
Pricing is scoped to the program, because a few high-authority placements and a bulk package are not the same work. Tell me your goals and I send a fixed proposal, usually within one business day.
What if I do not have anything worth linking to yet?
Then we sort that first. I define the asset and hand your team the spec and the optimized copy to build it, since you already have the brand assets and site access to move fast. I can build it outright only if you truly need. Roughly $3,000 depending on how much of the build I take on, and the fee credits in full toward your link campaign. If you already have strong, citable assets, we skip it and go straight to the links.
start get a proposal

Be the answer, not page two.

Tell me your goals and I’ll come back with a scoped proposal, usually within one business day. I take on a small number of programs at a time.

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