# Citation Outreach agent

*Source: https://optimatio.io/agent-citation-outreach/*

Content Crew

# Earn mentions that build trust.

The Citation Outreach agent finds directories, industry sources and publications that cite businesses like yours, then drafts the outreach to earn the mention.

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23 opportunitiesfound

8 draftswritten

3 directoriesmatched

5 publicationsidentified

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Opportunities found

Outreach drafts

Directories matched

Publications identified

## See Citation Outreach at work.

Find the opportunities, draft the outreach, you hit send.

**Citation Outreach**Running

**Find**23 opportunities

**Match**Sources + directories

**Draft**8 messages

**Ready**For your send

## Citations and mentions, earned properly.

References that Google and AI assistants trust.

Find

### Real opportunities

Finds directories, industry sources and publications that cite businesses like yours.

Draft

### Outreach written for you

Drafts the outreach message for each opportunity, ready for you to review and send.

Earn

### Trusted references

Earns your brand the references both Google and AI assistants rely on.

OPPORTUNITY FINDING

## Know where you should be cited.

The agent finds citation and mention opportunities: directories, industry sources and publications that already cite businesses like yours.

- Directories matched to your niche
- Industry sources identified
- Publications that cite your kind of business

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Found23

Drafted8

Awaiting send6

DRAFTED OUTREACH

## The asking, done for you.

For each opportunity the agent drafts the outreach, and you review and send, so every message goes out with your approval.

- Outreach drafted per opportunity
- You review before anything sends
- References Google and the AIs trust

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Industry directories

Matched

Trade publications

Drafted

Local listings

Found

## Everything citation outreach involves.

Be the brand the sources point to.

#### Opportunity scan

Where brands like yours get cited.

#### Directories

The listings worth being in.

#### Industry sources

Publications in your niche.

#### Drafted outreach

Messages written for review.

#### AI trust

References AI assistants rely on.

#### You send

Nothing goes out without you.

## Frequently asked questions

What kind of opportunities does it find?

Directories, industry sources and publications that cite businesses like yours, matched to your niche.

Does it send the outreach itself?

No. It drafts each message and you review and send, so nothing leaves under your name without your approval.

Why do citations matter for SEO?

References from trusted sources help Google judge your credibility, and AI assistants lean on the same kind of sources when deciding which brands to mention.

Is this link buying?

No. It is earning genuine mentions from relevant sources by asking properly, with outreach drafts you control.

How does this help with AI search?

AI assistants cite brands that trusted sources reference. More genuine citations make your brand a safer answer for them to give.

## Put Citation Outreach to work.

Start a free trial and earn references people and machines trust.

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