# InTheAnswer

> InTheAnswer is a marketplace of SEO & AEO citable links: sponsored article placements on 10,397 publications, each scored 0–100 for how likely answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews) are to retrieve and cite it.

Key facts:
- 10,397 placements; 6,806 with verified Ahrefs or Semrush traffic data; 2,569 confirmed dofollow.
- Publications in 108 countries across 25 niches; 77 sites have Ahrefs DR 90+.
- Prices are per placement in US dollars and include article writing, publisher outreach and a live-link report.
- No guaranteed rankings or AI citations: placements improve the odds by putting a brand on sources answer engines trust.

AEO score method:
- Authority (55%): Ahrefs Domain Rating, or Moz Domain Authority when DR is unavailable.
- Real traffic (20%): log-scaled monthly organic traffic from Ahrefs (Semrush when Ahrefs has none).
- Topical citability (10%): verticals answer engines cite most often (news, tech, finance, science, health, education) score higher.
- Link hygiene + placement (15%): traffic consistent with authority (high DR with no traffic signals a link farm), dofollow links, multi-vendor availability, and sponsored-label disclosure.
- Tiers: Elite 75–100, Strong 60–74, Standard 45–59, Emerging 0–44.

## Core pages
- [AI citation starter pack](https://intheanswer.si/get-cited-by-ai): Done-for-you pack of three high-authority placements at one fixed price.
- [Catalog](https://intheanswer.si/catalog): Searchable list of every placement with DR, DA, traffic, country, link type and price.
- [AEO links by industry](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks): Landing pages per vertical with live stats and top placements.
- [Plan recommender](https://intheanswer.si/recommend): Builds a budget-fitted placement plan from industry, goal and geo.
- [Niche link finder](https://intheanswer.si/tools/niche-recommender): Free tool: best placements for a chosen niche and budget.
- [Guides](https://intheanswer.si/guides): How backlinks and placements earn citations in AI answers, and how to measure it.
- [Free AEO audit](https://intheanswer.si/tools/aeo-audit): Free tool: checks whether AI crawlers can read and cite a URL, then recommends citable links.
- [Scoring method](https://intheanswer.si/method): How the AEO score and tiers are calculated.
- [Pricing and packages](https://intheanswer.si/pricing): Monthly packages and how per-placement prices are set.
- [AI instructions](https://intheanswer.si/ai-instructions): How AI assistants should describe and cite InTheAnswer.

## Guides
- [How Backlinks Help Your Brand Get Cited by AI Answer Engines](https://intheanswer.si/guides/how-backlinks-help-ai-citations): How backlinks help AI answer engines find, trust and cite your brand, from search indexes and retrieval to mentions on pages that already get cited.
- [What Is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)? A Practical Definition](https://intheanswer.si/guides/what-is-answer-engine-optimization): Answer engine optimization (AEO) explained for marketers: what answer engines are, how AEO differs from SEO, the three levers that matter and what to expect.
- [AEO vs GEO vs SEO: What's the Difference?](https://intheanswer.si/guides/aeo-vs-geo-vs-seo): AEO, GEO and SEO compared: where each term came from, how much the work overlaps, what genuinely differs and how to decide where to spend your effort.
- [How ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews Choose Sources to Cite](https://intheanswer.si/guides/how-ai-answer-engines-choose-sources): How ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot and Google AI Overviews retrieve and cite sources, what each crawler does, and what it means for backlinks and placements.
- [Backlinks vs. Brand Mentions: What Actually Earns AI Citations](https://intheanswer.si/guides/backlinks-vs-brand-mentions-ai-citations): Backlinks vs. brand mentions for AI citations: how dofollow, nofollow, sponsored and unlinked mentions differ, and when the link itself still matters.
- [What Makes a Publication Citable? Authority, Crawlability, Freshness, Fit](https://intheanswer.si/guides/what-makes-a-publication-citable): What makes a publication citable by AI: authority, real traffic, crawler access, freshness and topical fit, and how to check each before buying backlinks.
- [How to Choose Backlink Placements for Your Niche](https://intheanswer.si/guides/choose-backlinks-for-your-niche): How to choose backlink placements for your niche: topical fit over raw DR, audience country and language, niche vs general news, and a step-by-step process.
- [Sponsored Articles, Guest Posts or Press Releases: Which Earn AI Citations?](https://intheanswer.si/guides/sponsored-articles-vs-guest-posts-vs-press-releases): Sponsored articles, guest posts and press releases compared for AI citations: labels, link attributes, indexing, Google's link spam rules and when to use each.
- [Digital PR for AI Citations: Getting Covered Where AI Looks](https://intheanswer.si/guides/digital-pr-for-ai-citations): How digital PR earns AI citations: data-led stories, expert commentary, reactive pitching and original research, and how it pairs with paid placements.
- [How to Plan a Link-Building Budget for AI Visibility](https://intheanswer.si/guides/link-building-budget-for-ai-visibility): Plan a link-building budget for AI visibility: start from the prompts that matter, cover their cited sources, mix tiers, set a cadence and fund measurement.
- [Reddit, Quora and Forums: Do Community Mentions Earn AI Citations?](https://intheanswer.si/guides/ugc-forums-reddit-ai-citations): Do Reddit, Quora and forum mentions earn AI citations? Why threads get cited, what the Reddit data deals cover, and how to take part without spamming.
- [How to Write a Placement Article That AI Engines Quote](https://intheanswer.si/guides/write-placement-articles-ai-quotes): Write placement articles AI engines quote and cite: answer-first structure, verifiable product facts, clear entity naming and natural backlinks editors accept.
- [Do Backlinks Help You Appear in Google AI Overviews?](https://intheanswer.si/guides/google-ai-overviews-backlinks): Google AI Overviews use its search index, so backlinks help indirectly. What Google documents, why third-party pages get cited, and what Google-Extended does.
- [How to Configure robots.txt for AI Crawlers](https://intheanswer.si/guides/robots-txt-ai-crawlers): Which AI crawlers to allow or block in robots.txt, with copy-ready examples, the search vs training split, user-triggered fetchers, firewalls and testing.
- [What Is llms.txt and Does Your Site Need One?](https://intheanswer.si/guides/llms-txt-explained): What llms.txt is, who proposed it, what the format looks like, what it does and doesn't do for AI citations, and an honest view of whether your site needs one.
- [Entity SEO: Making Sure AI Knows What Your Brand Is](https://intheanswer.si/guides/entity-seo-for-ai-answers): Entity SEO for AI answers: consistent brand facts, Organization schema with sameAs, about pages, Wikidata and Wikipedia realities, and checking what AI says.
- [How to Measure Whether Your Backlinks Are Earning AI Citations](https://intheanswer.si/guides/measure-ai-citations-from-backlinks): Measure whether backlinks earn AI citations: a fixed prompt set across engines, AI referral traffic, crawler logs, index checks and honest attribution limits.
- [Backlink Mistakes That Keep Your Brand Out of AI Answers](https://intheanswer.si/guides/backlink-mistakes-ai-visibility): The backlink mistakes that stop AI engines citing your brand: link farms, off-topic sites, blocked or noindexed pages, anchor stuffing and buying on DR alone.
- [How Local Businesses Show Up in AI Answers](https://intheanswer.si/guides/local-business-ai-answers): How local businesses show up in AI answers: Google Business Profile, reviews, consistent NAP, location pages, local press coverage and how to measure it.
- [How Ecommerce Brands Get Into AI Shopping Answers](https://intheanswer.si/guides/ecommerce-ai-shopping-answers): How ecommerce brands get into AI shopping answers: Merchant Center feeds, ChatGPT shopping, Product markup, reviews and the "best X" roundups engines cite.

## Industries
- [News / Media AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/news-media): 2,316 placements, median DR 42, from $89
- [Tech / SaaS AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/tech-saas): 1,398 placements, median DR 41, from $89
- [Business / Finance AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/business-finance): 1,182 placements, median DR 49, from $89
- [Crypto / Web3 AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/crypto-web3): 188 placements, median DR 51, from $89
- [Health / Fitness AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/health-fitness): 402 placements, median DR 41, from $89
- [Travel AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/travel): 355 placements, median DR 35, from $89
- [Automotive AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/automotive): 288 placements, median DR 35, from $89
- [Fashion / Beauty AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/fashion-beauty): 277 placements, median DR 41, from $89
- [Home / Real Estate AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/home-real-estate): 172 placements, median DR 46, from $89
- [Education AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/education): 352 placements, median DR 40, from $89
- [Entertainment AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/entertainment): 562 placements, median DR 43, from $89
- [Sports AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/sports): 333 placements, median DR 45, from $89
- [Gaming AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/gaming): 239 placements, median DR 42, from $89
- [Lifestyle AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/lifestyle): 637 placements, median DR 39, from $89
- [Food AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/food): 136 placements, median DR 41, from $89
- [Parenting AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/parenting): 98 placements, median DR 38, from $89
- [Pets AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/pets): 96 placements, median DR 36, from $89
- [Legal AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/legal): 34 placements, median DR 54, from $89
- [Science AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/science): 90 placements, median DR 52, from $89
- [Marketing / SEO AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/marketing-seo): 207 placements, median DR 50, from $89
- [Gambling AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/gambling): 57 placements, median DR 38, from $89
- [Religion / Spirituality AEO links](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-backlinks/religion-spirituality): 58 placements, median DR 45, from $89

## Top placements
- [github.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/github.com): Tech / SaaS — DR 97, DA 96, 46M visits/mo, United States, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 96), $489
- [finance.yahoo.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/finance.yahoo.com): Business / Finance — DR 94, DA 93, 86M visits/mo, United States, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 95), $479
- [msn.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/msn.com): News / Media, Entertainment, Sports — DR 92, DA 94, 32M visits/mo, Global, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 94.4), $859
- [usatoday.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/usatoday.com): News / Media, Sports, Entertainment — DR 92, DA 94, 13M visits/mo, United States, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 93.4), $339
- [timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/timesofindia.indiatimes.com): News / Media — DR 92, 25M visits/mo, India, Elite (AEO 92.6), $2,250
- [indiatimes.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/indiatimes.com): News / Media — DA 94, 229M visits/mo, India, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 92.2), $669
- [forbes.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/forbes.com): Business / Finance — DR 94, 19M visits/mo, United States, Elite (AEO 91.9), $27,000
- [medium.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/medium.com): Publishing Platforms — DR 94, DA 95, 26M visits/mo, United States, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 91.7), $509
- [substack.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/substack.com): Publishing Platforms — DR 94, DA 92, 9.0M visits/mo, United States, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 90.6), $389
- [markets.businessinsider.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/markets.businessinsider.com): Business / Finance, Crypto / Web3, News / Media — DR 92, DA 94, 2.0M visits/mo, United States, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 89.9), $499
- [hubspot.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/hubspot.com): Tech / SaaS — DR 93, 4.4M visits/mo, United States, Elite (AEO 89.8), $2,100
- [nypost.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/nypost.com): News / Media, Sports, Gambling — DR 91, DA 93, 13M visits/mo, United States, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 89.8), $4,850
- [apnews.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/apnews.com): News / Media, Sports, Entertainment — DR 92, DA 92, 5.4M visits/mo, United States, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 89.4), $409
- [theglobeandmail.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/theglobeandmail.com): News / Media, Business / Finance, Sports — DR 90, DA 92, 2.9M visits/mo, Canada, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 89.1), $319
- [livejournal.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/livejournal.com): News / Media — DR 90, DA 59, 1.7M visits/mo, Russia, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 88.6), $249
- [nasdaq.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/nasdaq.com): Business / Finance — DR 90, 5.3M visits/mo, United States, Elite (AEO 88.3), $33,750
- [entrepreneur.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/entrepreneur.com): News / Media — DR 91, DA 92, 690k visits/mo, United States, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 88.1), $1,550
- [economictimes.indiatimes.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/economictimes.indiatimes.com): Business / Finance, Tech / SaaS — DR 92, DA 94, 5.7M visits/mo, India, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 88), $1,250
- [globenewswire.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/globenewswire.com): News / Media — DR 92, 365k visits/mo, United States, Elite (AEO 88), $669
- [navbharattimes.indiatimes.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/navbharattimes.indiatimes.com): News / Media — DR 92, DA 94, 5.7M visits/mo, India, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 88), $919
- [eonline.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/eonline.com): News / Media, Entertainment — DR 86, DA 92, 5.6M visits/mo, United States, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 87.7), $3,850
- [gulfnews.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/gulfnews.com): News / Media — DR 85, DA 89, 2.4M visits/mo, UAE, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 87.7), $1,550
- [news18.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/news18.com): News / Media — DR 85, DA 91, 8.8M visits/mo, India, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 87.6), $1,250
- [academia.edu](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/academia.edu): Education — DR 91, DA 93, 951k visits/mo, Indonesia, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 87.5), $489
- [digitaltrends.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/digitaltrends.com): Tech / SaaS, Gaming, Entertainment — DR 90, DA 92, 2.3M visits/mo, United States, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 87.4), $4,700
- [hindustantimes.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/hindustantimes.com): News / Media, Lifestyle, Entertainment — DR 89, DA 93, 15M visits/mo, India, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 87.4), $309
- [independent.co.uk](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/independent.co.uk): News / Media, Sports, Lifestyle — DR 91, DA 94, 1.4M visits/mo, United Kingdom, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 87.4), $4,100
- [clutch.co](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/clutch.co): Business / Finance — DR 91, 1.2M visits/mo, United States, Elite (AEO 87.3), $2,150
- [gizbot.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/gizbot.com): Tech / SaaS — DA 86, 3.3M visits/mo, India, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 87.1), $289
- [jpost.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/jpost.com): News / Media, Health / Fitness, Business / Finance — DR 86, DA 92, 828k visits/mo, United States, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 87.1), $1,650
- [gadgetsnow.indiatimes.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/gadgetsnow.indiatimes.com): Tech / SaaS — DA 94, 210k visits/mo, Global, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 87), $1,450
- [venturebeat.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/venturebeat.com): Tech / SaaS, Automotive, Marketing / SEO — DR 91, DA 91, 243k visits/mo, United States, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 87), $5,550
- [inquirer.net](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/inquirer.net): News / Media, Business / Finance, Lifestyle — DR 84, DA 89, 1.7M visits/mo, United States, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 86.8), $2,350
- [thehindu.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/thehindu.com): News / Media, Religion / Spirituality — DR 89, DA 91, 8.8M visits/mo, India, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 86.8), $579
- [timesofindia.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/timesofindia.com): News / Media, Lifestyle, Entertainment — DA 84, 206M visits/mo, India, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 86.7), $1,250
- [behance.net](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/behance.net): Design — DR 94, DA 92, 3.5M visits/mo, India, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 86.6), $309
- [chicagotribune.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/chicagotribune.com): Business / Finance, Entertainment, Education — DR 91, DA 92, 580k visits/mo, United States, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 86.5), $2,550
- [firstpost.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/firstpost.com): News / Media, Tech / SaaS — DR 83, DA 91, 2.3M visits/mo, India, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 86.5), $1,200
- [quora.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/quora.com): General — DR 92, 88M visits/mo, United States, Elite (AEO 86.5), $1,600
- [signupgenius.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/signupgenius.com): Tech / SaaS — DR 91, 528k visits/mo, United States, Elite (AEO 86.4), $529
- [tamil.oneindia.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/tamil.oneindia.com): News / Media, Lifestyle, Entertainment — DA 84, 20M visits/mo, India, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 86.4), $289
- [tistory.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/tistory.com): Automotive — DA 89, 15M visits/mo, Global, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 86.4), $819
- [genius.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/genius.com): Entertainment — DR 87, DA 91, 37M visits/mo, United States, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 86.3), $509
- [africa.businessinsider.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/africa.businessinsider.com): Business / Finance — DR 92, 71.5k visits/mo, United States, Elite (AEO 86.2), $1,400
- [moneycontrol.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/moneycontrol.com): Business / Finance — DR 86, DA 90, 23M visits/mo, India, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 86.2), $1,250
- [strikingly.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/strikingly.com): Business / Finance, Lifestyle — DR 90, DA 88, 46.8k visits/mo, United States, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 86.2), $269
- [timesofisrael.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/timesofisrael.com): Tech / SaaS, Home / Real Estate — DR 87, DA 90, 3.5M visits/mo, United States, Nofollow, Elite (AEO 86.2), $3,500
- [hatenablog.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/hatenablog.com): Lifestyle — DR 90, DA 86, 4.2M visits/mo, Japan, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 86.1), $529
- [khaleejtimes.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/khaleejtimes.com): News / Media — DR 83, DA 86, 1.4M visits/mo, UAE, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 86), $869
- [howtogeek.com](https://intheanswer.si/seo-geo-links-from/howtogeek.com): Automotive — DA 91, 3.5M visits/mo, Global, Dofollow, Elite (AEO 85.9), $1,550

## Optional
- [llms-full.txt](https://intheanswer.si/llms-full.txt): every featured placement with metrics and prices.
- [Sitemap](https://intheanswer.si/sitemap.xml)