Citation Opportunities

Overview

The Citation Opportunities section in Writesonic’s GEO tool reveals where your competitors are being cited in AI-generated content — but your brand is missing. These are valuable gaps you can close through outreach, PR, or content improvements to boost AI search visibility.

This tool is designed for marketers, SEO professionals, and growth teams who want to enhance brand authority in generative AI results like Google’s AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and others.

Key Features

• Opportunity Metrics: Summary view of domains, pages, and AI answers where you’re missing citations.
• Top Opportunity Domain: Highlights the domain most frequently citing your competitors.
• Platform Filters: Focus on specific platforms like ChatGPT or Google SGE.
• Competitor Comparison: See exactly which competitors are being cited and where.
• Domain Authority Scores: DR (Domain Rating) helps prioritize high-impact outreach targets.
• Interactive Table: Drill down to domain and page levels for targeted insights.

Opportunity Analysis by Domain

This section shows a list of websites that mention your competitors but not you — ranked by how often they’re cited in AI answers.

Table Breakdown

• Cited Domain: Sites whose content is referenced in AI answers. Clicking reveals detailed page-level data.
• Domain Rating (DR): Indicates authority level of each domain, helping you prioritize high-value targets.
• Competitor Columns: See how many pages per domain cite each competitor.
• Total Opportunities: Unique pages on a domain citing competitors without mentioning you.

Example

If medium.com shows:

• Jasper: 12 pages
• Copy.ai: 6 pages
• Total Opportunities: 14 pages
  That means 14 unique Medium pages cite at least one competitor but not your brand.

Page-Level Citation Opportunities

When you click into any domain row, you’ll access the exact URLs where your competitors are cited but you’re not. This is where execution begins.

Each row includes:

• Page URL
• Which competitors are mentioned
• Which AI platform(s) cited that page
• Option to copy links or export data

These are your action targets — pages you can approach with an outreach message, content update, or mention request. You might pitch a quote, a stat, or a link to content that adds value to the existing article.

How to Use

1. Review Summary Stats: Understand your total opportunity landscape.
2. Apply Filters: Narrow focus by AI platform or brand mention mode.
3. Scan Domains: Look for high-DR, high-total opportunity sites.
4. Drill Down: Click any domain to access specific pages missing your brand.
5. Export or Outreach: Use the page data for tailored outreach or content creation.

Pro Tips

• Start with Top Opportunity and high-DR domains for maximum impact.
• Use page-level links to personalize outreach ("I saw you referenced [Competitor], here’s a helpful resource from us...").
• Revisit regularly — new pages and citations are added as AI answers evolve.
• Pair with Writesonic’s content tools to fill citation gaps quickly.

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