citation-harvesting

# Citation Harvesting & Link Building ## Overview Citation harvesting is the most efficient link building strategy for B2B SaaS: respond to journalist and blogger source requests with expert commentary, and earn backlinks from high-authority publications. This skill covers the full citation harvesting motion. ## Authoritative Foundations - **Moz Link Building Guide** — Authoritative resource covering link building strategy, citation sources, and quality evaluation for B2B link acquisition. - **Google Search Central — SEO Starter Guide** — Google's foundational SEO resource covering crawlability, indexing, and ranking best practices. - **Moz Link Building Guide** — Named methodology governing recommendations in this skill's process. - **Google Search Central — SEO Starter Guide** — SEO Starter Guide ## When to Use - "Build backlinks" - "Citation harvesting" - "Get featured in publications" - "Digital PR for links" - "Get cited by journalist sources" - "Digital PR for links" ## Step-by-Step Process ### Phase 1: Source Request Monitoring Monitor these platforms for source requests in your domain: - **Qwoted:** Journalist source request platform — high-quality requests, verified journalists - **Muck Rack:** PR platform for finding journalists by beat, monitoring coverage, and building media lists - **Help a B2B Writer:** Slack community for B2B writers seeking expert sources - **SourceBottle:** Free source request platform with daily digests for expert opportunities...