# Backlink Opportunity Analyzer

The Backlink Opportunity Analyzer identifies link-building opportunities based on your competitors' backlink profiles and your category's authority sources.

## What It Surfaces

- **Competitor-only backlinks**. Sites linking to competitors but not to you
- **High-authority gap sources**. Domains with strong DR/DA that fit your category
- **Resource page opportunities**. "Best \[category\] tools" pages you could be added to
- **Broken-link opportunities**. Existing links to dead competitor pages you could replace
- **Guest post candidates**. Publications accepting contributed content in your space

## How AEO and Backlinks Connect

Traditional backlinks still matter for AEO. AI engines weight authority signals from inbound links when deciding which sources to cite. A page with 100 high-quality backlinks gets cited more than the same content with 10.

The connection isn't 1:1, but: **strong backlink profile → high domain authority → AI engines trust you more → you get cited more often.**

## Workflow

1. Run the analyzer with your domain and 3 competitors
2. Filter to opportunities with DR > 50 and category relevance
3. Prioritize:
   - Competitor-only links → "they got it, we should too"
   - Resource pages → straightforward outreach
   - Broken links → easy wins
4. Reach out with a specific, helpful pitch (not "please link to us")
5. Track new backlinks against your Citations and Visibility data

## Cybersecurity-Specific Sources

For cybersecurity vendors, watch for:

- Security-focused publications (Dark Reading, KrebsOnSecurity, BleepingComputer, The Hacker News)
- Research foundations (SANS, OWASP, CIS)
- Vulnerability databases (NVD, MITRE, CISA)
- Industry analyst sites

These carry disproportionate AEO weight in security categories.