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Get your brand into the listicles your buyers trust

"Best tools for X" posts drive high-intent traffic and carry serious SEO weight. Most brands sleep on them. We run targeted campaigns to land your product in external listicles — with original methods that multiply our placement rates.

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Own

Satellite listicle assets

We publish listicles on our own satellite sites — editorial assets nobody else has. This gives us leverage when approaching external editors.

High

Placement success rate

Our original outreach methods go beyond cold email. Editors are more willing to collaborate when you bring something to the table — and we do.

$0

Upfront payment

Same as all our services: you pay after placements are live and verified. No deposits, no prepayment.


The most underestimated link type in SaaS marketing

Listicle posts — "best project management tools," "top CRMs for small business" — are where buying decisions happen. They rank for commercial keywords, they get updated regularly, and they drive traffic that's already in evaluation mode.

Most brands either ignore them or assume they can't get in. We've made listicle outreach our specialty and developed methods that go far beyond sending a cold email asking to be added.

We also operate our own satellite sites where we publish original listicle content. That gives us editorial assets we can use as leverage — something other agencies simply don't have.

Cold emails that get ignored

Sending a generic "please add us to your list" email is the default approach. Editors receive hundreds of these. Most go straight to trash.

Waiting to be discovered

Hoping someone will stumble on your product and include it in a roundup. This can work — but it takes years and you have no control over it.

What we bring to editors

We approach with reciprocal value — our own editorial assets, cross-promotion opportunities, and existing relationships that make editors actually want to collaborate.


What's included

A full campaign to get you placed where it counts

We handle the research, outreach, negotiation, and follow-up. You get placements in listicles that rank for commercial keywords.

Listicle opportunity research

We map every relevant "best of" and comparison post in your niche — who wrote them, how they rank, how recently they were updated, and whether there's a realistic opening.

Editor outreach & negotiation

Personalized pitches backed by reciprocal value. We use our satellite assets and existing editor relationships to land placements others can't get with a cold email alone.

Satellite site placements

We also place your brand in listicles on our own editorially-maintained sites. These rank for relevant keywords and give you placements your competitors can't access.

Placement tracking & reporting

Monthly reports with every placement URL, the ranking keywords it targets, and performance over time. We also flag new opportunities as they emerge.


How it works

From research to live placements

A focused campaign with clear milestones and measurable outcomes.
Step 01

Opportunity audit

We find every relevant listicle in your space — who ranks for what, who's missing you, and where the highest-value openings are.

Step 02

Pitch & outreach

Tailored pitches with reciprocal value. We leverage our satellite assets and editor relationships to get responses, not silence.

Step 03

Placement & QA

Every placement is verified for context, link quality, and prominence. We make sure you're not buried at the bottom under "honorable mentions."

Step 04

Track & expand

We monitor ranking impact and flag new listicle opportunities as they appear. The campaign compounds over time.


FAQ

Questions we hear often

We own and operate a network of editorially-maintained websites where we publish original listicle and comparison content. These aren't PBNs — they're real sites with real traffic and editorial standards. We use them both for direct placements and as leverage when approaching external editors.

Listicle placements are a specific subset of link building focused on "best of" and comparison content. These posts tend to rank for high-commercial-intent keywords and drive traffic that's already in buying mode. The outreach approach is also different — you need to convince editors to add you to an existing curated list, not just publish a guest article.

Absolutely. We'll present the full opportunity map and you can prioritize which posts matter most. We'll also recommend targets based on ranking potential and traffic value.

Higher than you'd expect. Because we bring reciprocal value to editors (our own editorial assets, cross-promotion, existing relationships), our outreach gets responses that standard cold emails don't. Exact rates depend on the niche and competition.


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Your competitors are already in those listicles.
Time to join them.

Send us your product and target keywords. We'll map every listicle opportunity in your niche — no commitment required.

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