A weighted self-assessment across the off-site authority stack AI engines pull from: review ecosystem, analyst relations, community presence, and entity consistency. Weights reflect each tier's pull on AI citations; real results depend on execution and competitive context.
How this works
AI engines are consensus engines: they corroborate your claims across the off-site authority stack before recommending you. Review sites alone drive up to 85% of B2B category citations. This scorecard weights the four tiers, the review ecosystem, analyst relations, community presence, and entity consistency, by their pull on AI citations, then ranks your biggest unrealized points.
How to use it
- Score your presence across review sites, analysts, Reddit and entity schema.
- Read your off-site authority score and band.
- Close the weakest layer first.
Frequently asked questions
What is the off-site authority stack?
The third-party surfaces AI engines pull from when they cross-check you: review sites (G2, Capterra), analyst coverage, community discussion (Reddit, forums) and entity records (Wikidata). Since most citations point off your domain, this stack is where the ceiling is set.
Why does off-site authority matter more than my own site?
Because AI answers treat first-party claims with structural distrust and roughly 97% of citations point to third-party domains. A strong off-site stack is what makes engines treat your claims as corroborated and safe to cite.
Is the Off-Site Authority Stack Scorecard free to use?
Yes. The Off-Site Authority Stack Scorecard is completely free, with no sign-up, no usage limits and no watermark on the output.
Is my data private?
Yes. The Off-Site Authority Stack Scorecard runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you paste or enter is uploaded, stored or sent to any server.
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