How do I get mentioned by the sites AI trusts?
Find the sites your category prompts cite, then give their editors something genuinely useful: accurate facts, original data or an honest angle. Do not buy links or press-release mentions to manipulate rankings. Google says paid links are fine only when marked with rel=nofollow or rel=sponsored.
Free to read, no signup. Nova drafts honest pitches to the sources engines cite.
What Google says about links and mentions
No engine documents how it treats mentions. Google's spam policy sets clear limits on paid and manipulative links.
Paid links need to be marked
Google says buying or selling links to affect ranking is link spam, and that paid links are acceptable if marked with rel=nofollow or rel=sponsored.
Spam policies for Google web searchLow-value link tactics to avoid
Google lists link swaps, automated link tools, paid guest posts or press releases with keyword-rich anchors, low-quality directory links and footer or widget links as examples of link spam.
Spam policies for Google web searchFive steps to earn honest mentions
Do it by hand with these steps, or hand the whole thing to Nova.
Find the sources engines cite
Run your category prompts and list the cited publishers, review sites and directories.
Nova: ranks the sources engines cite.
Pick the ones that fit
Choose sources whose readers match your buyers and where an honest mention would be useful.
Nova: shortlists sources that fit.
Prepare something useful
Write accurate facts, a clear description, original data or an expert quote an editor can use.
Nova: drafts a fact sheet for approval.
Pitch honestly
Send a short, personal message. Disclose any commercial relationship and never ask for a link in return for payment.
Nova: drafts the pitches. Nothing is sent without approval.
Track and recheck
Log replies and published mentions, then re-run the prompts in a few weeks.
Nova: logs outcomes and re-checks.
Short on time? Nova, your AI brand visibility expert, runs this Maneuver on your brand and tracks the result.
Take it to NovaSources to approach and the angle
| Source | Type | Why it matters | Angle | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [review-site].com | Review site | Cited for [PROMPT] | Updated facts and proof | Draft |
| [blog].com | Blog | Cited [N] times | Original data | Draft |
| [directory].com | Directory | Cited for [PROMPT] | Accurate listing | Draft |
Nova then tracks which approaches led to mentions and whether the prompts moved.
Take this Maneuver into your own AI agent
Get earned-source-outreach.md, a ready-to-use skill file with a source shortlist, a fact sheet template and a pitch template. Drop it into Claude, Cursor or any agent that reads SKILL.md files.
Skill file for Claude, Cursor and other agents
- A source shortlist template
- A fact sheet template
- An honest pitch template
Questions, answered.
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