Link Prospecting Research

Quick Start

1. Use the Contents table below to choose the smallest useful reference set.
2. Use

   workflows/research-link-prospects.md

   for a full prospecting pass.
3. Start from available linkable assets and campaign goals.
4. Build keyword classes, opportunity types, query patterns, competitor backlink angles, list sources, and autocomplete expansions.
5. Return a deduped prospect research map with next qualification steps.

Default Output

1. Objective and scope - site, target asset, audience, market, geography, and excluded tactics.
2. Asset-to-opportunity fit - assets mapped to likely opportunity types.
3. Keyword universe - market, customer, product, expert, competitor, geo, and adjacent vertical terms.
4. Opportunity type map - query patterns, signals, asset fit, and priority.
5. Query library - reusable research phrases, operators, footprints, and exclusions.
6. Competitor backlink angles - patterns worth investigating.
7. List-scrape and autocomplete sources - seed sets and filters.
8. Risks and next actions - noise, paid/sponsored risk, spam risk, and qualification gaps.

Contents

references/core/knowledge.md

references/core/rules.md

references/core/examples.md

workflows/research-link-prospects.md

Core Posture

• Opportunity equals a linkable asset concept plus enough likely linkers.
• Query design should prequalify by asset fit and page type.
• More precise query segments beat digging deep into weak search results.
• Competitor backlinks are evidence, not an outreach-ready list.
• Final approval belongs to

  link-prospect-qualification

  .