Where to buy AI search citations (and what you are actually buying).
No guaranteed AI citations. ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews decide which sources to show; nobody can sell you a guaranteed place in their answers.
Nobody can sell a guaranteed citation inside ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews. The assistant decides which sources to show. Offsite Posts does not sell guaranteed citations or claim that a paid placement will cause an assistant to name you.
What you can purchase is presence on third-party pages those assistants may read: original posts, named brand mentions and do-follow links on industry-relevant sites. Publication is a verifiable deliverable; retrieval and citation are separate, unguaranteed outcomes.
Starter is $1,450 one-time for 5 original posts, 20 brand mentions and 5 do-follow links. Growth is $4,450 one-time for 10 posts, 100 brand mentions and 15 links. Writing, editing and placement are included, with #1 position within sponsored listicle features we arrange.
Turnaround is within 5 business days. Posts are guaranteed to stay live for at least 12 months. Rankings, traffic, leads and AI-assistant mentions or citations are not guaranteed.
Citation, mention and link are different things
Do not confuse the named references counted in our packages with an assistant mentioning your brand. Our brand-mention deliverable is a reference in published third-party web content; an AI-answer mention or citation is not a package deliverable.
| Term | What it means | Who controls it |
|---|---|---|
| AI search citation | A source link an assistant shows in an answer. | The assistant decides which source links to show; no citation is guaranteed. |
| AI brand mention | The assistant names the brand, with or without a link. | The assistant generates the answer; this is not our purchased web-mention count. |
| Web link | A do-follow or other hyperlink on a web page. | The page publisher controls its page. All links we supply are do-follow. |
Four buying models—not four ways to guarantee an answer
These are categories of offers a buyer may encounter, not ratings or claims about named competitors. Ask each provider what completion means. A vendor's label does not turn an AI assistant's source selection into something the vendor controls.
| Model | What to clarify before buying | Limits to understand |
|---|---|---|
| Self-serve marketplaces | Which third-party page or placement you are buying and whether writing is included. | A listing is not a guaranteed AI citation. Site quality and terms need review. |
| Pay-per-citation outreach | Whether 'citation' means a published web reference or an observed assistant citation; how either is documented. | The seller does not control ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews. Do not assume a guaranteed or lasting AI citation. |
| Managed retainers | What ongoing research, outreach, publishing or measurement work is included. | Recurring work does not guarantee a ranking or assistant outcome. |
| One-time packages | The fixed number of posts, named web mentions and links. Offsite Posts includes writing and placement. | Defined deliverables, not guaranteed AI citations; no subscription or automatic renewal. |
What is guaranteed—and what is not
Our guaranteed deliverables are the package's posts, named web mentions and links, including #1 within sponsored listicle features we arrange. Posts are guaranteed to stay live for at least 12 months. Turnaround is within 5 business days.
Rankings, traffic, leads and AI-assistant mentions or citations are not guaranteed. There is no promised timeline for an assistant to discover, retrieve or cite a new placement.
| Guaranteed package deliverables | Not guaranteed |
|---|---|
| Starter: 5 original posts, 20 named web mentions and 5 do-follow links. | A ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI Overview citation. |
| Growth: 10 original posts, 100 named web mentions and 15 do-follow links. | Assistant brand mentions, answer position, rankings, traffic or leads. |
| #1 within arranged sponsored listicle features; posts live at least 12 months. | An independent editorial award or a timetable for AI pickup. |
How to check whether you are cited
Run the same buyer prompts in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google. Record the exact prompt, the date and the product or search mode you used so repeated checks are comparable.
Record whether your brand is named, which citation URLs are shown and the position of the mention or source in that answer. Open the source URLs and check whether the content actually supports the answer.
A citation observed once is not a permanent placement or a guarantee about what another visitor will see. Keep assistant citations separate from the report of published URLs, web mentions and links in your order.
From your brief to a live list of deliverables
Brief us on your positioning, audience, competitors, supportable claims and off-limits topics. We match sites to your industry and the places your buyers read. You can veto a proposed site that does not fit.
We build a core knowledge document from your brand’s website, then write and edit the content. If legal or internal approval is required, submit your already-approved content in the order form. Team-written drafts are not sent for pre-publication approval.
We manage publisher submission, editorial review and sponsorship labeling. Turnaround is within 5 business days. Reporting is a live list of the published URLs, mentions and links in your order—not a promise of traffic, rankings or AI citations.
Do not hide the paid-link risk
All links are do-follow. No nofollow or sponsored-rel option is offered. Google treats paid links that pass ranking credit as link spam and recommends rel="sponsored" or rel="nofollow" for paid links. Our paid do-follow links can therefore conflict with Google’s guidelines. We do not claim blanket compliance or guarantee rankings. Discuss the risk with your SEO lead before buying.
Sponsored placements are paid and labeled, not independent editorial endorsements. A factual third-party page may add public information about your brand, but that does not prove an assistant will retrieve or cite it.
Google Search Central: link spam
Read the policy before purchasing paid do-follow links.
What each package includes
| Plan | One-time price (USD) | Original posts | Brand mentions | Do-follow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $1,450 | 5 | 20 | 5 |
| GrowthRecommended | $4,450 | 10 | 100 | 15 |
Terms worth knowing before you buy
- No refunds or cancellations
- Orders are fulfilled through many third-party vendors who cannot refund or cancel placements, so we cannot offer refunds or cancellations.
- Packages are fixed
- An ordered package cannot be changed after purchase. You can buy another package whenever you are ready.
- Turnaround
- Within 5 business days. Content goes live progressively as your order is fulfilled.
- Posts stay live
- Posts are guaranteed to stay live for at least 12 months. The publisher owns and hosts the published content.
- Link attributes
- All links are do-follow. No nofollow or sponsored-rel option is offered.
- No renewals
- One-time packages only. No recurring billing or automatic renewal.
- Approval
- Team-written content is not sent for pre-approval. To approve content first, submit your own approved content in the order form.
- Tax
- Tax is not added at checkout.
- Custom orders
- For custom requirements, email business@offsiteposts.com.
- Disclosure
- Paid placements are labeled as sponsored and are not independent editorial endorsement.
- No outcome guarantees
- Rankings, traffic, leads, AI assistant mentions and AI citations are not guaranteed.
Google's spam policies treat paid links that pass ranking credit as link spam and recommend rel="sponsored" or rel="nofollow" for paid links. Do-follow paid links can conflict with those guidelines and carry risk. Review with your SEO lead before buying. Google Search Central: spam policies, link spam
Research is context, not a citation guarantee
Ahrefs studied 75,000 brands and observed a 0.664 correlation between branded web mentions and Google AI Overview visibility, compared with 0.218 for backlinks. This is not evidence that buying a placement causes an AI citation, and it is not a ChatGPT or Perplexity result.
Slate Research examines sources on branded Google AI Overviews. Google's documentation describes its own AI search features and ordinary Search eligibility. Neither is a promise that a paid page will be selected.
These are third-party, observational findings, not offsiteposts.com client results. Correlation is not causation. They do not predict what any brand will see, and other AI engines may weigh signals differently. Rankings, traffic, leads and AI assistant mentions are not guaranteed.
Questions, answered plainly
Can you buy a ChatGPT citation?
Nobody can sell a guaranteed citation inside ChatGPT. The assistant decides which sources to show. You can buy sponsored third-party posts, named web mentions and links from Offsite Posts, not a guaranteed ChatGPT outcome.
What is an AI citation?
An AI search citation is a source link an assistant shows in its answer. It differs from the assistant merely naming a brand and from a hyperlink on a third-party web page.
How long until AI assistants pick up a new placement?
There is no promised timeline because the assistant decides whether and when to discover, retrieve or cite a page. Our within-5-business-days turnaround concerns package deliverables, not AI pickup.
How do I check whether I am cited?
Run the same buyer prompts in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google. Record the prompt, date and mode, whether the brand is mentioned, citation URLs and position. Open the cited pages to verify them. A single observation does not guarantee future inclusion.
What does an AI citation cost?
Offsite Posts does not price or sell a guaranteed AI citation. Starter is $1,450 one-time for 5 original posts, 20 brand mentions and 5 do-follow links. Growth is $4,450 one-time for 10 posts, 100 mentions and 15 links. Writing and placement are included. Custom packages are available through business@offsiteposts.com.
Is a citation better than a mention?
They serve different purposes. A citation gives a reader a source to open and check; a mention names the brand, with or without a link. Neither automatically means endorsement, accuracy, traffic or leads. We do not guarantee either outcome inside an AI answer.
Related pages
- Third-Party PostsOriginal articles with writing, editing and placement included.
- Brand MentionsNamed references counted once per published appearance.
- BacklinksAll links are do-follow. Read the Google paid-link disclosure.
- AI search visibility
- Getting mentioned in ChatGPT
- Sponsored listicle features
- Link building for startups
- How to get your brand mentioned in ChatGPT
- Original research and limitations
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