Search Console · GA4 · referral traffic
Every link, graded by
what it did.
CitedLink grades every backlink and AI mention with four plain words: counted, weak, vanity, dead. The grade comes from your own search and traffic data, and each one carries the facts behind it.
Free: one site, checked every week, plus one AI snapshot. No card.
The ledger
▲ 2 counted● 2 weak● 1 vanity✕ 1 dead
| Source | First seen | Referral visits | Verdict | Position change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| weeklystack.email/issue/214 | Mar 2026 | 1,842 | Counted | 7.2 |
| ChatGPT: best tool to diff two large CSV files | Aug 2026 | 214 | Counted | no data |
| devtoolbox.page/directory/data-tools | Jan 2026 | 67 | Weak | 0.4 |
| roundup.buildlog.co/2026/august | Nov 2025 | 4 | Weak | 0.3 |
| Claude: backlink grader | Jul 2026 | 38 | Vanity | no data |
| oldstack.dev/tools | Sep 2025 | 0 | Dead | no data |
Every grade traces back to a number you already own: your Search Console, your GA4.
How it works
01
Connect your data
Sign in with Google and CitedLink reads the Search Console and GA4 properties for the site you own.
02
Read the verdict
Four words, counted, weak, vanity and dead, each one with the facts behind it on a receipt.
03
Watch the AI answers
Mentions from ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Claude enter the same ledger and get graded like any link.
Every plan grades links and ref tags. Free covers 1 site, Solo is $19 a month for 3 sites, Agency $79 a month for 25 sites. Full pricing
What the link did
Every link points at one page. CitedLink watches that page in Search Console, crawls the page that links to it, and reports both against the 28 days before the link appeared.
- Followed link.
- Sits in a footer list with 214 other links.
- Page is indexable.
- Anchor text is the bare domain.
Rankings move for many reasons, so the baseline sits next to the window after the link, both labelled.
Your links already have a record
Connect Search Console and the free plan grades every link on one site, every week, plus one AI snapshot.