Link prospecting search
Ready Google search footprints by market language: guest posts, resource pages, directories, brand mentions and competitor backlinks — open each in Google in one click.
Search parameters
Enter a niche or topic, pick the market language and opportunity types — get ready operators for prospecting. Brand and competitor domain unlock extra types.
Enter a topic and hit “Generate”. You'll get operators by opportunity type — each opens in search in one click.
Guide · SEO + UX
How to find link opportunities with Google operators
Search footprints turn Google into a prospecting engine. Instead of guessing whether a site accepts guest posts, you ask Google directly: "show pages with 'write for us' in the title". The catch is language: an English campaign needs "write for us", a CIS-market one needs "напишите для нас". This tool fills in the right phrasing for you.
site:search within a domain/zone — site:.eduinurl:word in the address — inurl:write-for-usintitle:word in the title — intitle:"guest post"Opportunity types and what they get you
| Type | What you find | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Guest posts | Sites with editorial policy and a "write for us" page | Medium |
| Resource pages | Curated link lists on your topic | Easy |
| Directories | Business directories and listings | Easy |
| Brand mentions | Where you're mentioned without a link (needs brand) | Easy |
| Competitor backlinks | Who links to a competitor (needs domain) | Medium |
| EDU / GOV | Educational and government sites | Hard |
The spam filter saves time
Without it, results are clogged with tags, categories, coupons and aggregators. The "filter spam" option appends exclusions like -inurl:tag -inurl:category -"coupon" to every operator — so Google shows real editorial sites, not junk.
Workflow
How not to waste budget on bad links
- Check trust and traffic. An operator finds a page but doesn't guarantee quality — look at visibility and topical fit.
- Avoid link farms. If a site sells links to everyone with no editorial policy, skip it.
- For guest posts check the author, guidelines and dofollow/nofollow.
- Unlinked mentions are the fastest link: ask to add a link where you're already mentioned.
- Why does market language matter?
- A footprint searches exact words.
"write for us"won't find Russian sites and"напишите для нас"won't find English ones. Pick the market language of your campaign. - Is it safe for SEO?
- The search itself is. The risk is WHERE you place links: only use trusted, topical sites.
- Why the brand and competitor fields?
- They unlock "brand mentions" and "competitor backlinks".
- Is my data sent anywhere?
- No. Operators are built locally; links go to normal Google/Bing search.
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