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CiteRank AI Citation Audit Sprint (5-7 days)

A fixed-scope sprint that configures CiteRank buyer questions for a client, baselines citation status across five AI engines, and hands over a weekly email report the agency can bill against. Built for SEO agencies adding AI visibility proof to an existing retainer. Time: 5-7 days.

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CiteRank AI Citation Audit Sprint (5-7 days)

A fixed-scope sprint that configures CiteRank buyer questions for a client, baselines citation status across five AI engines, and hands over a weekly email report the agency can bill against. Built for SEO agencies adding AI visibility proof to an existing retainer.

Prerequisites
  • Client website URL accessible so CiteRank can read the site and propose three starter buyer questions
  • A shortlist of 10 to 50 real buyer questions the client wants tracked, one per board row
  • Stripe payment method ready, since CiteRank plans are billed through Stripe
  • Named client contact who will receive and read the weekly email report
  • Agreement on which engines matter most: ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews are on the $5 Solo plan, while Gemini and Claude require the $12 Founder plan or above
Execution Timeline
  • 1.Create the CiteRank account and enter the client website URL to trigger the three proposed buyer questions
  • 2.Replace the proposed questions with the client's real buyer questions, keeping one question per board row
  • 3.Confirm the board renders one column per engine with cited, named, or absent status
  • 1.Select the plan that matches the client's brand count: Solo $5 for 1 brand, Founder $12 for 3 brands, Studio $19 for 6 brands
  • 2.Load the full question set, respecting the 10, 25, or 50 question ceilings per plan
  • 3.Verify competitor share of voice populates for each tracked question
  • 1.Run the first weekly pass and capture baseline citation status across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews
  • 2.If the client needs Gemini and Claude coverage, confirm the Founder plan is active before capturing baseline
  • 3.Export the cited-source list showing which third-party pages each engine read
  • 1.Map competitor domains cited instead of the client across the question set
  • 2.Flag questions where the engine answered without naming any brand, since those are the cheapest wins
  • 3.Rank the gaps by commercial value of the underlying buyer question
  • 1.Draft the prioritized recommendations report tying each gap to a specific content or page fix
  • 2.Set expectations on the weekly email cadence so the client knows when the next report lands
  • 3.Walk the client through reading the board: rows are questions, columns are engines
  • 1.Train the client contact on the weekly email report and the asked-versus-answered coverage view
  • 2.Agree the internal owner for acting on cited-source findings each week
  • 3.Confirm the report recipient list is correct before the next automated send
  • 1.Deliver the baseline audit and recommendations pack
  • 2.Book the 30-day review to compare week-over-week citation movement
  • 3.Log the setup hours against the retainer line so the margin is visible
$5-$19/month for the CiteRank plan, plus 12 hours of agency setup time at your blended rate5-7 days
ROI Logic

At $5 to $19 per month, CiteRank is a rounding error against a retainer, so the margin lives in the setup and interpretation work rather than the licence. A 12-hour sprint billed at $1,350 against roughly $19/month in tool cost leaves the overwhelming majority of the fee as agency gross margin. The weekly email report also gives the agency a recurring reason to touch the account without adding delivery hours.

Deliverables
  • CiteRank board configured with the client's buyer questions, one row per question and one column per engine
  • Baseline citation status report covering ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews (plus Gemini and Claude on Founder and above)
  • Competitor share-of-voice gap analysis with prioritized recommendations
  • Cited-source list showing the third-party pages engines read to answer each question
  • Client training session on reading the weekly email report and asked-versus-answered coverage
Definition of Done

The client's CiteRank board shows live cited, named, or absent status for every configured buyer question, and the first weekly email report has been delivered and reviewed with the client.

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