backlink = placement on a google ranking page citation = a page chatgpt actually used to write the answer not the same list demo: best gyms in miami. timeout is google page 1. gymbird isnt even on the front page. AIs still cite it buying a backlink off google page 1 is a guessing game for chatgpt. you want pages already getting cited, incl the 99% that never show up on page 1 @Crowdreply_io tracks the citations + does the outreach. marketplace is the generic backlink side (~40k domains) citations are still backlinks. just proven chatbots actually use them