Link building so founders rank on Google and AI
Linkade is a link building tool that finds relevant sites and pitches them for links, helping SaaS and ecommerce founders rank on Google and get recommended by AI. You approve each email, or turn on Autopilot.
No card needed. See the sites Linkade would pitch before you pay.
Linkade runs on tools you already trust
Ahrefs
Google
OpenAI
Gmail
Stripe
Cloudflare
What Linkade does for founders
Linkade does the searching, reading, drafting and sending. You decide how much to review.
Links from sites that fit your business
Linkade finds sites through competitor backlinks, search results and web research, and judges each one on its metrics and fit. It turns down competitors and sites outside your market.
Emails written for one site each
Each first email names something on their site and asks whether they would like to see what you have. It carries no link until they say yes.
Outreach that runs while you build
Linkade searches, reads, drafts and sends. Approve each email in Copilot, or turn on Autopilot and step in when replies come back.
Your own domain never sends a pitch
Each workspace gets its own sender domain and mailbox. Linkade warms it up before the first email, then sends inside daily caps and quiet hours.
No emails to guessed addresses
Linkade uses an address the publisher prints on their site, or one it has verified.
Know which links are still live
Linkade checks each placed link every 24 hours, so you know when one is lost or changed.
How Linkade works
Three steps from sign-up to the first sites Linkade would pitch for you.
- 12 minutes
Add your domain
Linkade reads your site for its market, keywords and competitors.
- 21 minute
Check what it found
Confirm the market and competitors, so Linkade searches in the right places.
- 32 minutes
See the sites it would pitch
Real sites, each with the reason it fits, shown before you pay.
From your domain to your first prospects: about 5 minutes, with no card. After you pick a plan, Linkade finds each contact and drafts the emails. The first emails send once your new mailbox has warmed up, which takes a few weeks.
AI answers run on mentions, not just links
Ahrefs measured what separates brands that appear in AI answers from brands that never do, across 75,000 brands. The two strongest signals are exactly what one editorial placement creates: your name written on a page models read, wrapped in a link.
Every placement Linkade lands earns both at once, on a page that also passes ranking authority the old-fashioned way.
Read the Ahrefs studyWhat correlates with showing up in AI answers
75,000 brandsSpearman correlation with brand visibility in Google AI Overviews. Source: Ahrefs, 2025.
One placement, both results
An editor says yes once. The same page then works in two places at the same time.
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retention analytics toolsShipMetrics is the example product from the screenshots on this page, an illustration of the mechanics rather than a customer result.
Linkade pricing
Prospecting, contact lookup, drafting, sending, and link tracking in every plan. Pick by how many sites you run.
Founder
Starter, at the launch price. Locked for life.
Limited to the first 20 teams.
Starter
For one site and a first careful campaign.
Cancel anytime from Plan.
Growth
For founders running several sites at once.
Cancel anytime from Plan.
Agency
For agencies keeping every client separate.
Quoted and invoiced by hand.
Every account starts free: add your domain and see real prospects before checkout.
Frequently asked questions
Cost, setup, deliverability and how Linkade compares.
Linkade is a link building tool that finds relevant sites and pitches them for links, helping SaaS and ecommerce founders rank on Google and get recommended by AI. Jake founded it in San Diego in 2026.
Linkade is for founders of SaaS, ecommerce and other online businesses who build links to their own site, and for agencies that build links for clients. It is not for buying ad packages or sponsorships, or for teams that want a CRM to research and write every pitch by hand.
SaaS link building for founders and small teamsLinkade is billed monthly, and the plan depends on how many sites you run. Each plan includes prospect credits: one credit is one qualified prospect, and drafting, sending and follow-ups cost nothing. Adding your domain and seeing the sites Linkade would pitch is free, with no card.
Linkade is billed monthly with no commitment and no demo, and it shows real prospects for your site in about 5 minutes, before you pay. Pitchbox asks for a one-year commitment and offers a trial only after a demo. Pitchbox suits agencies that want more integrations and white-label client reports, while Linkade also does the research and writes each pitch.
Pitchbox alternatives for small teamsAbout 5 minutes. Linkade reads your site, you confirm the market and competitors it found, and it shows the first sites it would pitch. Once you pick a plan, Linkade warms up your new mailbox for a few weeks before the first email goes out.
Linkade writes one email for each site: it names something on their site, says in a line what you have and asks whether they would like to see it, with no link until they say yes. A reply or an opt-out ends the follow-ups for good.
Your real domain never sends a pitch. Linkade gives each workspace its own sender domain and mailbox, warms it up for a few weeks, and sends inside daily caps and quiet hours. A bounce or complaint stops sends to that address.
Yes. Linkade judges each site on its metrics and its fit with your business, and turns down competitors, sites that don't publish and sites outside your market. It pitches only for guest posts and link inserts, never ad packages or sponsorships.
Hi, I'm Jake. I built Linkade because outreach for my own projects always lost to the roadmap. The tools wanted me to spam a thousand strangers, and the agencies wanted a retainer. So I made the thing I wished existed. Hope it wins you some links.
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