Backlink Target List (Internal)
Internal tracking page — not publicly linked. 20 targets across 4 categories.
M&A and Deals Trade Publications
| Target | URL | Pitch Angle | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axial | axial.net | How operators are using AI to mine their own contact lists for off-market deal flow | Not pitched | -- |
| Divestopedia | divestopedia.com | Why your contact list is your most underutilized deal origination asset | Not pitched | -- |
| Middle Market Growth / ACG | middlemarketgrowth.org | The relationship capital gap in middle-market deal-making | Not pitched | -- |
| M&A Source | masource.org | How intermediaries can help their buyers build relationship capital, not just send deal teasers | Not pitched | -- |
| IBBA Blog | ibba.org | The 72-hour follow-up rule for business brokers | Not pitched | -- |
Deal-Maker Podcasts
| Target | URL | Pitch Angle | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquiring Minds | -- | How a mastermind founder built a tool to help operators never lose a deal to dead follow-up | Not pitched | -- |
| M&A Science (Kison) | -- | Relationship capital as a deal origination strategy, not a networking activity | Not pitched | -- |
| Built to Sell (John Warrillow) | -- | The contact list as a deal pipeline: how operators turn relationships into exits | Not pitched | -- |
| Acquisitions Anonymous | -- | What 1,000 introductions taught me about how deals actually get done | Not pitched | -- |
| The Deal Room podcast | -- | AI and relationship intelligence in deal origination | Not pitched | -- |
Operator and Business Newsletters
| Target | URL | Pitch Angle | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Boring (Packy McCormick) | -- | How operators are turning their contact lists into deal pipelines with AI | Not pitched | -- |
| The Generalist (Mario Gabriele) | -- | Relationship capital as the moat: why deal-makers are investing in their networks | Not pitched | -- |
| Milk Road | -- | Only if angle ties to crypto/web3 deal flow | Not pitched | -- |
| Traction (from Superhuman) | -- | The 72-hour follow-up rule: how operators stay in front of their network | Not pitched | -- |
| Founder's Journal (Morning Brew) | -- | Your contact list is a deal pipeline, not a CRM | Not pitched | -- |
Sales and CRM Publications
| Target | URL | Pitch Angle | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close.com blog | close.com | Why CRMs fail deal-makers and what replaces them | Not pitched | -- |
| HubSpot blog | hubspot.com | Relationship intelligence vs. CRM: what operators actually need | Not pitched | -- |
| Pipedrive blog | pipedrive.com | The difference between managing a sales pipeline and managing a relationship pipeline | Not pitched | -- |
| Salesforce blog | salesforce.com | Only if angle is about relationship intelligence as a category | Not pitched | -- |
| Sales Hacker | -- | How deal-makers use relationship intelligence to source off-market deals | Not pitched | -- |
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