Link Gap Scout
A fast way to size up a keyword before committing link budget: who is ahead of you, how large the referring domain gap is, and which publishers could realistically close it.
Link Gap Scout
Opportunity analysis · sample intelligence model
Run an analysis to see your opportunity map
Link Gap Scout estimates your competitive position, surfaces missing content angles and matches screened publishers in your category.
Enter a domain and keyword
Link Gap Scout profiles the theme, infers your category and sets a competitive baseline for the term.
See the referring domain gap
Competing domains, their link counts and how far behind your profile currently sits.
Get matched publishers
Relevant marketplace publishers are pulled in so you can move from analysis to placement.
How the gap score works
Four inputs combine into a single 0–100 opportunity score so you can compare keywords consistently before allocating link budget.
Topical relevance (45%)
How closely your existing coverage matches the theme a linking page would need to discuss.
Competitive difficulty (35%)
Strength and consistency of the referring domain profiles currently ranking for the term.
Authority baseline (20%)
Your current link profile relative to the result set.
Publisher availability
Whether relevant, screened publications exist to close the gap at a sensible cost.
Want the connected version?
The public tool runs on a demonstration model with representative figures. On Growth and Agency plans, Link Gap Scout connects to your live backlink data, stores scans per project and tracks the gap closing over time.
- Saved scans and quarter-over-quarter comparison
- Competitor link alerts when rivals gain new domains
- Direct hand-off from analysis to campaign brief
- Exportable gap reports for stakeholders