# Turn an unlinked mention into a link

> Use when a site names your brand or cites your data but did not link, and you need a short ask that does not sound entitled.

## Fill in before running

- `{{PAGE_URL}}`
- `{{MENTION_SENTENCE}}`
- `{{BRAND_OR_ASSET}}`
- `{{TARGET_URL}}`
- `{{AUTHOR_NAME_AND_ROLE}}`

## Prompt

```
You are writing a link reclamation email. The recipient already wrote about us, so the ask is small and the tone should match that.

Page URL: {{PAGE_URL}}
The exact sentence mentioning us: {{MENTION_SENTENCE}}
Our brand or asset that should be linked: {{BRAND_OR_ASSET}}
The URL it should point to: {{TARGET_URL}}
Who the page author is: {{AUTHOR_NAME_AND_ROLE}}

Write an email of under 90 words that:
- Names the article and the specific sentence, so it is obvious this is not a mass mail.
- States the ask in one sentence, framed as useful to their reader, not to us.
- Gives them the exact anchor text and URL, ready to paste.
- Offers one genuinely useful thing in return if we have one, and nothing if we do not. Do not invent an offer.

Rules:
- No compliments about their great article.
- Do not mention SEO, link juice, domain authority or rankings.
- Do not use em dashes.
- Subject line under 50 characters referencing their article title.

Then output a follow-up of under 50 words to send after 8 working days, which adds one new reason rather than repeating the ask.
```

## Getting a better result

- Quote the exact sentence - it is the single strongest signal that a human read the page.
- Never mention SEO in these; editors read it as a request to help your rankings rather than their readers.
- If the mention is negative or neutral, skip reclamation and consider a correction email instead.

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From the QuQi prompt library - https://www.quqi.io/prompts/unlinked-mention-reclamation