EliteAEO 90.6 Verified
Publishing Platforms
DR
94
Ahrefs
DA
92
Moz
Traffic
9.0M
Ahrefs
United States 67%·Nofollow
$389/ placement
EliteAEO score 91.7/100 Verified
medium.
Nofollow placement on medium.com — an elite-tier citable link for SEO and AI answer visibility in Publishing Platforms.
Domain Rating
94
Ahrefs
Domain Authority
95
Moz
Monthly traffic
26M
Ahrefs organic
Main audience
US
44% from United States
About medium.com
medium.com is one of the most authoritative domains on the web (DR 94 / DA 95).
It reaches a mass-market audience — about 26M organic visits a month according to Ahrefs — with 44% of it coming from the United States.
Editorially it covers publishing platforms (General), which shapes the brands and stories it can credibly host.
The link is nofollow. It won't pass PageRank, but answer engines read the article text regardless — the brand mention and context are what earn AI citations.
AEO score breakdown
How medium.com earns its 91.7/100. See the scoring method.
Authority51.7 / 55
Real traffic18.5 / 20
Topical citability8.0 / 10
Link hygiene13.5 / 15
Best for
- Brands targeting the United States
- Anchoring an entity profile — high-DR mentions help models connect your brand to its category
Good to know
- Nofollow link: the value is the mention and the audience, not PageRank.
- Publishers keep editorial control: topics, outbound links and anchor text are subject to their approval.
medium.com placement FAQ
How much does a backlink on medium.com cost?+
A single placement on medium.com costs $509 through InTheAnswer, including article writing, publisher outreach and a live-link report. Prices are in USD.
Is the link on medium.com dofollow?+
Our current offer on medium.com is nofollow. Nofollow links still earn the brand mention that answer engines read and cite.
Will a placement on medium.com help my brand get cited by ChatGPT or Perplexity?+
medium.com scores 91.7/100 on our AEO index (Elite tier). No one can guarantee a specific AI citation, but mentions on authoritative, frequently crawled publications like this are among the strongest signals answer engines use when choosing sources.
How long does publishing on medium.com take?+
Most placements go live within 1–2 weeks of order, including writing and publisher approval. You'll get the sample URL before publication.
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