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Shape vs what ranks · /blog/what-is-a-crmvs the top 10

“what is a crm”

Words
980
top 10: 1,400–2,200
Topics covered
3 of 6
most top pages share
Answer up top
No
8 of the top 10 do
  • What a CRM is, in one line10 of 10
  • Pricing for small teams9 of 10
  • Setup time8 of 10
  • Free plan limits7 of 10
  • Gmail and Outlook sync7 of 10
  • Comparison table6 of 10
3 topics missing · no direct answer up topWrite this

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  1. Open an article

    Any article CitedSEO wrote. The measures sit beside it, for the search it was written for.

  2. It reads the top results

    The pages ranking in the top 10, and the sections and questions they share.

  3. See the gaps

    What’s missing, in plain words, and what was checked before it shipped.

What’s missing

Your article next to the ones that win.

The sections and questions the top results share, each checked against your article, with anything missing listed.

  • Sections most of the top 10 share
  • Questions people ask that you don’t answer
  • A direct answer up top, or not
From missing answer to fix

Tracked prompt

HubSpot vs Pipedrive for a 5-person team

ChatGPT: not in the answerPerplexity: not in the answerGemini: not in the answerGoogle AI: not in the answer

Not named in any engine. Cited instead: pipedrive.com, zapier.com

  • Both cited pages open with a one-line verdict
  • Both include a side-by-side pricing table
  • Your page covers neither
Citation gap Added to your queue

Update /blog/hubspot-vs-pipedrive

Answer-first intro, a pricing comparison table and three FAQs.

Built into every draft

Every article checked before you see it.

New articles are researched from the same top results, so they start inside the ranges the top results set and arrive with their sources checked.

  • Brief built from the pages that rank
  • Measured numbers on every draft
  • Gaps filled before it reaches you
Brief · “best crm for small teams”From the top 10

Searchers want to

Compare options, then pick one

AI Overview cites

3 sources, 2 are forums

Sections

  • Quick answer: the best pick for most teams9 of 10
  • Pricing per user, side by side8 of 10
  • Gmail and Outlook sync7 of 10
  • How long setup really takesGap: only 2 of 10 cover it
  • What happens when you outgrow itGap: only 1 of 10 cover it

Before and after

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When a page is refreshed, its numbers before and after are recorded next to its rankings, so you can see what better coverage did.

  • History for every article we wrote
  • Marked on the ranking chart
  • Clicks before and after
/blog/best-crm-for-startups · last 8 weeks

Average position

11.44.2

Clicks a month

9321

Fix shipped

What’s included

Everything content checks does for you.

  • Real numbers, real ranges

    Length, headings and sections measured, next to the range the top 10 fall in.

    What is this?

  • Sections that rank

    The sections the top results share, each checked in the article.

    What is this?

  • Questions answered

    Questions from “People also ask” and AI answers, and whether your page answers them.

  • Answer first

    Whether the page answers its main question in the opening lines.

    What is this?

  • Citable checks

    Heading order, an answer under each heading, tables, sourced statistics, an author byline and schema.

  • Ask for changes

    Send an article back with a note and it’s revised.

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Why is there no single score?

A grade out of 100 can’t be explained and is easy to game. Each number we show is measured from the page and sits next to the range the ranking pages fall in, so you can see why it matters.

Is it just counting keywords?

No. It compares the topics and questions pages cover, not how often a word appears. Stuffing in keywords won’t help.

Does every article CitedSEO writes get checked?

Yes. Every draft is measured against the pages that rank before it reaches you, and every refresh shows the numbers before and after.

Can I check a page CitedSEO didn’t write?

No. The measures appear on articles CitedSEO wrote. For a page of your own, the free on-page SEO audit checks one page at a time.

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