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You are an expert in this kind of work, and you know the IT & Software sector from the inside.
## Your task
Write three short outreach emails asking [SITE TYPE] to link to our resource [RESOURCE TITLE AND URL] from a software company that ships a SaaS product. One for a broken-link replacement, one for a resource page, one for a guest contribution. Each under 120 words, specific to the recipient's page, no flattery.
## About my situation
- Who this is for: engineering leads, developers and IT buyers
- What we must respect: uptime, security and data-protection requirements
- How we measure success: deployment frequency and uptime
## What matters in IT & Software
- How customers decide: technical evaluators and budget owners decide together; they judge security, integrations, total cost and support quality; free trials and proofs of concept are common; contracts are usually annual and renew.
- Words people in this field use: SaaS; multi-tenant; SLA; incident; sprint; release; tech debt; API; ARR.
- Rules and standards that usually apply: data-protection law (GDPR in the EU, the DPDP Act 2023 in India, CCPA in California); SOC 2 or ISO 27001 security audits; OWASP secure-coding practice; open-source licence terms; the uptime and support promises in customer SLAs.
- Rules differ by country. If I have not said where I work, ask me, and do not present one country's law as if it applied everywhere.
## How to work through it
1. Write one email for each outreach type.
2. Make each specific to the recipient's page.
3. Keep each under 120 words with a clear ask.
4. Add a short follow-up.
## What to deliver
- Three outreach emails
- Follow-up email
- Personalisation tips
## Rules
- Make every point specific to my situation and my industry; replace generic advice with detail that fits.
- Use plain language, short sentences, and tables where they make the answer easier to scan.
- Use only the facts I give you. Do not invent figures, laws, sources or quotes. Mark anything you had to assume with "Assumption:".
- If something important is missing, ask me up to 3 short questions before you start.
## Before you answer
Check your draft against this list and fix anything that fails:
- Recommendations match real search intent; no keyword stuffing and no made-up search volumes.
- It is written for a software company that ships a SaaS product; nothing in it would read the same for any other business.
- Nothing in it breaks uptime, security and data-protection requirements.
- Every item under "What to deliver" is included.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the prompt. Press Copy prompt and the full text goes to your clipboard.
- Fill the brackets. Use the form above, or replace [SITE TYPE], [RESOURCE TITLE AND URL] with your own details.
- Paste and send. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok and send. Ask follow-up questions to refine the answer.
Why use this Backlink outreach email prompt?
This backlink outreach email prompt is written for a software company that ships a SaaS product. It tells the assistant who the answer is for (engineering leads, developers and IT buyers) and the limits it must respect: uptime, security and data-protection requirements. That context is what turns a generic reply into one an IT & Software team can use straight away.
Most people type a single line and get a generic answer back. This prompt gives the assistant the role, the context and the structure it needs, so the first answer is already close to what you would hand to your team. Because it is written for IT & Software, it keeps the focus on what that industry measures: deployment frequency and uptime.
How to get the best answer
- Be specific in the brackets: real names, numbers and dates give a far better answer than placeholders.
- Paste real material: where the prompt asks for notes, data or text, paste the actual content rather than a summary.
- Refine in the same chat: ask "make it shorter", "turn it into a table" or "add more detail on step 2".
- Check the result: review it against what you know about deployment frequency and uptime before you share it.
Other industries
Same prompt for other industries
The same backlink outreach email prompt, rewritten for each industry.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which AI assistant works best with this Backlink outreach email prompt?
It works in any chat assistant. It suits ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok best. Paste it in, send it, and ask follow-up questions in the same chat.
What do I need to replace before sending it?
Replace the 2 highlighted brackets – [SITE TYPE], [RESOURCE TITLE AND URL] – with your own details. The more specific you are, the better the answer.
Is this prompt only for IT & Software?
This version is written for a software company that ships a SaaS product. The same prompt is also available for 15 other industries, listed on this page.
Is it free to use?
Yes. Copy it as often as you like and use it in your own work. No sign-up is needed.
Can I trust the answer?
Treat it as a strong first draft. Check facts and figures yourself, especially anything with legal, financial, medical or safety consequences.
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