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Your AI Agent Gets Customers on Autopilot With Buy-Intent SEO

Distribb targets the searches closest to a sale, creates and publishes content, builds backlinks from real businesses, and distributes it across the platforms AI chatbots use as sources, so buyers find you on Google, social media, and AI search.

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Distribb vs Byword: feature comparison

What each tool actually does today. New marks a capability Distribb shipped recently.

Feature Distribb Byword
Writes in-depth, publish-ready articles Yes Yes
Original research from real, cited sources Yes YesOpt-in setting
E-E-A-T structure + your brand voice Yes Yes
Buyer-intent keyword research Yes Yes
Semantic cocoon (topic clusters + internal links) Yes Yes
Auto-publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify Yes Yes
Also Ghost, Wix, Framer, Notion, GoHighLevel, webhookNew Yes All but Wix and Framer
Content calendar with auto-scheduling Yes Via Airtable or Sheets sync
Backlink exchange network (no outreach) Yes No
Link outreach: finds "best of" lists and drafts your pitchesNew Yes No
Done-for-you videos of your articles on YouTube and InstagramNew YesAccelerator plan No
Done-for-you Medium posts of your articlesNew YesAccelerator plan Yes
Done-for-you Instagram carousels of your articlesNew YesAccelerator plan No
Built-in AI agent you run by chattingNew Yes Legacy SEO agent; MCP-first
Connect your own AI (Claude, Codex, Cursor)New Yes Yes
AI-search visibility tracking (AI Overviews, ChatGPT)New Yes Via Trakkr, a separate product
Google Business Profile review replies and postsNew Yes No
Entry price, billed monthly $97/mo per project From $99/mo

Competitor features and prices were checked against each company's own website on September 16, 2026 and may have changed since. The Distribb column reflects current, live features.

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How it works

Three steps. Five minutes. Then your SEO engine runs 24/7 while you focus on your product.

  1. Connect once

    Add your site and connect your CMS to the platforms you already use. Setup takes a couple of minutes, then Distribb handles the heavy lifting.

    Works with

    • WordPress
    • Webflow
    • Shopify
    • Wix
    • Ghost
    • Notion
    • Framer
    • GoHighLevel
    • Webhook
    Takes 2 minutes
  2. We plan and publish

    Distribb analyzes your niche and competitors, finds buyer-intent keywords, and keeps your content calendar full automatically. Articles are written, scheduled, and published with SEO and AI visibility in mind.

    Fully automatic
  3. Show up where buyers decide

    As content goes live, you build visibility in Google and AI-powered search. Turn on the backlink exchange for more authority and Domain Rating, so your site earns the trust signals buyers and AI systems look for when they compare options.

    Results in 2-4 weeks
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Optionally connect your own agent

Prefer your own AI? Hand it your SEO.

Install the Distribb skill in the AI you already use. Then just ask, and it researches, writes, publishes, and earns you real backlinks. Your assistant does the work; Distribb powers it behind the scenes.

Works in Claude Codex Cursor Any AI agent
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Every article includes original, cited research.

Distribb automatically scrapes real data, builds a source-backed table, and weaves it into your article. Google and AI engines reward pages that say something new. Yours will too.

Original Research

"We compared pricing across 12 CRM tools and found that only 3 include AI features in their base plan."

ToolPriceAI IncludedSource
HubSpot$45/moAdd-onG2
Salesforce$25/moYesPCMag
Pipedrive$14/moNoCapterra
Zoho$14/moYesTechRadar
Close$49/moNoG2

5 of 12 sources shown · Data collected Mar 2026

See your AI SEO agent at work

From buy-intent research to published content, real backlinks, and AI visibility, Distribb runs the full organic growth loop for you.

Distribb AI agent turning a plain-English SEO request into buyer-intent opportunities

Give your SEO agent a goal and watch it work

Ask Distribb to find buy-intent opportunities, create or improve an article, or take you to the right screen. It turns plain-English requests into completed SEO work while you stay in control.

  • Works from plain-English instructions
  • Finds opportunities and creates content
  • Shows you the work it completed
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You stay in control

Edit with AI

Refine any draft with AI commands or use the traditional editor for full control.

Approve before publishing

Review every article before it goes live, or let it publish automatically.

Connect any CMS

WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, and 6 more: one-click setup, then content flows.

Done For You

Get cited by AI and seen on social, without connecting a single account.

We turn your best articles into a short video, a carousel, and posts, then publish them to YouTube, Instagram, Medium, and Quora for you. Every piece is built to get picked up by AI chatbots and seen on social, all on accounts we run, so you reach new audiences without connecting your own. More places to be found, zero extra work.

VideoYouTube
ReelInstagram
CarouselInstagram
ArticleMedium
AnswerQuora
Built-in analytics

Stop flying blind on your SEO.

Connect Google Search Console once and your dashboard shows the clicks, impressions, and rankings every article earns. Then the AI visibility tracker scans ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google's AI answers for the prompts your buyers ask, and shows when they cite you instead of your competitors. Proof on one screen, not five tools.

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Powerful AI agent

Talk to Distribb like you'd talk to an employee.

A built-in AI agent sits on every page, ready to act. Ask it to find keywords, write or rewrite an article, or jump to any screen, and it just does it. It shows you the change before it makes it, and one tap undoes anything. It runs your SEO; you stay in charge.

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Proactive suggestions

Never wonder what to improve next.

The agent doesn't wait to be asked. It audits your published articles and search data in the background, then turns what it finds into one-click fixes: keywords sitting just off page one, internal links worth adding, titles losing clicks they should win. You review, hit apply, and move on.

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Google Business Profile

Unanswered reviews cost you local customers.

Connect your Google Business Profile and let the agent run it, inside Distribb or through the skill in your own AI. It replies to new reviews in your brand voice, publishes posts and offers on schedule, and tracks how they perform, keeping your profile active and optimized without you ever logging into Google. Every review answered, every week posted.

Topical Authority + Internal Link Map

Help Google understand what your website is an expert on.

Search engines follow links to discover pages and understand how they relate. Distribb plans clusters of articles around your main topics and adds internal links between related pages, so crawlers can follow the connections and see how deeply you cover each subject.

Each cluster covers a subject you want to rank for. The dashboard's internal link map shows how your pages connect, so you can see the structure search engines crawl.

It just works.

Real results, from real users.

Accelerated existing growth by automating content with Distribb.

Organic traffic chart showing accelerated growth after joining Distribb

Kickstarted SEO with Distribb from day 1.

Organic traffic chart showing traffic kickstarted from day 1 with Distribb

Bounced back from a traffic decline with Distribb.

Organic traffic chart showing recovery from traffic decline after joining Distribb

Went from 0 to 80 monthly visitors in weeks with Distribb.

Organic traffic chart showing rapid growth from zero to 80 monthly visitors with Distribb
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Real customers, real words

What customers say

Unscripted reactions from real customers.

  • Rachael Morua, founder of Mind Shift Wellness, speaking on a video call

    "I researched you guys for three or four days, and you just kept coming up as one of the top notches. You're doing something right. I'm loving this."

    Rachael MoruaFounder, Mind Shift Wellness
  • Paul Fouad, a small business owner, speaking about Distribb on a video call

    "I like your product, I like the service. I like what it does, because it's comprehensive."

    Paul FouadSmall business owner
  • Craig Ricketts, a Distribb customer, speaking on a video call

    "I was playing around with your software and I really like it. I like the platform."

    Craig RickettsDistribb customer
  • The founder of Legal XM speaking on a video call

    "Your site is brilliant, no doubts about it. The AI works perfectly."

    Legal XMFounder
  • Dan Garza, a mortgage broker, speaking on a video call

    "Your prices are very reasonable. Your reviews are outstanding."

    Dan GarzaMortgage broker
  • Rob Ashton, a Distribb customer, speaking on a video call

    "It's super exciting. It's got legs to really get traction. I'm looking forward to using it."

    Rob AshtonDistribb customer
  • Bryn Fortmuller, a Distribb customer, speaking on a video call

    "I saw you guys on Facebook, that's why I hired you guys. I liked what you were offering."

    Bryn FortmullerDistribb customer
  • Hanna Groves, an SEO agency owner, speaking on a video call

    "It was very straightforward. I got the gist of it very quickly. It was actually quite easy."

    Hanna GrovesSEO agency owner
  • Shush Arya, a Distribb customer, speaking on a video call

    "There was an article that came up, I published it, and it worked."

    Shush AryaDistribb customer
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What makes Distribb different

Backlinks without the outreach grind

Byword researches keywords, writes the article and publishes it to your CMS. What it does not offer is a way to build authority: there is no backlink exchange in Byword, so acquiring links stays on your plate. Distribb's credit-based backlink exchange network connects your published content with other real businesses in the network. When you publish, your articles automatically receive contextual backlinks from relevant sites - no cold emails, no guest post negotiations, no link insertion fees. The network has placed over 18,000 contextual backlinks across 600+ business websites since launch. This isn't a PBN; these are legitimate business sites with real traffic and topical relevance requirements. Against a full research suite the trade looks different again, which we cover in Distribb vs Semrush.

From keyword to indexed article in under 90 seconds

Byword automates much of this too, with built-in keyword research, AI images placed automatically, and scheduled publishing to six CMSs. Distribb runs the full pipeline: keyword research surfaces 90-120 buying-intent keywords filtered by difficulty and volume, the semantic cocoon engine organizes them into topic clusters, articles are generated with proper heading structure and custom images, and autopublishing pushes them directly to your CMS on schedule. The content calendar handles timing. You review and approve; everything else runs without you. Another product in that autopublishing shape is covered in Distribb vs Arvow.

Content depth that ranks for competitive terms

Byword is optimized for volume, and markets 1-click long-form articles with research and citations, so this is not a thin-content story. The honest difference is narrower: it is what the research actually produces. Distribb articles run original research, real data, and E-E-A-T structure signals built in: original research prompts, structured FAQ sections, and proper H1-H3 hierarchy. The difference shows up in rankings - comprehensive content earns featured snippets and holds positions against updates. If you're comparing Distribb vs Byword for a serious content marketing operation, the depth question matters. For a like-for-like volume comparison, Distribb against Outrank covers the same question with a different competitor.

Pricing

Distribb

Pro plan
$97/month

Per project, with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

  • 30 SEO-optimized articles a month, written and published to your site
  • Automatic keyword research that keeps your content calendar full
  • High-DR backlinks from a network of real businesses
  • Link outreach that finds the "best of" lists in your niche and drafts a pitch to each author
  • A built-in AI agent that finds keywords and writes or rewrites articles when you ask
  • Search Console analytics and AI visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity
  • Publishes to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Ghost, Wix, Framer, Notion and GoHighLevel
  • Writes in 150+ languages, with AI images and YouTube embeds
  • Support calls with Borja and Florian, Distribb's co-founders
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Need more? Accelerator triples your articles and adds done-for-you video, Medium, and social distribution.

Byword

$99/month (Starter, 25 articles)

  • → Starter $99/mo: 25 articles, 5 domains
  • → Standard $299/mo: 80 articles. Scale $999/mo: 300 articles
  • → Free: 5 articles. Extra credits $2.50 to $5.00 per article
  • → Programmatic SEO templates, 1,000+ articles per batch
  • → Built-in keyword research, voice matching, 6 CMS integrations
  • → No backlink exchange network
  • → No technical SEO site audit of your own site
  • → No repurposing to video, social or Q&A sites
  • → No Wix, Framer or GoHighLevel publishing

On entry price the two are close: Byword Starter is $99/mo for 25 articles, Distribb is $97/mo flat. Byword already covers keyword research, writing and publishing, so the gap is authority and reach, not the writing. Distribb adds the backlink exchange and distribution to the platforms AI engines cite in the same subscription. Byword pricing verified July 2026 from byword.ai. If your shortlist also includes a traditional SEO suite rather than a writer, Distribb vs Ahrefs is the more relevant comparison.

Borja Obeso, Distribb co-founder Florian Darroman, Distribb co-founder

Included on every plan

Support Straight From Borja & Florian (Distribb Co-Founders)

We're very passionate about Distribb and our number one priority is talking to the people who use it, you can schedule as many calls with us as you want.

Between the two of us that's 30 years of SEO experience, and we have both built and sold companies of our own before this one. We run Distribb together.

  • No support tiers, no ticket queue, no bot in between.
  • You talk to the two people who build the product, not a rotating rep.
  • Accelerator customers also get a personalized WhatsApp group with both of us.

Choose your plan

Start with Pro and scale when you are ready. Accelerator triples your articles and adds done-for-you video, Medium, and social distribution.

Pro

$97 $79 /month

Billed yearly ($948)

2 months free

7-day free trial

  • Auto Keyword Research
  • 30 SEO-Optimized Articles / month
  • Powerful AI Agent
  • High-DR Backlinks
  • Link Outreach (research + drafted pitches)
  • CMS Integration
  • AI-Generated Images
  • YouTube Video Embedding
  • 150+ Languages
  • Content Calendar & Scheduling
  • Human support calls with the founders
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Accelerator

Best results
$495 $399 /month

Billed yearly ($4,788)

2 months free

  • Everything in Pro, plus:
  • 90 SEO-Optimized Articles / month
  • 4 Done-For-You Videos (YouTube + Instagram)
  • 8 Done-For-You Medium Syndication
  • 8 Done-For-You Instagram Carousels
  • Done-For-You Link Outreach Campaigns
  • Priority Backlink Placements & Support
  • Human support calls with the founders, plus a personalized WhatsApp group
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After You Sign Up

Your first 7 days with Distribb

Here's exactly what happens. No guessing, no waiting around.

  1. Day 1 (5 minutes)

    Connect your site and pick your niche

    Enter your URL, connect WordPress/Webflow/Shopify (one click), tell Distribb what your business does. The AI immediately starts researching keywords in your space.

  2. Days 2-3

    First articles published to your blog

    Distribb writes and publishes your first batch of SEO articles. 4,500+ words each, with images, internal links, and FAQ schema. Review them or let them auto-publish.

  3. Days 4-5

    Backlinks start stacking

    The backlink exchange network starts placing contextual links from real sites. Your Domain Rating and authority signals begin to move while new articles keep publishing.

  4. Day 7

    Your content engine is running on autopilot

    Multiple articles published. Backlinks building. Google indexing your content. You check your dashboard, see the progress, and get back to building your product.

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Common questions

Can Distribb generate hundreds of articles like Byword does for programmatic SEO?

Yes, but the approach is different. Distribb uses the content calendar and semantic cocoon system to schedule and generate articles in batches. You can queue up 100+ articles across your topic clusters and let the system write and publish them on schedule. The difference is the workflow rather than the depth: Distribb builds each article around a topic cluster and its internal links. If you need large volumes of templated pages driven from a data set (like "Best pizza in [city]" across 500 cities), Byword's programmatic templates and bulk generation are more purpose-built for that use case. For the same question against another volume publisher, see Distribb vs RankPill.

How does the backlink exchange work? Is it risky?

The network consists of real businesses - SaaS companies, agencies, e-commerce brands - who publish legitimate content. When you publish an article, other relevant sites in the network link to it with contextual anchor text that fits naturally into their content. You earn credits by having your content linked to others. It's reciprocal at the network level, not at the individual site level, which keeps link profiles looking natural. This is not a PBN or link farm. All participating sites have editorial standards and real traffic.

What if I just need articles and already have tools for everything else?

If you already have a working backlink acquisition process, Byword covers keyword research, writing and publishing on its own, and its credits (from $2.50 to $5.00 per article) might make more sense for you. Distribb's value is in replacing multiple separate tools and eliminating the manual work between them. If you're already operating a well-oiled machine, adding another platform creates switching costs. But if you're currently stitching together multiple tools or doing things manually, Distribb consolidates everything. For the wider picture, our comparisons against other SEO tools are all written to the same format. If Byword is one of several tools on your shortlist, our comparison against Jasper and the one against Surfer SEO cover the other two shapes this decision usually takes.

Do Distribb articles pass AI detection?

AI detection tools are inconsistent and increasingly unreliable as models improve. What matters more is whether content performs in search and provides value to readers. Distribb articles are structured for E-E-A-T compliance with original research prompts, expert framing, and comprehensive coverage. They're designed to rank and convert, not to game detection tools. Many users add their own expertise, quotes, or data to articles before publishing - the autopublish workflow includes a review step for exactly this reason.

The bottom line

Byword spins up articles in bulk and publishes them to your CMS. Distribb does that, then does the part most tools skip: it distributes your content to the platforms AI engines cite most, from YouTube and Medium to Quora and social, earns real backlinks from a network of real businesses, and keeps publishing on a schedule. All done for you. That is how a business goes from publishing content to actually getting cited by AI, from a flat $97 a month per project, with done-for-you distribution on the Accelerator plan.

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