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Product-linked article

An article that answers one buyer question and links the two to five products that genuinely answer it, each link carrying the article's identifier so an order can be traced back to the post.

A product-linked article is the unit Citelift publishes. It starts from a question a buyer actually asks, gives the short answer first, explains the reasoning, answers the follow-up questions in an FAQ, and links products only where they are the answer rather than as decoration. Each product link carries three UTM parameters: the source names the app, the medium names the blog, and the content names the article. Shopify records those on the customer journey, so an order can be credited to the post that placed the link rather than to a channel. The shape is chosen for answer engines as much as for people. A question-led article can add context that would be awkward on a product page, but its structure does not establish a higher citation rate. The link rules are deliberate: two to five products, chosen for fit, never padded, and every fact about them checked against the live catalogue before the article can be scheduled. The ChatGPT recommendation guide explains the eligibility and measurement work beyond article structure.

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