# Getting started with BacklinkGPT

From signup to your first link opportunities in under ten minutes.

## 1\. Create your workspace

Sign up with Google and BacklinkGPT creates a workspace for you. Every trial starts with full access, so you can see the agent working before your first invoice — check [credits and billing](/content/en/docs/credits-and-billing/index.html) for the details.

During setup you tell the agent about your site:

- **Your domain** — the site you want backlinks for.
- **What your product does** — a couple of sentences in plain language. The agent uses this to judge whether a prospect is relevant and to write outreach that doesn't sound generic.
- **Who it's for** — your audience and niche keywords.

The better this context, the better every downstream decision gets. You can refine it anytime in settings.

## 2\. Connect your email

Outreach is sent from your own mailbox, not from a shared BacklinkGPT address. Connect a Google or Microsoft account (or IMAP) and the agent drafts and sends from there, so replies land in a thread you own and deliverability builds on your domain's reputation.

Use a dedicated sending address

For higher volumes we recommend a separate mailbox like `outreach@yourdomain.com`. It keeps your personal inbox clean and protects your main address while the sending domain warms up.

## 3\. Set your guardrails

Before the agent contacts anyone, decide who it should never touch:

- Add competitors and partners to your **off-limits list** — the agent skips them entirely.
- Mark sensitive companies as **ask-me-first** — the agent prepares the outreach but waits for your explicit approval.

Read more in [contact policies](/content/en/docs/competitor-contact-policy/index.html).

## 4\. Let the agent hunt

That's it. The agent starts hunting for link opportunities — pages that link to your competitors, resource lists in your niche, guest-post prospects, and unlinked brand mentions. Each opportunity is scored for relevance and authority before it reaches you.

You'll find results in your inbox and in the **morning digest** — a daily summary of what the agent found, drafted, and sent. See [how the agent works](/content/en/docs/how-the-agent-works/index.html) for the full loop.

## Next steps

- [How the agent works](/content/en/docs/how-the-agent-works/index.html) — the nightly loop explained.
- [Approvals & inbox](/content/en/docs/approvals-and-inbox/index.html) — review outreach before it goes out.
- [Credits & billing](/content/en/docs/credits-and-billing/index.html) — what actions cost and what plans include.