Most partners optimize for Google. We engineer for the answer engines, and we can prove it.
The Lattice network was cited about 406,551 times across Microsoft Copilot in 90 days (a Bing-measured sample, so the real figure is higher), holding a 30 to 80 percent citation share as the top-cited source on dozens of buyer-intent queries. A placement here sits inside the source material the AI engines read when they answer your buyer.
To be exact about the proof: that figure is Microsoft Copilot specifically (the engine we have instrumented), it counts citations, being shown as a source in an AI answer, not clicks or traffic, and Bing itself labels the count a sample. We make no traffic guarantee. Editorial rankings were locked before we monetized and stay under our byline; sponsorship buys visibility, never a verdict.
Citations are the scale story. The conversion story is ChatGPT, and it is compounding: ChatGPT referrals to the network's largest property grew 172 percent month over month.
Which is why we price the way we do: placements are priced on observed AI landings, not on citation counts. A citation is a mention; a landing is a person. We tier pages on the AI sessions they actually receive, and we will tell you which instrument produced any number we show you.
See placement ratesReach the self-employed operators who actually buy tax and finance software.
Sponsored placements + custom packages on the freelancer-finance and 1099-tax authority site that reaches independent operators, gig workers, contractors, and small-business founders across the United States. Topical-fit gated, editorial-controlled, FTC-compliant.
rel="sponsored" on all advertiser links, per FTC and Google guidance.What we publish
CeoCult is a hands-on freelance finance + tax publication. Our calculators, comparisons, and state-by-state breakdowns serve self-employed founders, gig workers, contractors, and small-business operators. Every recommendation here either traces to a tax-code citation or a tool we've actually used. Sponsored placements are held to the same editorial standards as our organic coverage, same byline policy, same fact-checking, same comparison framework.
How sponsorship works here
- Topical fit is mandatory. Tax software, accounting tools, freelance-finance SaaS, payroll, 1099 management, retirement, business banking, invoicing, yes. Off-niche placements (consumer health, ecommerce gear, etc.), no, regardless of budget.
- Editorial control stays with us. You can suggest angles and provide product info, but final copy, ranking, and any verdict is written under our byline using our voice and methodology.
- We disclose. Every sponsored placement carries a visible "Sponsored" label and uses
rel="sponsored"on all paid links per FTC + Google guidance. - We don't do
/deals/or/partners/subfolders. Sponsored content is inline with our regular editorial, audited annually for topical-cohesion under Google's Site Reputation Abuse policy.
rel="sponsored" on all advertiser links · CeoCult byline + house style · annual topical-cohesion audit · no off-niche placements regardless of price.
What we will not do
- Crypto, NFTs, "make money online" pitches (off-topic regardless of price)
- Products with active fraud or undisclosed-deception complaints
- "Five-star" guaranteed-rating placements (we write honest reviews; ranking is editorial)
- Hidden sponsorship (no visible label, no
rel="sponsored") - Placement in YMYL niches (medical, legal, financial advice) that CeoCult does not cover
Placements and pricing
Three placements, one rate card. Every one holds the same editorial standards; the difference is placement type, not what we will say. Position is not for sale, at any price, to anyone: a featured slot sits beside the editorial ranking, labelled, and we do not re-rank currently-featured tools to favor advertisers. Content live within 24 hours of your sign-off.
rel="sponsored" link. One Featured Partner per category, so the slot is genuinely scarce: when this category's slot is claimed it is gone until the next refresh.Custom pillars, co-branded comparisons, sponsored research, newsletter slots, category takeovers during 1099 tax season and multi-site network placements are quoted individually. Ask.
Verified badge, free and earned rather than bought. An embeddable "Verified by Lattice" badge for tools our recorded AI-citation data genuinely names. It cannot be purchased at any of the prices above. Live in the AI-video category today and expanding per niche as each dataset clears our honesty floor; ask and we will tell you where your category stands.
All placements include: "Sponsored" label visible at the unit, rel=sponsored on all paid links, our byline, indexed in our sitemap. Refund if topical-fit gating rejects your product after submission (rare; we screen at inquiry).
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Use this form for any of the three placements above, or for anything quoted individually: custom pillars, co-branded comparisons, multi-site bundles across the Lattice network, exclusive category sponsorships, branded data-study collaborations, newsletter sponsorships (the CeoCult newsletter launches Q3 2026), and category takeovers during 1099 tax season.
We come back with a structured proposal within 24 hours.