{
  "id": 15535498,
  "title": "9 domains link to every major accounting tool",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/9-domains-link-to-every-major-accounting-tool",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-19T01:47:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/petteri_pucilowski_7ec755/9-domains-link-to-every-major-accounting-tool-2j89"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The analysis examined the linking domains for eight popular accounting tools. Nine non-platform domains appeared in the overlap of all eight subjects, while 80% of linking domains linked to only one subject. The overlap varied from linking to one subject to all eight, with a total of 11,443 unique linking domains. The nine domains that linked to all eight subjects were considered highly strategic for outreach. Most linking domains focused on a single subject, indicating a need for broader coverage from editorial sites. A few domains, such as Shopify.com, Smallbiztrends.com, and Jotform.com, covered multiple subjects, making them valuable targets for outreach. The highest-authority sites linking to all subjects provided a strong foundation for targeted outreach efforts.",
  "summary": "we compared 8 accounting tools in common crawl's domain-level link graph. 9 non-platform domains link to all 8, while 80% of linking domains appear for only one subject. how we pulled this for each subject domain, we pulled the top 2,000 referring domains by authority from common crawl release Apr-Jun 2026 (cc-main-2026-apr-may-jun). we intersected those lists, then removed platform, cdn, social,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Nine non-platform domains linked to all eight major accounting tools",
    "80% of linking domains connected to only one subject",
    "Shopify.com, Smallbiztrends.com, and Jotform.com covered multiple subjects"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The concentration of most linking domains on single subjects reveals a fragmented digital landscape that requires more diverse editorial coverage to achieve comprehensive authority across the accounting software industry.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}