Research & Insights
What we learn from auditing websites for AI visibility. Posts are grouped by methodology cluster.
AI Citability Foundations
definitional + diagnostic + procedural: the foundational cluster a buyer hits when first learning about AI citability as a measurable property of their site
April 23, 2026
What Is AI Citability? The Five-Pillar Framework
The framework for getting cited by AI search: what citability is, the five pillars, measurement methodology, and fixes for common failure patterns.
May 29, 2026
Why Your Brand Is Mentioned in ChatGPT but Not Linked
ChatGPT mentions your brand but links a competitor. Our AVR baseline shows 50% recognition beside a 15.6% citation rate, why that gap exists, and the fix.
May 19, 2026
Brand-Noun Collision: When AI Won't Cite Your Brand
When AI answers about your category but cites competitors instead of your brand, you have a brand-noun collision. How to diagnose and reclaim your noun.
April 10, 2026
Benchmarking AI Visibility: 6 Sites, 3 Platforms, 10 Checks
Detailed benchmark results from auditing 6 websites for AI visibility and citability. Includes per-check pass rates, platform-specific findings, and the infrastructure patterns that predict citations.
April 10, 2026
How to Measure Your AI Citation Rate: Tools + Method
Three ways to measure your domain's AI citation rate: a free 2-minute scan, a manual 20-query test, and automated API testing. Which to use and when.
April 10, 2026
Which Schema Markup Do AI Search Engines Actually Use?
We tested 10 JSON-LD schema types across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude. Three types are associated with the majority of AI citations. Here is the data.
April 10, 2026
What AI Crawlers Actually See When They Visit Your Site
We ran our 10-check infrastructure scan on 50+ websites. Here is what AI crawlers like GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and PerplexityBot actually find when they visit a typical site.
April 10, 2026
Why AI Recommends Your Competitors (And What to Do About It)
AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity recognize your brand but still recommend someone else. Our AVR baseline data shows 100% brand recognition can coexist with a 11% recommendation rate. Here is why that gap exists and how to close it.
AI Visibility Tools - Methodology Authority
the cite-bait flywheel cluster - methodology posts designed to be cited by competitor listicles and reframe category vocabulary (calibration receipt, three-anchor calibration, V/R/C separation)
May 1, 2026
The 0% ChatGPT Citation Trap: AI Visibility Tools Lie
Most AI visibility tools report 0% ChatGPT citation rates for sites that ARE cited. The cause is a measurement bug, not a real signal. Here is the test and the fix.
June 22, 2026
How Do You Audit Whether AI Actually Cites Your Brand?
An AI visibility audit tests whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini cite your brand, names who they cite instead, and shows what to fix. Here is how to run one.
June 22, 2026
What Is a GEO Audit, and How Do You Run One in 2026?
A GEO audit checks whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews cite your site, and who they cite instead. Here is how to run one in 7 steps.
May 18, 2026
AI Visibility Score Lies: Visibility vs Citability
AI visibility tools collapse three independent metrics into one score, so you cannot tell what to fix. The V/R/C separation makes the score actionable again.
May 11, 2026
Three-Anchor Calibration for AI Visibility Audits
Measuring AI citation rates without calibration anchors gives noise, not signal. The three-anchor framework and the DR-citation curve we derived from real data.