Guides to getting cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews
Each guide opens with a TL;DR and answers one question per heading, the same structure CiteRank writes for your site.
Measuring · · 5 min read
Why does ChatGPT recommend your competitors and not your business?
ChatGPT recommends businesses it can quote from sources it trusts. Here is how to diagnose why competitors get named and you do not, in about 20 minutes.
Engines · · 5 min read
How to get your business to show up in Google AI Overviews
Google AI Overviews pull from pages that answer one question plainly near the top. What helps a small business get included, and what the click data says.
Engines · · 5 min read
How to get your business cited by Perplexity
Perplexity cites sources on every answer, so it is the fastest engine to test your AEO work on. How its retrieval works and which pages it actually quotes.
Measuring · · 5 min read
How to check what ChatGPT says about your business
Ask ChatGPT your buyers' questions in a fresh chat and record what it says about your business with a date. Why a single check misleads, and how to track answers properly.
Cost · · 7 min read
How much does answer engine optimization cost in 2026?
Agencies quote $1,500 to $2,500 a month for small-business AEO. What that buys, what tools cost instead, and when doing it yourself is enough.
Basics · · 5 min read
What is AEO (answer engine optimization)?
Answer engine optimization in plain terms: what AI assistants reward, how it differs from SEO and GEO, and where a business owner should start.
Engines · · 5 min read
How to get cited by ChatGPT
ChatGPT only cites pages its search layer can fetch and its model can quote in one pass. Which OpenAI crawlers to allow, what a citable page looks like, and how to check whether it worked.
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