Notes & comparisons

Notes on being recommended by AI.

How the engines choose what to recommend, what the research actually says, and honest tool comparisons, including where we fit and where we don't.

Engine guides ›

Dec 9, 2025

ClaudeBot, Claude-SearchBot and Claude-User explained, with a practical workflow for checking citations and improving the pages buyers need.

Nov 13, 2025

How to inspect Perplexity citations, distinguish crawler access from user fetches, and improve the information behind buyer recommendations.

Oct 7, 2025

Understand ChatGPT’s search and crawler controls, inspect cited sources, and improve the pages behind real buyer questions.

GEO fundamentals ›

Aug 21, 2025

AEO and GEO overlap. Compare the actual deliverables, answer surfaces and measurements before paying for two versions of the same work.

Jul 9, 2025

Compare search rankings and generated answers, understand their shared foundations, and decide what to fix from the evidence.

Jun 18, 2025

What generative engine optimization means, what the research found, and how to measure recommendations, mentions and citations.

Tool comparisons ›

Jun 11, 2026

Compare 10 AI visibility tools by monitoring, content workflows, research and plan scope. Source-linked buying guidance for choosing your shortlist.

Apr 16, 2026

Compare seven citation tracking tools and learn what to check in source URLs, answer context, exports and before-and-after evidence.

Mar 5, 2026

Compare eight AI search monitoring tools by schedule, saved evidence, operational checks and the work your team needs to do each week.

Jan 22, 2026

Compare nine LLM visibility tools and learn how to evaluate their collection methods, saved answers, sampling and score definitions.

Alternatives ›

Aug 27, 2026

Seven AthenaHQ alternatives compared by monitoring, research and action workflows, with source links and questions to settle before switching.

Jul 23, 2026

Seven Profound alternatives by budget, monitoring and execution needs, with current source links and a practical migration checklist.

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