Guide: does AI recommend you?
How to check whether ChatGPT and other AI assistants recommend your business
Ask AI the questions a customer would ask, several times and on several engines, and look for your exact name in the answers. One question on one engine tells you nothing.
1. Write buyer questions, not your name
Nobody asks AI about your brand if they do not know it. Ask what a customer asks: "which accounting firm do you recommend for a small business in Austin?", "best software for…?". Write 5 to 15 questions that cover your main services and markets.
2. Ask several engines and repeat
Answers change between engines and between attempts. Ask each question at least twice on each engine. Showing up once in four is information; zero in eight is too.
3. Separate live search from memory
Engines with web search measure your current presence. Engines that answer from memory do not know a new brand, and that does not mean your site is wrong. Do not add both into one number.
4. Note who they recommend and what they cite
More useful than knowing whether you appear is knowing who appears instead and which sources AI cites to decide: blogs, directories, comparisons. Those sources are where you need to be mentioned.
5. Keep the questions and repeat weekly
One snapshot does not tell you whether you are improving. Always use the same questions so the comparison is fair. The webAInalizer full report does these five steps for you.