AI Search FAQ
Why is my website not showing up on ChatGPT?
Your website is not showing up on ChatGPT usually for one of four reasons: robots.txt blocks OAI-SearchBot, the page text only renders through JavaScript, your services are written inside images instead of plain text, or the site never states plainly who you are and what you sell. Check those four first. More
How do I get ChatGPT to recommend my website?
To get ChatGPT to recommend your website, it has to be able to read you and quote you correctly. Allow OAI-SearchBot, put services, pricing and service area in plain text, add Organization structured data on every page, publish an llms.txt listing your key pages, and keep your company name and address identical across external directories. More
How do I know if AI is citing my website?
There are three checks you can run yourself. Ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity a question your customers would ask and see whether your URL appears. Check server logs for OAI-SearchBot and PerplexityBot. Or run a free AI visibility check on your domain and read the structure and copy findings. More
Why is my site missing from Google AI Overviews?
If your site is missing from Google AI Overviews, check three things. Does the page already rank in the top ten for that query, since overviews mostly draw from the front page. Does the page answer the question directly in one short paragraph. Does it carry matching structured data. Expect two to six weeks after fixing. More
What happens if I block GPTBot?
Blocking GPTBot only stops OpenAI's training crawler. It does not remove you from ChatGPT search results, which are served through OAI-SearchBot. Blocking all three OpenAI crawlers does remove you. If you want to withhold training data but keep visibility, block GPTBot only and allow OAI-SearchBot and ChatGPT-User. More
What is AI visibility?
AI visibility is whether answer engines such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can read your site and cite it in an answer. It is not the same as ranking: ranking asks what position you hold, visibility asks whether you made it into the answer at all. More
How does structured data help AI cite my site?
Structured data is a machine-readable label in your source code stating what a page is, who published it and what type of content it holds. Answer engines use it to confirm who said something, so tagged pages are easier to cite. Add Organization, WebSite and either Article or FAQPage. More
How do I get cited in AI Overviews?
To get cited in AI Overviews you need one liftable paragraph. Open each question with a heading, answer it directly in forty to eighty words, then expand. Do not scatter the answer across paragraphs, and do not lock key facts inside images. FAQPage markup helps the overview map to the right passage. More
What is llms.txt and should I add it?
llms.txt is a plain text file at your site root telling AI models what the site covers and which pages matter. It is a proposed convention, not a standard, and no model vendor guarantees it is read. Chrome’s own tooling documentation now references it, and the cost of adding one is low. More