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Research, analysis, and practical advice on optimizing your brand for AI-generated answers.

Strategy March 2026

How 'Best Of' Lists Drive ChatGPT Recommendations

ChatGPT relies heavily on listicle content when recommending local businesses. Learn how to leverage 'best of' lists to improve your AI citation rate.

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Technical AEO March 2026

FAQ Pages: The Content Format AI Loves Most

FAQ pages are the most AI-cited content format on service business websites. Learn how to write and structure FAQs that get cited by ChatGPT and other AI platforms.

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Strategy March 2026

Why Your Google Business Profile Is Your Most Important AI Visibility Asset

AI platforms pull directly from Google Business Profile data. Learn how to optimize your GBP listing so ChatGPT and other AI assistants recommend your business.

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Technical AEO March 2026

The Hidden Impact of NAP Inconsistencies on AI Citations

Mismatched business names, addresses, or phone numbers across directories confuse AI platforms and reduce your citation rate. Here is how to fix it.

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Strategy March 2026

Review Coaching: The Simplest Way to Improve Your AI Visibility

Generic reviews don't help AI recommend your business. Learn how to coach clients to write specific, service-focused reviews that boost your AI citation rate.

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Industry March 2026

AI Visibility for Financial Advisors: What You Need to Know

Trust signals matter more for financial services in AI citations. Learn how financial advisors can build authority that AI platforms recognize and recommend.

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Engine Updates March 2026

Engine Update — Week of March 23, 2026

This week's learnings from the Adaptive Intelligence Engine: content effectiveness patterns, platform behavior changes, and updated recommendation weights.

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Industry March 2026

How AI Search Is Changing How Patients Find Dentists

Patients are asking ChatGPT for dentist recommendations instead of Googling. Here's what dental practices need to do to stay visible in AI search results.

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Industry March 2026

Why Your Law Firm Is Invisible to ChatGPT

Your law firm ranks on Google but ChatGPT doesn't mention it. Here's the gap between SEO ranking and AI citation — and what to fix.

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AEO March 2026

Why ChatGPT and Perplexity Cite Different Brands

Only 11% of domains get cited by both ChatGPT and Perplexity. Learn why each AI platform picks different sources and how to optimize for both.

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Getting Started March 2026

Which GetCitedBy Plan Is Right for You?

A simple guide to choosing between Monitor, Optimize, and Autopilot. Find the right plan based on your goals, technical resources, and budget.

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AEO March 2026

How to Measure AI Visibility: The 3 Ps Framework

Learn how to measure your brand visibility in AI answers using the Presence, Prominence, and Perception framework — and what each score means for your business.

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Strategy March 2026

AEO vs SEO: How to Allocate Your Marketing Budget

A practical framework for service business owners deciding how to split investment between traditional SEO and Answer Engine Optimization, based on business stage and market dynamics.

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Research March 2026

Why Your Brand Doesn't Show Up in ChatGPT

Most service businesses are invisible to AI assistants. We break down the common reasons — from blocked crawlers to weak entity signals — and what to do about each one.

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Research March 2026

How AI Models Decide Which Brands to Cite

AI citation isn't random. Learn the specific factors — from training data to authority signals — that determine whether your brand gets recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.

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Technical AEO March 2026

The robots.txt Mistake That's Blocking AI Crawlers from Your Site

Many companies accidentally block GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and other AI crawlers. Learn which crawlers exist, how to configure robots.txt correctly, and how to verify your setup.

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Technical AEO March 2026

Schema Markup for AI: Beyond Google's Requirements

AI models can process far richer Schema.org markup than what Google requires for rich snippets. Learn which types matter for AI citation and how to implement them.

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AEO Fundamentals March 2026

What is Answer Engine Optimization? A Practical Guide for Service Businesses

AEO is the practice of optimizing content to be cited by AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. Learn how it differs from SEO and why it matters for service businesses.

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