The questions people ask before their first audit — answered without the sales voice.
Nearly every question here comes from someone deciding whether this is worth their attention at all: how long before AI engines notice a change, whether a citation turns into revenue, what happens to your data, and what we genuinely cannot promise. The answers are short, specific, and include the ones that do not flatter us. If your question is not on this page, the free survey usually settles it in a couple of minutes.
About AI Search Visibility
What is AI search visibility?
AI search visibility measures how well your website appears in AI-powered search results from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and other generative engines. It combines traditional SEO with AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization).
How is this different from regular SEO?
Traditional SEO optimizes for search engine ranking algorithms that return blue links. AI search visibility optimizes for generative AI models that synthesize answers from multiple sources. A high AI visibility score means your content is structured so it can be found, extracted and quoted when a model answers.
Do I still need traditional SEO?
Yes. SEO brings traffic from traditional search engines. AEO captures featured snippets and voice search. GEO is the work aimed at getting your brand named in AI-generated answers - nobody can guarantee a naming. All three work together, and the audit scores each dimension separately so you can see where to start.
About ProofPosts
How does the free audit work?
Enter your website URL on the homepage. Your site is scanned for AI readiness across five dimensions: entity signals, passage-level structure, answer-first content, citation potential, and crawler access. You get a visibility score plus a prioritized checklist of what is missing.
What does the audit actually check?
The audit checks structured data markup (schema.org), content structure for AI extraction, author and entity consistency, original data and statistics, robots.txt configuration for AI crawlers, FAQ and HowTo schema, and whether each passage stands on its own.
Is the audit really free?
Yes. The first audit is completely free with no credit card required. Paid plans add monthly scans, detailed reports, competitor comparisons, and trend tracking.
How long does an audit take?
Most audits complete within 60 seconds. Larger sites with many pages may take up to 3 minutes. You receive the visibility score immediately on the page, and we also email you the score.
About AI Citations
How do I get cited by ChatGPT?
The signals looked for: authority, originality and how easily a passage can be lifted. Focus on: publishing original research and data, maintaining consistent entity signals across the web, structuring content in independent passage-level sections, and ensuring your site is accessible to AI crawlers like GPTBot.
Can I check if I'm already being cited?
Citation monitoring comes with the Agency plan: brand mentions are tracked daily across four AI platforms, an AI-generated response.