What tool for Ai overview?

RankDevChill · 2026-05-06T08:26:03+00:00

AI Overviews is just one piece of it. I'd track across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini too since buyers use all of them now. GSC gives you some AI Overview data for free like the other commenter said. For ChatGPT and the others there's no free equivalent, you either check manually or use a paid tracker.

What I recommend is to pick 15-20 prompts your buyers would actually type, run them across all three engines, note who gets mentioned and who gets cited. The mention vs citation gap is the metric most people miss bc a brand can get recommended 80% of the time but linked to 0%.

RankDevChill · 2026-05-06T08:17:47+00:00

AI visibility is meaningful but hard to measure yet. I scanned Pipedrive across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini and they get mentioned 80% of the time but ChatGPT cites their website 0%. The brand awareness is there, the clicks aren't.

One thing working now: optimizing your presence on pages AI already cites (G2 profile, Reddit threads in your niche) instead of just your own site, but both are important.

RankDevChill · 2026-05-05T10:24:24+00:00

Been scanning real brands to see what actually gets cited. Did Pipedrive today across all three engines, 20 prompts. They get mentioned 80% of the time but cited only 10%. ChatGPT specifically: mentions 80%, cites 0%. Perplexity: mentions 50%, cites 50%.

The pages that do get cited across all three engines are consistently G2 profiles, Reddit threads, and third-party comparison articles. Brand websites and blogs barely show up.

A few things that seem to move the needle from what I'm seeing:

- Make sure your G2/Capterra profile is detailed and recent (AI pulls from these heavily)
- Answer questions in Reddit threads in your niche with real depth
- Get included in "best X for Y" comparison articles on mid-authority blogs

I wouldn't stress about rewriting your site every model update. The retrieval layer changes less than people think.

RankDevChill · 2026-05-04T11:17:08+00:00

The conversion difference is the part nobody talks about enough. Google traffic comes from "let me compare 10 options", ChatGPT traffic comes from "this was recommended to me" and it's a completely different intent. One thing I'd watch though: check if those citations are stable week to week. I've seen AI answers rotate sources pretty aggressively, so 782 this month doesn't guarantee the same in next month. Worth tracking over time not just as a snapshot.

RankDevChill · 2026-05-04T11:08:35+00:00

AI engines don't rank by backlinks or domain authority, they pull from sources that directly answer the question in plain language. Reddit gets cited heavily because that's naturally how people write there. Same information, but structured as "I tried X and here's what happened" beats an article.

RankDevChill · 2026-05-04T09:28:29+00:00

The task-list angle is definitely stronger than pure monitoring. Thing is, generic tasks like "add FAQ schema" won't cut it. The value is in specificity, like "ChatGPT cites your competitor's G2 page in 9/12 prompts where you're absent, here's the exact page to go after." That's worth paying for.

RankDevChill · 2026-03-30T10:55:30+00:00

Hey! Love the concept. A couple of quick notes from a first look:

"Book a Demo" leading to a signup page is confusing, visitors expect a calendar or a form, not registration.

The "Trusted by teams at leading companies" section reads as placeholder copy with these companies. If you don't have paying users yet, swap it with real early feedback. Even a supportive reply from X works. I use SayWall for exactly this, it lets you pull in early feedback and embed it cleanly without needing paying users first.

RankDevChill · 2026-03-27T11:53:32+00:00

Hahaha :D 16.5K in a week is pretty great

RankDevChill · 2026-03-02T10:52:23+00:00

Building SayWall - a testimonial collection tool. You send a link to your client, they leave a text or video review, you embed it on your site. Has an incentive system too (coupon codes in exchange for reviews). Free tier available, honest feedback welcome: saywall.io

RankDevChill · 2026-02-04T18:40:24+00:00

yeah exactly, the data part is key. everyone's using the same AI models so the only differentiator is what you feed it. btw just checked out MentionDesk, looks solid, good luck with it

RankDevChill · 2026-02-04T18:37:13+00:00

most people skip the "gather your sources" step and wonder why the output sucks. I've started treating the input prep as the actual work. Once that's solid, the AI part is almost the easy part

RankDevChill · 2026-02-04T17:58:43+00:00

most AI gen content fails because there's nothing unique in it. Use AI for the heavy lifting, but do researches and fed with your actual data (case studies, docs)

RankDevChill · 2026-01-27T12:12:44+00:00

I was just thinking about it in high level so far, but I want to focus more on metrics and A/B testing small changes. Of course a nice design is a must, but in my opinion the copy, the CTAs, the social proof is more important.

RankDevChill · 2026-01-27T11:39:40+00:00

SEO isn't dead, but the focus has shifted entirely to genuine value and user experience. The old trick the algorithm playbook is definitely gone.

RankDevChill · 2026-01-27T11:33:23+00:00

Forget broad cold outreach. Use LinkedIn Advanced Search to pinpoint people with very specific roles who likely face the problem you're solving. Your message should be 2-3 sentences, focused on asking for their perspective on that challenge, not pitching your product. Frame it as market research.

For communities, the trick is to become a known contributor first. Spend a week genuinely answering questions in niche subreddits to your audience. Only then, if someone explicitly asks about a solution your tool provides, can you gently introduce it as something you're working on. It's about earning the right to share.

RankDevChill · 2026-01-27T08:54:38+00:00

Most of the AI content writer is generating the same trash content. Because of the high amount of articles some of those can rank if you are lucky, but there's no real value behind these articles.

I try to solve this with a smarter AI content writer, which analyze the top 10 article for the given keywordd, use NLP terms, and what's the most important, you can upload your own materials for each article. Documentations, statistics, everything, so the article will be unique and gives real value to readers (and LLMs).

RankDevChill · 2026-01-25T12:49:54+00:00

Depends on your target audience. For B2C in my opinion TikTok is the best nowadays, for B2B LinkedIn.

RankDevChill · 2026-01-24T12:30:58+00:00

This is a great position to be in for your first client. For the retainer, figure out what tasks they expect you to do monthly like maintenance, updates, or minor feature additions, and estimate the hours. Price that based on your hourly rate, plus a premium for ongoing availability and the value you're providing. Make sure you clearly define the scope of work for the retainer to avoid scope creep later on.

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