What does the Cite Solutions AI Visibility Index cover?

The Index is a research journal covering how AI systems including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews select, cite, and recommend brands. Topics include GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), citation dynamics, prompt tracking, and platform-specific visibility strategy for B2B brands.

How often is the Index updated?

Multiple briefs are published weekly. Deep research pieces appear every few days; tactical execution notes and platform intelligence updates run more frequently.

Who writes the Cite Solutions Index?

The Index is produced by Cite Solutions Research, a managed AI visibility service. Every piece is written by operators who run GEO and AEO programs for B2B brands and is grounded in current citation data from sources like Otterly, Conductor, Peec AI, and Semrush.

VOL. 01ISSUE NO. 251JULY 7, 2026

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A Cite Solutions research journal

The AI Visibility Index.

Operator-grade reporting on how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews decide which brands get cited, recommended, and remembered. Written by the operators running AI visibility programs for B2B brands.

Editorial cadence

Deep briefs every few days.
Platform intelligence, weekly.
Citation data, continuous.

Published briefs251

Technical67

Strategy81

Research98

Tracked topics312

Last filedJul 7

Lead analysisStrategyJul 7, 2026

AI Attribution: Why ChatGPT Traffic Hides in GA4

AI attribution is broken: over 97% of post-mention visits carry no UTM, so GA4 files ChatGPT traffic as Direct. Here is how to see it again.

Read the brief→10 min read

In this issue

Six briefs worth reading end to end

Execution pieces, platform intelligence, and research notes from this week's filing.

01Jul 7

Technical Guides10 min read

Claude SEO: How to Get Cited by Claude

Claude SEO is how you get cited by Claude on claude.ai and inside enterprise tools. Here is the retrieval pipeline and the five steps that win it.

Filed Jul 7Read→

02Jul 6

Technical Guides10 min read

Gemini SEO: How to Get Cited by Gemini

Gemini SEO is how you get cited by Google's AI Overviews, AI Mode, and the Gemini app. Here is the retrieval pipeline and the five steps that win it.

Filed Jul 6Read→

03Jul 6

Technical Guides10 min read

How to Rank in ChatGPT (You Actually Can't)

How to rank in ChatGPT is the wrong question. ChatGPT has no ranking system. Here is what actually decides whether it cites your brand, and how to win it.

Filed Jul 6Read→

04Jul 5

Strategy11 min read

AI Search for Ecommerce: How to Get Products Cited

AI search for ecommerce is now a real discovery channel. Here is why AI skips your products and the steps to get your catalog cited and recommended.

Filed Jul 5Read→

05Jul 4

Strategy11 min read

ChatGPT Marketing: How to Get Your Brand Seen

ChatGPT marketing means earning your way into the answers 900M weekly users see. Here are the organic and paid levers that actually work in 2026.

Filed Jul 4Read→

06Jul 4

Strategy11 min read

Does E-E-A-T Matter for AI Search?

E-E-A-T is not a direct ranking factor for AI search, but the trust signals behind it decide whether ChatGPT and Perplexity cite your brand.

Filed Jul 4Read→

Active topic pillars

The four territories of AI visibility research

01 · Pillar70 briefs

Strategy

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02 · Pillar63 briefs

Technical Guides

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03 · Pillar58 briefs

AI Visibility

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04 · Pillar24 briefs

Research

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