Measuring AI visibility
Every claim about AI visibility rests on how it was measured: a defined set of questions, run repeatedly, across named platforms, with mentions and citations kept apart.
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That is harder than it sounds. Answers are probabilistic, engines disagree with each other, and a single screenshot proves almost nothing. Referral data in GA4 tells you what happened after someone reached your site, not what happened inside the answer that sent them.
These guides cover the measurement layer end to end: how tracked prompts are built and grouped, what mentions and citations each tell you, what visibility platforms measure well and where their limits are, how to read answer engine traffic in GA4 without overclaiming, and how to decide between a one-off audit and ongoing tracking.
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Mentions vs citations in AI search
Two key signals in AI visibility reporting, why they're related but not the same, and what to look for when reviewing your data.
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Audit vs monthly tracking: where to start
Trying to decide between an AI Visibility Audit and monthly tracking for answer engine optimisation? This guide explains what each is for and where to start.
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What AI visibility platforms can and can't measure
AI visibility platforms can be genuinely useful. Here's what they measure well, where the limits are, and how to read the output properly.
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How tracked prompts work
What tracked prompts are, why one prompt is never enough, and how prompt groups and buyer intent connect in AI visibility measurement.
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How to create tracked prompts that measure your AI visibility
Includes a free prompt set generator to build and download a starter tracked-prompt set for your brand, plus how to choose the questions and prompt types that measure your AI visibility honestly.
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AI traffic attribution in GA4: track ChatGPT, Perplexity and answer engine traffic
Learn what GA4 can and can't show for AI traffic from ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, and how to measure answer engine impact without overclaiming.
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What good AI visibility reporting looks like
Live data views versus monthly reports, what to include (from prompts and citations to competitors and cited pages), and how to spot thin or noisy reporting.
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The best AEO platforms in 2026
How the AI visibility tracking tools compare, and what to check before committing to one.
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See your own numbers first
The AI Visibility Audit applies everything on this page to your brand: a real tracked prompt set, mentions and citations separated, competitor context, and a sequenced plan for what to fix first.
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