A while ago I noticed something unexpected: I asked ChatGPT a question in my niche and it mentioned my website. No ads, no backlinks, and it doesn’t rank high on Google. But the model still used it as a reference.
That made me wonder how it got there. So I started experimenting. I tested different prompts, rewrote wording on my site, compared how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Kimi, DeepSeek, etc. responded, and tracked when my site did or didn’t get surfaced.
It kept happening. Which led me to a realization:
Search engine ranking is no longer the only path to being “found.”
We’re entering a world where visibility also depends on how AI models internalize and reference your content.
So I built AIO: a tool to measure and improve “AI visibility.”
If you're curious:
whether AI is already referencing your site,
how different models perceive your niche,
or how to improve discoverability without traditional SEO tactics,
I’d appreciate your feedback, critiques, and skepticism.
Happy to answer technical questions in the thread.
chasing0entropy•3mo ago
How are you tracking AI interaction?
ciscow•3mo ago
We send requests with different variations to the specified prompts at regular intervals, and based on the changes in these requests, we list the citations received and the sites they look at during their search and analyze them on a separate model. This way, we can collect a lot of data such as which formats your site is recommended in more, your competitors, and you can analyze these on a simple dashboard.
mayki•3mo ago
This is fascinating.
It really feels like AI visibility could become the new SEO frontieroptimizig not for search engne but for AI models.
ciscow•3mo ago
Yes, we see this as a new generation of SEO. After all, everyone needs it.
It's like SERP tools, but in a newer version.
chillnetflix•3mo ago
Love the idea. Curious if you’ve noticed differences between how ChatGPT and other models (like Claude or Gemini) reference sites? That data could be gold.
ciscow•3mo ago
Yes, we can also find the differences. You can analyze your own website with different methods on the site and also for the same keywords.
elderdragon3162•3mo ago
Super interesting shift we’ve optimized for Google for 20 years, but no one’s been optimizing for AI models yet. AIO might be the first real step in that direction.
ciscow•3mo ago
Thanks for your feedback. Lately, especially Gen Z users have been asking GPTs instead of Google. We have created such a solution. If you would like to review it, we can send you a beta.
ciscow•3mo ago
That made me wonder how it got there. So I started experimenting. I tested different prompts, rewrote wording on my site, compared how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Kimi, DeepSeek, etc. responded, and tracked when my site did or didn’t get surfaced.
It kept happening. Which led me to a realization:
Search engine ranking is no longer the only path to being “found.” We’re entering a world where visibility also depends on how AI models internalize and reference your content.
So I built AIO: a tool to measure and improve “AI visibility.”
If you're curious:
whether AI is already referencing your site,
how different models perceive your niche,
or how to improve discoverability without traditional SEO tactics,
I’d appreciate your feedback, critiques, and skepticism.
Happy to answer technical questions in the thread.
chasing0entropy•3mo ago
ciscow•3mo ago