Your customers now ask AI who to hire.
We make sure the answer is your business. RankForward gets you recommended by AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity, using methods proven by Princeton University research.
What is AI visibility?
It takes 10 seconds to understand.
A customer asks AI
"Who is the best roofing company near me?" Millions of people ask AI questions like this every day.
AI names a few businesses
The AI picks two or three businesses it knows and trusts. Everyone else is invisible. There is no page two.
We make you one of them
We build the signals AI looks for, so your business gets named when it matters. That is AI visibility.
Why it matters
AI search is not coming. It is here.
People ask ChatGPT and Perplexity who to hire the same way they used to search Google. If AI does not know your business, it recommends someone else.
62%
of consumers
already use AI when deciding what to buy (Bain & Company, 2025)
40%
more AI citations
possible with systematic GEO optimization (Princeton, ACM KDD 2024)
6
AI engines
monitored for every client, every month: ChatGPT, ChatGPT Search, Claude, Grok, Perplexity, and Gemini
Live demo
Watch AI talk about your business. Live.
In one 30-minute call, we run your brand through real AI engines — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and more — and you watch the answers, recommendations, and citations come back in real time.
Real engines
No slides. No mockups.
We query the live engines during the call and score what they actually say about your business — and about the competitors they name instead of you.
Real citations
See what AI trusts
Every answer shows its sources. You see exactly which sites AI trusted, where you show up, and where you are invisible.
Real recommendations
Leave with next steps
You walk away with the highest-impact fixes for your business — yours to keep, whether or not we work together.
Not ready to talk? Start with the free score instead.
How it works
Three steps. You can start free today.
Step 01
Get Your Free Score
Tell us your business name and website. We ask ChatGPT and Perplexity about you, then send your score within 24 hours. Free.
Step 02
We Audit & Optimize
As a client, you get the full picture: we test all six AI engines we monitor, find every gap, and fix what AI needs to see.
Step 03
You Get Recommended
AI engines start naming your business when customers ask who to hire. You watch it happen in your monthly report and live portal.
Why you can't DIY this
A proprietary system, not a checklist
The basics of GEO are public. The system that makes it work is not.
Our own monitoring engine
Purpose-built software that asks six AI engines thousands of questions every month and saves every answer.
Citation intelligence
A growing database of which sources AI actually trusts in each market, tracked scan after scan.
Princeton-tuned playbooks
The 9 research-proven content methods, applied to your business and measured against real AI answers.
6
AI engines monitored
20+
buyer-style questions per audit
120+
real AI answers scored in your first audit
4
geographic levels tracked, city to national
9
Princeton-proven content methods
Every answer is saved, scored, and compared month over month. That is how we know what is working. You could spend months guessing on your own and never know.
Pricing
Start with a free score. One plan does the rest.
Free AI Score
$0
- See what ChatGPT and Perplexity say about your business
- See who AI recommends instead of you
- Report in your inbox within 24 hours
Monthly AI Visibility Management
$1,500
per month • no long-term contract
- Month 1: full audit, website review & schema markup pack
- Monthly AI visibility re-scans + progress reports
- You vs. named competitors, with the actual AI answers
- Copy-paste-ready monthly content package
- Live client portal + real-time score alerts
- Monthly 30-minute strategy call
Questions first? Email hello@rankforward.ai or send us a note.
"We built RankForward because we saw businesses spending thousands on Google SEO while AI search engines, the ones customers use now, recommended their competitors."
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AI search optimization? +
It is the work of getting your business named in AI answers. People call it GEO (Generative Engine Optimization). Old-style SEO helps you rank on Google. GEO gets you recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and other AI tools. Princeton University research (KDD 2024) found it can lift AI visibility by up to 40%.
How do I get my business to show up in ChatGPT results? +
AI needs proof your business is real and good. That proof comes from facts and numbers on your website, listings on sites AI trusts (like directories and review sites), and special code that helps AI read your pages. Our audit asks AI 20+ questions about your market. It shows exactly where you are invisible.
Can I just do this myself? +
The basics are public, but the system is not. RankForward runs on proprietary software: our own six-engine monitoring tool, a citation database built from every scan we run, and playbooks tuned against thousands of real AI answers. You could spend months guessing at what AI wants and never know if it worked. Our clients skip the guessing and see the proof in a monthly report.
What is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)? +
GEO is a methodology from academic research at Princeton University, published at ACM KDD 2024. It identifies 9 content optimization methods that increase how often AI engines cite a source. SEO helps you get found on Google. GEO gets you cited by AI.
How is GEO different from traditional SEO? +
SEO gets you into Google's list of links. GEO gets you into AI's answers. AI cares about different things: clear facts, expert wording, and other trusted sites that mention you. A business can rank #1 on Google and still never be named by AI. The two systems judge you by different rules.
How long does it take to see results? +
Most clients see measurable AI visibility gains within 60 to 90 days. Full impact usually takes 3 to 6 months. We track your score monthly and report every change, so you see progress before you see the full result.
Does RankForward build our website or write our web pages? +
No. RankForward provides AI search strategy, content drafts, and reporting. Publishing to your site is done by your web developer or your team. We tell you exactly what to do and hand you the content. Your team puts it live.
What does the GEO audit include? +
We ask all six AI engines we monitor (ChatGPT, ChatGPT Search, Claude, Grok, Perplexity, and Gemini) 20+ questions about your market. You get a score from 1 to 10, a map of the sources AI trusts in your industry, and your top 3 fixes. The written report arrives within 7 days. Then we walk you through it on a 30-minute call.
How much does AI search optimization cost? +
RankForward offers one plan: Monthly AI Visibility Management at $1,500/month with no long-term contract. Month one includes a full audit, website review, and schema markup pack. Every month after that: reports, content packages, citation tracking, and a live client portal. Start with the free AI visibility score to get your baseline.
Do you work with businesses outside your area? +
Yes. Our GEO methodology works for any business in any location. We take clients nationally. Contact us to discuss your market.
Get Your Free AI Visibility Score
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From our blog
AI search, explained in plain English
What we are learning from real AI answers, published twice a week.
JB Aten, August 13, 2026
We Asked ChatGPT to Recommend a Roofing Company in Flagstaff, AZ. Here's What Happened.
We asked ChatGPT to name the best roofing company in Flagstaff, AZ. It answered with five businesses: here's why they won and what kept the rest out.
ReadJB Aten, August 10, 2026
AI Search Visibility Has a Radius: Why ChatGPT Stops Recommending You 15 Miles From Your Front Door
AI engines recommend businesses where the evidence lives, not where you drive. Learn why AI visibility decays with distance and how to widen your radius.
ReadJB Aten, August 6, 2026
We Asked ChatGPT to Recommend a Plumber in Prescott, AZ. Here's What Happened.
We asked ChatGPT to name the best plumbers in Prescott, AZ. Five businesses made the list. Here's why they got picked: and what kept everyone else out.
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