How RankForward Gets You Recommended by AI
Our process is built on peer-reviewed research from Princeton University (ACM KDD 2024) and real-world testing across hundreds of businesses.
Step 1
Submit Your URL
Enter your business website and we query ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude with 20+ prompts to see if they recommend you. You'll receive a detailed AI visibility score — your baseline — within 24 hours.
We test prompts like "Who is the best [your industry] in [your city]?" across every major AI engine. Most businesses score between 0 and 3 out of 10. This isn't a guess — it's a real measurement of how AI sees your business today.
Step 2
We Audit & Optimize
Our team analyzes your AI visibility across all engines and builds a custom GEO optimization roadmap. We identify exactly where you're invisible and what content changes will get you cited.
The Princeton GEO research identified 9 specific content optimization methods that increase AI citation rates. We apply the ones most relevant to your business:
- • Authoritative tone and language
- • Credible citations and statistics
- • Structured data and schema markup
- • Third-party citation building
- • Content restructuring for LLM readability
Step 3
You Get Recommended
We optimize your digital presence so AI engines cite your business when customers ask who to hire in your market. Monthly tracking shows your progress as AI engines start recognizing and recommending you.
Every month, we re-run the full prompt battery, measure score changes, and report what's working. You'll see your AI visibility score climb as the optimizations compound over time.
Built on Princeton University Research
Our methodology is grounded in the landmark GEO study published at ACM KDD 2024 by researchers at Princeton University, Georgia Tech, the Allen Institute, and IIT Delhi.
The research tested 9 content optimization methods across thousands of queries and found that systematic optimization can increase AI citation visibility by up to 40%. Key findings include:
- • Content with statistics and cited sources gets cited significantly more often
- • Authoritative language and expert quotations boost citation rates
- • Structured, factual content outperforms generic marketing copy
- • Third-party corroboration across multiple sources builds AI trust