They ask before they search.
A prospect can ask “who should we call?” before they ever see your website. The answer names someone, and it may not be you.
For B2B and professional-service firms
See why AI recommends your competitors instead of you
Ask the question your buyers ask, without your company name. CiteMe runs it through ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity and shows you the full answers: who got named, which sources appeared, and what to fix first.
Free snapshot: one question · three engines · one answer each · full answers and sources as a PDF · one per week · no credit card
Real snapshot · September 15, 2026dated result
Question
“Which reusable earplugs would you recommend for a frequent concertgoer in the US who wants to reduce loud sound without making the music feel muffled, needs multiple ear-tip sizes for a secure fit, and wants to spend less than $50?”
ChatGPTLoop not named. Recommended Etymotic, Vibes, EarDial.
GeminiLoop Experience 2 ranked first, “Best Overall.”
PerplexityLoop Experience 2 as the primary pick.
Same question. Two engines picked Loop first. One didn’t mention it.
One answer per engine · directional snapshot · No affiliation with Loop Earplugs.
The problem / 01
Your buyers don’t search for your name.
They ask AI who to hire, and they get a short list with a confident summary. If you’re not on it, you never hear about the lost introduction.
Being qualified isn’t the same as being named.
Your credentials, reviews, and case studies only help if an AI answer connects them to the question a buyer is asking.
Rankings can hold while clicks fall.
When Google shows an AI Overview, the top-ranked page averages 58% fewer clicks.
Ahrefs, 300,000 keywords, December 2025 data, published February 202601
Ask your buyer’s question (free).
One realistic question, without your company name. Add a city if location matters.
02
See who AI names, and why it might.
The full answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, and every source they showed.
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Get the fix list ($495 Pro run).
105 buyer questions, repeated samples, competitor and source patterns, and drafts your team can ship.
Free vs Pro / 03
Start with one question. Go deep when it matters.
Free AI Visibility Snapshot
- 1 question you write
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity: one answer each
- Full answer text and every visible source
- Downloadable PDF
- One free snapshot per week
Pro run: $495 one time
- 105 buyer questions: 30 best-fit, 30 alternative-provider, 30 use-case, 15 community
- Same three engines, 3 samples per question
- Which competitors appear, where, and how often
- Which sources, directories, and communities show up around your category
- Website review of up to 500 pages
- Drafts: FAQs, direct-answer blocks, llms.txt + JSON-LD, service brief
- Source outreach playbook, and community discovery with disclosure-aware reply drafts
- CSV exports · up to 5 team seats · priority support
Evidence / 04
Evidence you can read, not a score you have to trust
Every CiteMe result shows:
- the exact buyer question
- the engine
- the run date
- the number of answers sampled
- the complete AI answer
- the businesses named
- the visible source URLs
- the next actions worth reviewing
A source that appears in an answer is a clue, not proof of why the engine named a business.
Beyond your website / 05
Your website is only one source
AI answers draw on publications, directories, comparison pages, and community discussions, not just your homepage. The Pro run maps the ones that show up around your category and gives you an outreach playbook and disclosure-aware reply drafts for relevant community threads. It will also tell you when not to respond.
| Category | Monthly tracking tools | Typical GEO agency | CiteMe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price model | monthly subscription | project or retainer | $495 one time |
| What’s tested | your prompt list | varies | buyer questions without your name, including community questions |
| Full answers and sources | varies | varies | yes |
| What to fix first | dashboards, some add suggestions | yes, at agency prices | prioritized drafts and a playbook |
| Work outside your website | varies | varies | sources, directories, and communities mapped |
Categories generalized. Dated, named comparisons are published as research ships.
Proof / 06
Real questions. Real answers. Dated.
From “Can AI Find Them?”, Tyler’s public research series. Every result is a single dated snapshot, not a ranking.
At a glance
Can AI Find Them?
We asked ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity the buyer questions for 29 small businesses, mostly B2B and professional-service firms: one answer per engine.
- 18 weren’t named by any engine.
- 11 were named by at least one engine. None was named by all three.
Questions were written by CiteMe from each firm’s own website. One answer per engine is a snapshot, not a ranking. We don’t name firms without their permission.
Built and run by Tyler Schoneman
I’m Tyler Schoneman, founder of CiteMe. I kept seeing AEO work that meant generic AI-written blog posts, while the AI answers I tested pointed somewhere else entirely: directories, publications, comparison pages, and Reddit threads. CiteMe shows you where AI answers are already pointing for your category, so you can earn a place there with real expertise, not filler.
Connect on LinkedInWhen CiteMe is, and isn’t, the right fit
Good fit
You sell a high-consideration service, one missed recommendation matters, and you want the evidence plus a handoff your team or agency can act on.
Not the best fit
If you need daily tracking of hundreds of prompts, a monthly monitoring tool is the better choice. If you only want a quick automated score, free graders exist. Neither is wrong; they answer different questions.
Trust / 07
What we will never claim
- We don’t guarantee rankings, mentions, or recommendations. No one controls what a model says.
- One answer is not a ranking. Every result shows the question, engines, date, and sample size.
- A visible source is a clue, not proof of why an answer was given.
3 engines
105 buyer questions
$495 one time
No subscription
Community intelligence is about credible participation—not manufactured recommendations, spam, or disguised promotion. We identify relevant conversations, help your team evaluate whether participation is appropriate, and can recommend not responding.
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