# Cited — Full Content Index > Cited is a GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) service that helps businesses get discovered and cited by AI search engines — including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Gemini, and Bing Copilot. Traditional SEO no longer guarantees visibility. AI search engines pull answers from a different set of signals: structured content, authoritative sourcing, schema markup, and platform-specific optimisation. Cited audits websites across all of these dimensions and delivers clear, prioritised recommendations — free to start, with managed monthly programmes available. --- ## Homepage — https://cited.best/ ### Headline Get Cited by AI. Not Just Google. ### Subheadline AI search engines are replacing traditional search. Find out how visible your website is to ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and more in minutes. ### Key messages - AI search engines use different signals than traditional search: structured content, authoritative citations, schema markup, and platform-specific optimisation. - Cited delivers a free 6-dimensional AI visibility audit covering Citability, Brand Authority, Content Quality, Technical Foundation, Schema Markup, and platform scores. - Results arrive by email within 5 minutes. No account or credit card required. - Paid plans available for businesses that want expert implementation alongside the audit insights. ### How it works (3 steps) 1. Submit your URL — paste your website URL into the audit form. 2. AI analysis — Cited's engine fetches your site's resources and runs six parallel AI-powered assessments covering every major GEO signal. 3. Get your report — a detailed score report with prioritised action items lands in your inbox within 5 minutes. ### Audit dimensions - **AI Citability** — assesses whether AI models can find, extract, and cite your content as authoritative. Covers passage quality, factual density, citation signal strength, and structured-content hygiene. - **Brand Authority** — evaluates your brand's off-site presence, social proof, and entity recognition across platforms that AI models use to validate authority. - **Content Quality** — E-E-A-T assessment: expertise signals, author credibility, content depth, freshness, and originality. - **Technical Foundation** — crawlability, AI-crawler directives (robots.txt, llms.txt), HTTP security headers, Core Web Vitals (via PageSpeed Insights), site speed, and compression. - **Schema Markup** — presence and quality of JSON-LD structured data (Organization, WebSite, Article, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, etc.) that help AI models understand your entities. - **Platform Scores** — individual visibility scores for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI / Gemini, and Bing Copilot based on each platform's specific ranking signals. --- ## Free AI Visibility Audit — https://cited.best/audit ### Purpose The audit page is the primary conversion point. Visitors enter a website URL to trigger a free, automated GEO audit. ### Process - User submits a URL via a simple form. - The server fetches the site's homepage, robots.txt, llms.txt, llms-full.txt, sitemap.xml, top pages, RSS/Atom feed, and Google PageSpeed Insights data. - Six AI-powered skill modules (citability, brand, content, technical, schema, platform) run in parallel. - A combined score report and prioritised issue list is emailed to the user, typically within 5 minutes. - No account required. No credit card required. ### What the report includes - Overall AI visibility score (0–100) - Six individual dimension scores - Platform-specific scores for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI, and Bing - Prioritised issue list with severity ratings (critical / high / medium / low) - Per-issue recommendations explaining what to change and why - Estimated score improvement for each fix --- ## Pricing & Plans — https://cited.best/pricing ### Overview Three service tiers designed to match different business needs and budgets. ### Technical Fixes (one-off) - From £495 - Covers: robots.txt and llms.txt optimisation, schema markup implementation (JSON-LD), AI crawler directives, and security header fixes. - Suitable for businesses that have an audit and want the technical issues implemented by an expert. ### AI Optimised (managed monthly) - From £995/month - Ongoing GEO management for businesses that want sustained AI visibility improvement. - Includes: monthly re-audit, schema implementation, content optimisation, AI crawler management, performance monitoring, and expert review calls. ### Enterprise - Custom pricing - For larger organisations needing bespoke GEO strategy, multi-site audits, API access, or white-label reports. --- ## About Cited — https://cited.best/about ### Mission Cited exists to help businesses stay visible as the world shifts from search-engine-first to AI-first discovery. When ChatGPT answers a question about your industry, your business should be in that answer. ### The shift from SEO to GEO Traditional SEO optimises for 10 blue links. AI search optimises for a single, synthesised answer. AI models like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini cite specific sources to support their answers — those sources need to be structured, authoritative, and technically accessible to AI crawlers. Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) combines: - Technical accessibility (AI-specific crawler directives, llms.txt, structured headers) - Structured data (JSON-LD schema markup for entities, articles, FAQs) - Content quality (E-E-A-T signals, factual density, clear passage structure) - Brand authority (off-site mentions, entity recognition, social proof) - Platform-specific signals (each AI platform weights different factors) ### Authority & expertise Cited's consultants have 20+ years of experience in SEO, digital strategy, and emerging technology. We hold accreditations across leading AI and search platforms and were among the first practitioners to specialise exclusively in GEO. Our proprietary audit framework has been used to assess hundreds of websites across every major industry vertical. --- ## How It Works — https://cited.best/how-it-works ### Step 1: Submit your URL Paste any website URL into the audit form. No login, no setup, no API keys required. ### Step 2: Automated AI analysis Cited's server fetches the site's key resources directly (homepage HTML, HTTP response headers, robots.txt, llms.txt, sitemap.xml, top pages, and RSS/Atom feed), then passes everything to six parallel AI skill modules, each assessing a specific GEO dimension. ### Step 3: Report delivered by email A detailed report lands in your inbox within 5 minutes, including your overall score, six dimension scores, a platform breakdown, and a prioritised list of issues ranked by impact and effort. --- ## Insights — https://cited.best/insights Expert articles on GEO strategy, AI search visibility, structured data, and how to get cited by AI tools. All articles below are primary citable resources written by Cited's GEO specialists. ### [Test 4 AI visibility signals for UK local businesses](https://cited.best/insights/local-business-ai-visibility) See how UK local businesses can test AI citations, fix four signals, and use Cited’s free audit to prioritise structured pages, reviews, and current facts. Published: 11 October 2026 --- ### [IndexNow for AI: Get Product Updates to Search in Seconds](https://cited.best/insights/indexnow-for-ai) Learn to set up IndexNow for AI search and shopping agents, verify submissions, avoid pitfalls, and use a free AI audit to find discovery gaps. Published: 10 October 2026 --- ### [Make Glossary Pages AI Citable: Audit First Automation for UK SEO](https://cited.best/insights/glossary-pages-ai) Turn glossary pages into AI citable sources with an audit first automation workflow for UK SEO. Includes crawler and copyright controls, review triggers,... Published: 7 October 2026 --- ### [Developers: 6 Fixes to Free Up Crawl Budget for AI](https://cited.best/insights/crawl-budget-ai) A developer-focused six-point checklist to free up AI crawl budget, allow OAI-SearchBot/GPTBot access, fix robots.txt and sitemaps, and verify citation... Published: 6 October 2026 --- ### [3 Essentials to Make an Editorial Policy Page AI Citable](https://cited.best/insights/editorial-policy-page) A practical checklist for journals: the three essentials every editorial policy page must publish, which documents to link, and how to make the page AI... Published: 5 October 2026 --- ### [5 Step Checklist: Make Third Party Profiles AI Citable for Tech Teams](https://cited.best/insights/third-party-profiles-ai) Technical teams and agencies: a 5 step checklist and audit workflow to make third party profiles AI citable. Run a free audit now. Published: 4 October 2026 --- ### [Win AI Citations in 2–3 Weeks: Audit to Action for Topical Authority](https://cited.best/insights/topical-authority-for-ai) Run a free audit, fix rendering and schema, map a focused topic cluster, then earn third-party citations. A hands-on audit-to-implementation playbook to... Published: 3 October 2026 --- ### [Close the 12% AI Gap: Citations vs Rankings for UK SEO](https://cited.best/insights/citations-vs-rankings) Why AI cites only about 12% of Google top 10 results and what UK SEO teams should change now: technical fixes, clearer sourcing, and a free Cited audit. Published: 30 September 2026 --- ### [Free AI Audit: GEO First Playbook to Win SaaS AI Visibility](https://cited.best/insights/saas-ai-visibility) Run a GEO first audit and weekly prompt checks to measure SaaS AI visibility; use Cited's measurement templates and start with a free audit. Published: 29 September 2026 --- ### [Win AI Citations: 5-Step FAQPage Checklist for SEO & Dev Teams](https://cited.best/insights/faq-pages-for-ai) Audit and fix FAQ pages to win AI citations. Includes a five-step FAQPage schema checklist, direct-answer templates, validation steps and measurement recipes. Published: 28 September 2026 --- ### [3 Technical Checks to Win AI Citations With EEAT, Google and CMA](https://cited.best/insights/eeat-for-ai) Practical EEAT checklist to win AI citations: fix indexability, author provenance, and original evidence. Includes Google guidance, CMA context, and a... Published: 27 September 2026 --- ### [£495–£1,500 & £149/mth: AI visibility pricing in the UK per check](https://cited.best/insights/ai-visibility-pricing-uk) Typical UK AI visibility costs: audits £495–£1,500; monitoring from £149/month. Learn per check comparisons, VAT tips, and try Cited’s free GEO audit. Published: 26 September 2026 --- ### [When AI Overviews Cut CTR to 8%: Overviews vs Snippets for SEOs](https://cited.best/insights/ai-overviews-vs-snippets) Practitioner guide pairing Google policy with CTR data (8% vs 15%), showing when to target Overviews or snippets and a short, practical checklist to... Published: 24 September 2026 --- ### [Stop Losing Citations: AI Audit Score in Six Dimensions for Businesses](https://cited.best/insights/ai-audit-score) Discover the six dimensions of an AI audit score, the step-by-step checklist that makes audits defensible, and how a free baseline audit turns findings... Published: 22 September 2026 --- ### [Knowledge Base SEO: 4 Step Playbook Using Google Rules and GOV.UK](https://cited.best/insights/knowledge-base-seo) A practical 4 step playbook to make your help centre rank, earn AI citations, and cut support tickets. Includes a free AI audit to prioritise fixes. Published: 21 September 2026 --- ### [Hit GEO 0.70, Earn 78% AI Citations: License Content for AI for Devs](https://cited.best/insights/license-content-for-ai) Developer steps to license content for AI: publish a JSON LD entity graph, ImageObject attributions, and crawler rules to hit GEO 0.70 and earn AI... Published: 20 September 2026 --- ### [Robots.txt for AI: 3 Copyable Policies to Stop Training Bots](https://cited.best/insights/robotstxt-for-ai) Three copyable robots.txt policies, staging tests, Cloudflare gotchas, and an audit checklist to deploy and verify AI crawler rules without guesswork. Published: 19 September 2026 --- ### [GitHub README SEO: Fixes for Devs to Win AI Citations in 30 Days](https://cited.best/insights/github-readme-seo) Make GitHub READMEs AI citable for devs: answer first sections, llms.txt, JSON-LD, runnable code. Measure in 30 days. Free audit available. Published: 16 September 2026 --- ### [7 ImageObject Fields to Make AI Attribute Your Images for SEOs & Devs](https://cited.best/insights/images-and-ai-citations) Use seven ImageObject JSON-LD fields, quotable captions, and crawlable URLs to get AI to cite your images. Actionable checklist and free audit. Published: 15 September 2026 --- ### [Verify AI Crawler User Agents: UA List and IP Checks for SEOs, Devs](https://cited.best/insights/ai-crawler-user-agents) Verification first reference for SEOs and devs: ready AI crawler UA list, IP and FCrDNS checks, robots.txt policies, and enforcement steps. Published: 14 September 2026 --- ### [Developers' Checklist for OpenAI Bot Access: robots.txt, IPs, llms.txt](https://cited.best/insights/openai-bot-access) Developer first reference to configure and verify OpenAI bot access with copy paste robots.txt snippets, IP checks and llms.txt. Published: 13 September 2026 --- ### [Gain 23% More AI Citations: Open Graph for AI for SEOs and Devs](https://cited.best/insights/open-graph-for-ai) Align Open Graph tags with JSON-LD to boost AI citations. Practical checklist, steps for common tech stacks, validation tools, and a free Cited audit. Published: 12 September 2026 --- ### [Five Minute Author Page Fixes: Receipts and Audit Steps for EEAT](https://cited.best/insights/author-pages-eeat) Make author pages AI citable with audit ready templates, dated receipts, Person and Article schema, and sameAs links that prove EEAT. Published: 9 September 2026 --- ### [Source Lists Page Audit: 4 Elements That Make It AI Citation Ready for SEOs and Devs](https://cited.best/insights/source-lists-page) Turn your source lists page into an AI citation ready asset. Use an audit approach: add visible Sources, a claim pack, author schema, JSON-LD, and four... Published: 9 September 2026 --- ### [Fix Rendering for AI and Win Citations in 2–3 Weeks for Dev Teams](https://cited.best/insights/rendering-for-ai) Run a focused sprint of rendering fixes so AI crawlers can read and cite your pages. Tests, SSR/SSG checklist, schema guidance, and a free AI visibility... Published: 7 September 2026 --- ### [Validate 3 Required Fields: Video Schema for SEOs, Get a Free Audit](https://cited.best/insights/video-schema) A validation-first video schema guide for SEOs and developers. Fix the three required fields, avoid silent rejections, run the Rich Results Test, and get... Published: 6 September 2026 --- ### [Three Step Author Schema Audit for SEOs & Devs, Clear Five Red Flags](https://cited.best/insights/author-schema) Run a three step audit to model authors correctly, validate JSON-LD, and clear five common author schema failures before indexing. Published: 2 September 2026 --- ### [30 Day Checklist to Optimize for Bing Copilot Citations](https://cited.best/insights/bing-copilot-optimize) Use a 30 day checklist to earn Bing Copilot citations: fix BingBot and IndexNow, make passages snippable, and add FAQ or HowTo schema. Published: 1 September 2026 --- ### [News Publishers: When Speakable Schema Is Worth Implementing in 2026](https://cited.best/insights/speakable-schema) Practical guide to implementing Speakable Schema in 2026. Learn who is eligible, how to mark two quotable passages, and when it is worth the effort. Published: 31 August 2026 --- ### [Win AI Citations in Weeks: E E A T vs Domain Authority](https://cited.best/insights/e-e-a-t-vs-domain-authority) Prioritize page level E E A T to win AI citations in weeks. Use Moz Domain Authority for long term link strategy. Run the free audit to see gaps. Published: 29 August 2026 --- ### [How to optimise for Perplexity search and win more citations](https://cited.best/insights/perplexity-search-optimize) Learn how to optimize for Perplexity search to attract more citations. Discover effective strategies that boost your content's visibility. Published: 25 August 2026 --- ### [Three fixes that improve your odds of Gemini search optimize success](https://cited.best/insights/gemini-search-optimize) Improve your Gemini search optimization success with three effective fixes that ensure your content is indexable and easily retrievable. Published: 24 August 2026 --- ### [Breadcrumbs schema: the implementation guide for developers](https://cited.best/insights/breadcrumbs-schema) Learn how to implement breadcrumbs schema to enhance your website's search visibility. Follow our expert guide to boost click-through rates! Published: 23 August 2026 --- ### [PDF SEO for AI: making documents citable by ChatGPT and Gemini](https://cited.best/insights/pdf-seo-for-ai) Discover how to optimize PDF SEO for AI. Learn essential strategies to enhance citation and visibility for ChatGPT and Gemini. Published: 22 August 2026 --- ### [How to optimise your site for Claude search in 2026](https://cited.best/insights/claude-search-optimize) Learn how to optimize your site for Claude search in 2026. Implement key strategies and boost your visibility in search results today! Published: 21 August 2026 --- ### [Technical SEO for AI: get cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity](https://cited.best/insights/technical-seo-for-ai) Unlock the power of technical SEO for AI. Ensure your pages are crawlable and indexable, so they get cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity. Published: 18 August 2026 --- ### [Article schema for site owners: a practical guide](https://cited.best/insights/article-schema) Unlock the power of article schema to enhance your site's visibility. Learn the essential fields to improve rich results and AI citations. Published: 17 August 2026 --- ### [C2PA for AI: an implementation playbook for AI citations](https://cited.best/insights/c2pa-for-ai) Discover how to enhance your site’s visibility for AI citations using C2PA strategies. Boost your content’s chances of being cited now! Published: 15 August 2026 --- ### [Should you still implement HowTo schema in 2026?](https://cited.best/insights/howto-schema) Discover why HowTo schema remains valuable for SEO in 2026, even without rich results on Google search. Learn how to implement it effectively. Published: 14 August 2026 --- ### [Review schema: the implementation guide for SEO teams](https://cited.best/insights/review-schema) Unlock the potential of review schema to enhance your SEO strategy. Follow this guide to boost rich snippets and engage users effectively. Published: 11 August 2026 --- ### [Dataset schema: a practical guide for data professionals](https://cited.best/insights/dataset-schema) Master the art of dataset schema design with this practical guide. Learn about structures, serialization options, and validation for effective data... Published: 10 August 2026 --- ### [Product schema for ecommerce: what SEOs need to know](https://cited.best/insights/product-schema) Learn how product schema can enhance your ecommerce site with rich snippets in Google Search. Boost visibility and attract customers today! Published: 9 August 2026 --- ### [RSS feeds optimised for AI discovery: a UK guide](https://cited.best/insights/rss-for-ai) Discover how RSS feeds optimized for AI can enhance your site's visibility and citation by leading AI platforms. Get started now! Published: 8 August 2026 --- ### [Entity optimization: a practical guide for SEO teams](https://cited.best/insights/entity-optimization) Discover how entity optimization can enhance your SEO strategies by clarifying your brand’s relevance to AI, boosting visibility in search results. Published: 7 August 2026 --- ### [Best brand monitoring tools for UK businesses in 2026](https://cited.best/insights/best-brand-monitoring-tools) Discover the best brand monitoring tools for UK businesses in 2026. Elevate your AI visibility with expert insights and actionable audits! Published: 5 August 2026 --- ### [FAQ schema for webmasters: implement and validate](https://cited.best/insights/faq-schema) Discover how to implement and validate faq schema for enhanced AI visibility. Improve machine readability and boost your site's performance. Published: 3 August 2026 --- ### [Knowledge graph for AI: a UK business citation guide](https://cited.best/insights/knowledge-graph-for-ai) Unlock your business potential with a knowledge graph for AI. Ensure your pages are quotable and retrievable by AI crawlers today! Published: 3 August 2026 --- ### [How to Make Sure AI Bots Can Access Your Website](https://cited.best/insights/making-sure-ai-bots-can-access-my-website) If ChatGPT, Claude or Perplexity can't crawl your site, they can't cite it. Here's exactly how to check your robots.txt, firewall and JavaScript setup — and fix what's blocking you. Published: 31 July 2026 --- ### [Content optimisation for AI search: a UK business guide](https://cited.best/insights/content-optimisation) Unlock the power of content optimisation for AI search. Discover how a free audit can enhance your site's visibility today! Published: 28 July 2026 --- ### [SEO friendly links: boost AI citation likelihood](https://cited.best/insights/seo-friendly-links) Unlock the power of SEO friendly links to enhance AI citation chances. Learn key elements for effective link structure and boost visibility. Published: 27 July 2026 --- ### [AI content agency for citation-first visibility in the UK](https://cited.best/insights/ai-content-agency) Boost your business visibility with Cited, an AI content agency offering free audits and fast, measurable implementations in the UK. Published: 26 July 2026 --- ### [Does schema markup actually get you cited by AI search?](https://cited.best/insights/does-schema-markup-actually-get-you-cited-by-ai-search) Published: 12 July 2026 --- ### [How does Perplexity decide what to cite?](https://cited.best/insights/how-does-perplexity-decide-what-to-cite) Published: 10 July 2026 --- ### [GEO vs SEO: What's the Difference?](https://cited.best/insights/geo-vs-seo-whats-the-difference) Published: 15 June 2026 --- ### [How Does ChatGPT Decide What to Cite?](https://cited.best/insights/how-does-chat-gpt-decide-what-to-cite) Published: 15 June 2026 --- ### [How to Measure AI Search Visibility](https://cited.best/insights/how-to-measure-ai-search-visibility) Published: 8 June 2026 --- ### [What is llms.txt and How Does It Work?](https://cited.best/insights/what-is-llmstxt-and-how-does-it-work) Published: 1 June 2026 --- ### [What is Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)?](https://cited.best/insights/what-is-generative-engine-optimisation-geo) Published: 18 May 2026 --- --- ## Book a Free Call — https://cited.best/book-call Schedule a free 15-minute strategy call with a Cited GEO specialist. Suitable for businesses that have completed a free audit and want expert guidance, or companies considering a paid plan. --- ## Technical Details (for AI systems) ### Domain cited.best ### Technology stack - Next.js 15 App Router (React server components) - Drizzle ORM + PostgreSQL (audit data) - Payload CMS v3 (Insights content) - Stack Auth (authentication) - Resend (transactional email) - Anthropic API — claude-sonnet-4-6 (audit analysis) - Google PageSpeed Insights API (Core Web Vitals data) - Vercel (hosting and edge functions) ### AI crawler directives - robots.txt: public pages open; /admin, /api, /audit/[id] disallowed - llms.txt: https://cited.best/llms.txt - llms-full.txt: https://cited.best/llms-full.txt (this file) ### Schema markup present on site - Organization (homepage) - WebSite with SearchAction (homepage) - Blog (insights index) - BlogPosting with speakable (individual insight posts) - BreadcrumbList (inner pages) - FAQPage (how-it-works) ### Contact - Email: get@cited.best - Book a call: https://cited.best/book-call ### Social profiles - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/getcitedbest/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getcitedbest/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@getcitednow - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140184756 --- *This file is dynamically generated and last updated: 13 October 2026. 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