New FIRSTCITE · ANSWER ENGINE OPTIMIZATION

Get named when buyers ask AI.

FirstCite is answer engine optimization, done for you. We track what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity tell your buyers, publish the pages that earn your citations, and show every gain in a live dashboard.

4
AI ASSISTANTS TRACKED
WEEKLY
ANSWER CHECKS
100%
PAGES FACT-CHECKED

Illustrative example

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When a buyer asks an AI assistant who to trust, the answer names a few businesses. FirstCite works to make yours one of them.

WHAT YOUR BUYERS SEE

One question. A few names. Yours among them.

Buyers now ask an AI assistant before they search or call. The businesses it names get the first look, and every answer links to the pages it trusts.

  • Cited with a link to your own page
  • Named next to the businesses you compete with
  • Seen in the assistants your buyers use
AI assistant · illustrative example

Who are the best commercial cleaning companies in Austin for medical offices?

Three companies stand out for medical offices in Austin:

  1. Your businessCitedTrained for clinical spaces, with infection-control steps on its site.
  2. Competitor ALarge crews for after-hours office work.
  3. Competitor BGreen products and flexible contracts.

Source yourbusiness.com/guides/medical-office-cleaning

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YOUR DASHBOARD

Every answer, page and click in one place.

Your dashboard shows how often each assistant cites you, which topics you lead, which pages Google has indexed, and what Google search sends you. Open it any time.

firstcite / ai answersIllustrative data
Cited in answers
18.4%
+6.1 pts, better vs last month
Named in answers
27.9%
+7.3 pts, better vs last month
Pages cited
12
+50%, better vs last month
Share of answers that cite you, by assistant
Share of answers that cite you, by assistant, last 8 weeks. Share of answers
0%10%20%30%Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 817%13%26%
Show numbers
Share of answers that cite you, by assistant, last 8 weeks
PeriodChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexity
Wk 12%1%3%4%
Wk 24%2%3%6%
Wk 35%4%5%9%
Wk 47%6%6%12%
Wk 59%7%8%15%
Wk 612%9%10%18%
Wk 714%12%11%22%
Wk 817%15%13%26%
WHAT'S INCLUDED

Everything it takes to get cited.

01

Answer tracking

We ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity the questions your buyers ask, every week.

You see who each assistant cites and names, and how that changes from one check to the next.

02

Pages that earn citations

A proprietary framework that uses targeted content clusters for specific high intent queries.

Each page is written for your buyers in your brand voice, and every fact is checked against a primary source before it goes live.

03

A live dashboard

Your AI answers, topics, pages, Google search and website visits in one place.

Open it any time. Each page shows the assistants that cite it and whether Google has indexed it.

04

Progress you can trust

We compare the same questions over time, so a new question never reads as a drop.

Each month you also get a short written summary of what moved and why.

HOW IT WORKS

Four steps to the answer.

01
Map the questions

We find the questions your buyers ask AI assistants about what you sell.

02
Find the gaps

We see where the assistants cite other businesses and leave yours out.

03
Publish verified pages

We publish fact-checked pages that answer those questions on your site.

04
Prove it

Your dashboard shows each citation you win, by assistant and by topic.

WHY FIRSTCITE

Core differences

FirstCiteAI visibility trackersContent agencies
Tracks AI answersEvery week, across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and PerplexityYes, as a report you readRarely part of the work
Closes the gapsWe publish the pages that answer the questionsLeft to your teamContent, without AI answer data
Fact-checked pagesEvery fact checked against a primary sourceOutside their scopeDepends on the writer
Google data in the same viewSearch Console, Analytics and index statusSometimesA separate report
Fair progress scoreThe same questions compared over timeTotals that shift when the question list shiftsTraffic and rankings only

Your buyers are asking. Make sure AI names you.

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Tell us about your business. We onboard new businesses in small groups, and we email you when a place opens.

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Answer engine optimization is the work of getting your business named and cited when people ask AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity a question. It works alongside SEO: the same pages can rank in Google and be cited in AI answers.

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