More buyers now ask an assistant before they search. These guides show how to see what the engines say about your category, why they name the brands they do, and what you can change.
Your buyers now ask AI assistants what to buy. Here is a repeatable way to see whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Google’s AI answers name you, who they name instead, and which pages they cite.
It overlaps. Engines that search the web lean on pages that rank, so SEO still counts. But an answer names a few brands instead of listing ten links, and it quotes lists, forums and reviews you do not own.
The ones your buyers use. Most teams start with ChatGPT, Gemini and Google’s AI Overviews, then add Claude and Perplexity.
It depends on the engine and on the source you changed. Run your prompt set again each month and compare.
Every guide ends with a prompt. Connect Manifold and your agent does the job with live data.