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A dashboard showing the same brand with three different AI visibility scores from three engines, illustrating how noisy and non-standardized AI-mention measurement is
SEO Strategies

How to check if ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI mention your brand

You did the work to get cited by AI search. Now: is it working? Here's the honest, mostly-free way to check whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI mention your brand — and why every '$99/month AI visibility score' is noisier than it looks. From a backlink tool that doesn't sell you one.

Andrei

Andrei

Jun 20, 2026 • 11 min
An AI answer box citing a named source above a list of blue links, illustrating how AI search engines quote content instead of just ranking it
SEO Strategies

How to get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews

Most Google searches now end without a click. So the question stopped being 'how do I rank?' and became 'how do I get the AI to mention me?' Here's what actually earns a citation in AI search in 2026 — and an honest look at where backlinks still fit, from someone who sells a backlink tool.

Andrei

Andrei

Jun 20, 2026 • 12 min
Backlink audit workflow: toxicity score to disavow file to ongoing monitoring — LinkGuard
SEO Strategies

Semrush backlink audit: what it checks, and how to run one without Semrush

Semrush's Backlink Audit gives every referring domain a toxicity score and a one-click disavow file. Useful — but it's a paid, point-in-time cleanup. Here's what it checks, how to run the same audit free with Google Search Console, and the ongoing job an audit doesn't cover.

Andrei

Andrei

Jun 01, 2026 • 9 min
LinkGuard cover — GEO vs SEO: why your content strategy needs both in 2026
SEO Strategies

GEO vs SEO: why your content strategy needs both in 2026

Your rankings stayed the same but traffic dropped 34%. The culprit? AI Overviews answering queries before users click. Learn what GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) is, how it differs from SEO, and which tactics actually work — backed by Princeton research data.

Andrei

Andrei

Dec 10, 2025 • 8 min