Receipts, not reviews
Who AI recommends can be measured. It can also be changed.
Every week we ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude the questions our customers' buyers ask, and write down which businesses they name. This page is that record.
Win log, latest entries
Latest win Sep 25
- Sep 23
“Best black car services for a ride to airport?”
Now names: Black car service, Midwest US - Sep 23
“Which handymen in offer TV mounting and wall installation services?”
Now names: Handyman, Mountain West US - Sep 23
“What companies in install storm doors and sliding patio doors?”
Now names: Handyman, Mountain West US - Sep 23
“How much does a black car service from to typically cost?”
Now names: Black car service, Midwest US - Sep 22
“Where can I buy a TK1 kayak in , and what are the local warranty and support options?”
Now names: Kayak retailer, Australia - Sep 22
“Who are the top homeschooling coaches in that work with high school students?”
Now names: Homeschooling coach, US
Real entries. Place names blacked out so the businesses stay private.
280+
buyer questions where AI now names one of our customers
Across 37 businesses, from four AI engines, checked every week. Our staff's sites are left out.
Every win, as it was recorded
A new recommendation most days
A win is the check where an AI engine first names a customer's business for one of their buyers' questions. We save the answer that moment, so a later check can't erase it.
Wins recorded, running total
Weekly, since the log began
Recorded from Perplexity (211), Gemini (141), Claude (51) and ChatGPT (38). One win can come from more than one engine.
Results by business
Who AI is recommending now
9 subscribers, names removed. The number is how many of their buyers' questions AI answers by naming them or pointing to their page.
Short-term rental consultant
California
38
–13 weeksCharter bus company
US and Canada
26
–12 weeksReal estate brokerage
Central America
15
10 from pages published first6 weeksEarly learning centres
Australia
15
–9 weeksMortgage broker
Western Canada
14
–11 weeksBusiness coach
United States
13
3 from pages published first8 weeksKayak school
Australia
13
1 from pages published first4 weeksVehicle wrap and signage shop
Australia
8
–5 weeksTrauma therapist
United States
7
2 from pages published first11 weeks
Source: the Tracker's weekly checks, as of Sep 25. These are our strongest accounts, not a typical one. Across every business with a win, the middle one is named for about 6 questions, and some subscribers have none yet.
The strict count
Published, then recommended
Our customers have put more than 390 pages live. For 25 of them we have both dates: the day the page went up, and the day AI first named the business for the question it answers.
20 of 25
named within a week of going live
- Trauma therapist2h
- Real estate brokerage12h
- Real estate brokerage12h
- Heating and plumbing company17h
- Software for local government1.8d
- Internet provider3.0d
- Internet provider3.0d
- Internet provider3.0d
- Internet provider3.0d
- Real estate brokerage3.0d
- Real estate brokerage3.3d
- Kayak school3.4d
- Real estate brokerage3.7d
- Trauma therapist3.8d
- Business coach3.9d
- Business coach3.9d
- Business coach3.9d
- Real estate brokerage4.7d
- Real estate brokerage5.3d
- Real estate brokerage5.3d
- Relationship coach11.0d
- Mobility equipment distributor12.0d
- Real estate brokerage17.3d
- Real estate brokerage17.7d
- AI tools for small business26.3d
25 pages across 10 businesses. Counts only pages published after the business started tracking. Pages that were already up and got named later are left out, however long they had been live.
In their words
Three owners, three screenshots
Named with their permission.
Glenn Orloff, Metropolitan Shuttle
charter bus rentals, AI Visibility Tracker + cohort
“I can't believe it Malik, but in two days, my pricing pages I made using your method were already ranked #1, and I was showing up in Google's AI overview.”
Said on a cohort call.
Mark Barclay, SynaBot.ai
AI assistants for small business, AI Visibility Tracker
“Looks like AI is starting to notice my website. What's really interesting is it's picking up exactly what the website is about!”
After his first appearance in Google's AI Overviews.
Anna Elmore, Goddess Gear
natural-fiber clothing sold at Colorado farmers markets, The Playbook + cohort
“I've gotten several orders in the last week from the East Coast, which is not normal. It makes me think maybe people are finding me through a little bit of this already.”
Said on a check-in call, after her first topic cluster reached Google's AI Overview.
More from customers
What they wrote to us
“I've also started getting clients who say AI recommended me. While I have done a lot of AI visibility work myself, I've definitely seen the uptick in referrals since I've added those blog pages.”
Registered Psychotherapist, Ontario
“The tracker caught the Gemini pickup before we'd have noticed it ourselves. This is a very useful tool, even for just the visibility alone.”
Mike, HomeHappy
Where the method came from
It started on one site of mine
The method behind the Tracker came out of BakingSubs, a solo site in about the most ordinary niche there is: what to use instead of an ingredient. No brand, no audience, no ad budget.
- times named by Copilot
- 340,000+
- times named by Copilot
- pages getting cited
- 160+
- pages getting cited
- daily Google clicks
- 5,000+
- daily Google clicks
- spent on ads to get there
- $0
- spent on ads to get there
BakingSubs' own numbers. Not a customer average.
Your turn
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