AI visibility

Be the answer, not just the result.

Homeowners are asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude who to call. Nesta tracks configured prompts across the major AI assistants, so you can see where you are cited, where you are missed, and which competitors show up instead.

4 LLMs · WK 17Monitoring
ChatGPT
best plumber austin
I'd recommend Summit Plumbing, Austin-based, with strong public reviews.
Perplexity
24/7 plumber near me
Top picks: Summit Plumbing, Northside Plumbing...
Gemini
water heater repair austin
Several local options including Southtown Plumbing...
Claude
emergency plumber south austin
Summit Plumbing appears to cover emergency service across south Austin.
Why AI visibility matters

A new front door. Different keys.

Rising

homeowners are starting to ask AI

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude now answer questions homeowners used to type into Google. Those assistants read a different signal set than classic search.

SEO

AI citations don’t follow search rank

You can rank #1 on Google and not be cited by ChatGPT. AI assistants weight FAQ schema, answer-page structure, and authority differently — and they refresh their picks constantly.

Proof

citations need clear answer pages

Structured Q&A, service pages, reviews, and local proof make it easier for AI assistants to understand when your business should be included.

Where homeowners ask

The new search isn't search.

01

ChatGPT

Both browse and chat modes. We run your top commercial queries and capture mentions, citations, and how you're positioned vs. competitors.

02

Perplexity

Citation-heavy by design. Tracks which sources Perplexity links when answering homeowner queries in your service area, plus the actual snippets quoted.

03

Gemini

Google's standalone assistant. Worth tracking because it can surface a different short list than classic search results.

04

Claude

Increasingly used by professionals and via Anthropic's enterprise integrations. Citations here track which expert sources cite your business.

The dashboard

Priority prompts. Supported surfaces.

Your priority AI surfaces tracked, the queries you care about, and the exact snippets where you're cited — or where competitors are, instead.

Summit Plumbing · AI visibility
4 LLMs · 2h ago
ChatGPTTop 3 plumbers in AustinCited
PerplexityCited 2× this weekCited
GeminiNot appearing in answersMiss
ClaudeCited in 4 answers this weekCited
What gets you cited

Three things that earn citations.

01

FAQ schema

AI assistants disproportionately favor pages with structured Q&A markup. We identify the top questions homeowners ask in your trade and mark up your service pages accordingly.

02

Answer pages

Dedicated pages built around specific commercial questions (“How much does a tankless install cost?”, “Do I need a permit for...?”). Drafted by the Agent, published by you.

03

Authority signals

Reviews, citations, schema connectivity, and review-quote excerpts. The signals that tell an AI “this business is real, local, and trusted”, and pulls you into more answers.

The Agent's role

Not optimized. Cited.

AI assistants pick differently than Google. The Agent learns how each one picks, spots your gaps, and drafts the exact schema, pages, and signals to close them.

01 · Drafts
Queued: 4

Drafts answer pages for queries you're missing.

When you're not cited for a high-intent query, the Agent drafts a focused answer page targeting it, local context, FAQ schema, internal links wired in. You review, edit, and publish.

~1.5KAvg word count
02 · Schema
Suggesting

Marks up your existing pages for AI consumption.

Drafts FAQ schema blocks for your service pages, the technical layer that makes AI assistants 3–5× more likely to cite you. Drops into your site; you approve before deploy.

DraftedYou approve & ship
03 · Competitor citations
Watching

Tracks who's cited when you're not.

When ChatGPT recommends a competitor for a query you should win, the Agent flags the gap, identifies what they have that you don't (schema, content, authority), and queues the catch-up.

OngoingCompetitor sweep
Questions

About AI visibility.

What does it mean to be “cited” by an AI?+
When ChatGPT, Perplexity, or another AI answers a homeowner's question and includes your business name (or links to your site) in the answer. We track both name mentions and link citations for your tracked queries.
Can you guarantee Google AI Overviews will recommend me?+
No, and anyone who does is selling you something. We can improve your odds with schema, answer pages, authority signals, and week-over-week visibility tracking. But AI inclusion is at the AI's discretion. We're transparent about that.
How do you actually run queries against ChatGPT, etc.?+
We use each provider's API to run your tracked queries on your chosen cadence, log the responses, and parse for citations. For Google AI Overviews, we use search-result evidence when an overview appears. Results are recorded so you can review past scans.
How is this different from regular SEO?+
There's overlap (good content, schema, authority help both) but the signal weights are different. AI assistants weight FAQ structure and answer-page format heavily, where Google search rewards different things. We optimize for both, but they're separate scoreboards.
Does the Agent post to my site?+
No. The Agent drafts pages and schema markup, you review, edit, and publish from your CMS or the Nesta dashboard. Nothing ships to your site without your tap.
See your AI presence

See where AI cites you, and where it doesn't.

Market Score checks the questions customers ask before they call and shows where Nesta would look first across supported AI surfaces.

No sales call required · built for home-service operators