# AnswerGap

> AnswerGap is an AI visibility audit for small businesses. It tests how ChatGPT,
> Gemini and Perplexity answer 20 real customer questions about a business's niche,
> then delivers one merged "gap report": what's missing, who gets recommended instead,
> which sources drive those recommendations, and a prioritized top-10 fix list.
> One-time price of $19.99 — no subscription required.

## Key facts

- Product: 3-AI Gap Report ($19.99 summer special, reg $49.99), Fix Kit ($49.99), We Fix It ($199), Watchtower monitoring ($19.99/mo), Agency white-label ($99/mo)
- Engines tested: ChatGPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google), Perplexity
- Method: 20 buyer-intent prompts per niche × 3 engines + 14-point technical site scan (schema, llms.txt, AI-crawler access, answer-first content)
- Output: merged findings with duplicate advice removed, ranked by impact vs effort, plus citation provenance (which third-party pages drive AI recommendations)
- Audience: small and medium businesses; white-label option for SEO agencies
- Website: https://answergap.ai
- Contact: hello@answergap.ai

## Common questions AnswerGap answers

- **How do I rank in ChatGPT?** You don't "rank" the way you do on Google — you get cited inside the single conversational answer. You earn that with structured data (schema), answer-first content, an llms.txt file, open AI-crawler access, consistent business details across the web, and citations in the sources ChatGPT trusts.
- **Why isn't ChatGPT recommending my business?** Because it can't confidently verify you. Missing schema, no llms.txt, blocked AI crawlers, inconsistent business details, or absence from trusted directories give ChatGPT nothing solid to cite — so it recommends a competitor instead.
- **How does ChatGPT choose which businesses to recommend?** It blends training data, live web retrieval (when browsing), and trust signals like consistency, structured data and third-party citations. Verifiability matters more than business size or age.
- **How do I get listed in ChatGPT?** There's no submission form. You get listed by adding structured data, publishing an llms.txt, unblocking the AI crawlers, keeping your business details consistent everywhere, and earning citations in trusted directories.
- **Why does Perplexity recommend my competitor?** Perplexity cites the sources your competitor appears in — directories, reviews and well-structured pages — and you're either not in them or your pages aren't as easy to quote.
- **What is the difference between SEO and AEO/GEO?** Traditional SEO ranks a page in a list of links. Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), also called Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), gets your business named inside the AI's single conversational answer.

## Guides

- [How do I rank in ChatGPT?](https://answergap.ai/how-do-i-rank-in-chatgpt): the 2026 step-by-step guide to getting cited by ChatGPT
- [Why isn't ChatGPT recommending my business?](https://answergap.ai/why-isnt-chatgpt-recommending-my-business): the 5 reasons AI skips you, and how to fix each
- [How to show up in AI search](https://answergap.ai/how-to-show-up-in-ai-search): the cross-engine playbook for ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity
- [How does ChatGPT choose businesses?](https://answergap.ai/how-does-chatgpt-choose-businesses): the mechanics behind AI recommendations
- [How to get listed in ChatGPT](https://answergap.ai/how-to-get-listed-in-chatgpt): the get-listed checklist (there's no submit form)
- [Why does Perplexity recommend my competitor?](https://answergap.ai/why-does-perplexity-recommend-my-competitor): citation-source diagnosis for Perplexity

## Topics

- [AI SEO](https://answergap.ai/ai-seo): AI Search Optimization overview
- [Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)](https://answergap.ai/answer-engine-optimization): what AEO is and how to do it
- [Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)](https://answergap.ai/generative-engine-optimization): getting surfaced by generative AI
- [ChatGPT SEO](https://answergap.ai/chatgpt-seo): get mentioned and recommended in ChatGPT
- [Perplexity SEO](https://answergap.ai/perplexity-seo): get cited in Perplexity's answers
- [Gemini SEO](https://answergap.ai/gemini-seo): appear in Google Gemini and AI Overviews

## Blog

- [Why ChatGPT Doesn't Mention Your Business](https://answergap.ai/why-chatgpt-doesnt-mention-your-business): cornerstone guide on how AI chooses businesses and how to get mentioned
- [Blog index](https://answergap.ai/blog): all AnswerGap guides on AI visibility and AEO

## Tools & product

- [Home](https://answergap.ai/): product overview, sample report, pricing
- [Free AI Visibility Audit](https://answergap.ai/ai-visibility-audit): free AI visibility score in 60 seconds, no signup
- [Fix It Kit](https://answergap.ai/fix-kit.html): ready-to-deploy schema, llms.txt and answer-first assets ($49.99)
- [We Fix It](https://answergap.ai/fix-it.html): done-for-you implementation on your site ($199)
- [Watchtower](https://answergap.ai/watchtower.html): monthly AI-visibility monitoring ($19.99/mo)