Dated tests and data on what Google and the AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude) show and cite. By Ram at RankControl.
How Local Businesses Get Mentioned in ChatGPT and Perplexity (We Tested It)
We ran 15 local searches through Google and ChatGPT, typed versus spoken, and tracked who actually got named.
We Searched 14 Same-Meaning Query Pairs to See How Semantic Search Works
Rare phrasings mostly got pages written in the common words. Same-meaning searches still got almost entirely different pages. Here's what both mean for SEO.
How to Grow Blog Traffic When Google Sends Fewer Clicks
A finance blog fell from 800,000 readers a month to about 200 visits a day after a core update. Here's how to tell what broke, then build the channels an update can't touch.
How to Get Cited by AI Search Engines: The Master Guide
We ran a dozen dated checks on how ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI actually pick their sources. Three gates decide the outcome, and most sites never clear the first one.
How B2B Buyers Really Use ChatGPT to Pick Software (2026 Data)
AI search builds the shortlist, and humans still pick the winner. Why the 2026 buyer numbers look contradictory, and what connects them.
We Sorted 308 AI Citations by Format. Here's What Gets Cited.
An AEO content playbook from real answers: the page AI cites depends on the question, not just the engine.