Google ranks you. But LLMs cite you.

If your content isn’t citable, you're invisible in ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity.

Here's the exact framework we use to make our clients show up inside AI answers (not just Google SERPs): 🧵 1. Understand the game you're playing

LLMs don’t “rank” pages like Google.

They cite sources when:
→ The content sounds authoritative
→ It directly answers specific questions
→ It appears repeatedly across the open web (contextual redundancy)
→ It matches the style of trusted content: docs, forums, whitepapers

This means:
Stop writing to “rank.”
Start writing to be referenced.

Ranking for “[Competitor] alternative” inside ChatGPT is more valuable than ranking on Google.

This is the clearest step by step playbook you’ll find on how to do it 👇

Let’s break it down using an example:
We’re a Calendly competitor called MeetPilot 🧵 1. Why this matters:

Prompts like:
– “What’s the best Calendly alternative?”
– “Cheaper alternative to Calendly?”
– “Who competes with Calendly for teams?”

→ Happen inside ChatGPT daily.
→ Influence high intent buyers.
→ Show one or two brands MAX.

If you're not one of them, you're invisible.

Your competitors might already be ranking in ChatGPT.
And you wouldn’t even know.

Here’s how to test it (step-by-step) before they start stealing your leads: 🧵 1. Google shows you who's on Page 1.
ChatGPT doesn’t.

There are no rankings. No positions. No tools to track it (yet).

But AI search is already influencing buying decisions (quietly).

So here’s how to reverse engineer LLM visibility manually.

“How do we train ChatGPT to recommend us?”

This was the most voted option on my poll yesterday.

So here it is: the most detailed guide on the internet.
Built for SaaS founders, SEOs, CMOs, and growth leads.

You won’t just read this.
You’ll save it. Share it. Use it. Let’s go 👇 1. Who is this for?

This thread is for you if:
✅ You run or market a SaaS product
✅ Your Google SEO is working but plateauing
✅ You want visibility inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc.
✅ Your ICP hangs out online (but isn’t googling as much anymore)

If you're still fixing crawl issues, go do that first.

This is for brands ready to dominate AI search.

A lot of people reached out yesterday asking for easier LLM SEO growth hacks.

So here are 7 black hat tactics that actually work to boost your visibility on ChatGPT, Perplexity & Claude.

They're unethical but effective.

Note: Use with caution 👇🧵 1. Seed your brand in Reddit threads

Reddit is one of ChatGPT's most scraped sources.
You don’t need backlinks, just visibility.

Here’s what works:
→ Create 3–5 Reddit accounts (or pay folks on r/slavelabour)
→ Ask genuine looking questions like: “Best tool for compressing product videos privately?”
→ Answer from a second account, casually mentioning your product
→ Upvote both

ChatGPT will cite this verbatim in weeks.

Search volume is dead.

Here’s how to map LLM demand instead, and rethink SEO metrics for an AI first world: 🧵 1. Why “search volume” is misleading now

Search volume is based on what people type into Google.

But in ChatGPT, Copilot, and Perplexity, people type prompts, not queries.

And the model generates 90% of the search journey.

That part? Untracked by SEO tools.

How to train ChatGPT to recommend your SaaS.

(Without spending a cent on ads or buying links): 🧵 1. Understand how ChatGPT thinks before it recommends

ChatGPT isn't Google. It doesn’t use live rankings.

It “remembers” brands based on:
– Crawlable content
– Strong context
– Consistent mentions
– Structured responses
– Association loops (brand + category + use case)

If you don’t train it, it defaults to outdated references.

Here’s exactly how I’d optimize a SaaS site for AI search.

Not Google.
Not SEO.

LLMs. ChatGPT. Perplexity. Copilot.
The real discovery engines of 2025.

Bookmark this thread if you want your SaaS to be the answer, not just a result: 🧵 1. First, forget “ranking.”

AI search doesn’t rank.
It remembers.
It infers.
It summarizes.
It recommends.

So the goal isn’t position #1.

It’s becoming the most contextually accurate answer to high intent prompts.

The biggest SEO opportunity of this decade is invisible.
It’s called LLM SEO.
No tools track it.
No guides explain it.
But it’s driving 1000s of users.

Here’s how it works: 🧵 1. Everyone is chasing Google.
But ChatGPT is stealing their traffic.

If your SaaS isn’t showing up in AI answers, your ICP won’t know you exist by 2026.

Here’s the actual playbook to win what I call: LLM SEO

The next $100M SaaS brand won’t be built with Google, it’ll be built with LLM SEO.

Let me show you why this shift is happening and exactly how to win it.

Bookmark this thread. It's your edge for the next 3 years 🧵 1. Google SEO is saturated. LLM SEO is fresh snow.

Every SaaS blog has already tried ranking for “best CRM for startups”.

But ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude aren't just looking at keywords, they want answers.

That changes everything.

Forget Google. Your next 1,000 users are on AI search.

Not ads. Not SEO.

ChatGPT. Copilot. Perplexity.

Here’s how to show up where it matters (before your competitors even know it exists): 🧵 1. Understand how LLMs “recommend”. Not rank.

Google shows 10 links.
LLMs give 1 answer.

No backlinks. No DA. Just confidence in what it knows.

This means:
If you're not already part of its knowledge base, you don’t exist.