Getting cited by ChatGPT: a practical guide for 2026
What actually moves the needle when you want ChatGPT to recommend your product by name — tested across 10,000 real queries.
Writer
AIRank
Published
April 12, 2026
Time
3 min read
Essays, technical guides, and case studies on Generative Engine Optimization. Published every week or two — no filler, just what we learn running citation telemetry for a few thousand sites.
What actually moves the needle when you want ChatGPT to recommend your product by name — tested across 10,000 real queries.
Writer
AIRank
Published
April 12, 2026
Time
3 min read
A short case study on Refly, the AI writing workspace, and exactly which three changes moved their citation rate from 1.2 per 100 queries to 24.5.
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