How can I get ChatGPT to recommend my company?

Choose a realistic category, location and need. For a local accounting firm, an example discovery question is “Which accountants help small retailers in Bristol with VAT?” A branded question is “What services does Example Accounting offer?” These are example prompts, not measured search volumes.

Keep your company name out of discovery questions. Naming your business in every prompt can create a reassuring result without testing whether it gets suggested independently. Record the exact question, date, model, location and sources.

Review robots.txt and your CDN or firewall. OpenAI documents OAI-SearchBot for search, GPTBot for training, and ChatGPT-User for user-requested visits. Training permission and search eligibility are different decisions.

BotView’s free check reads access rules and probes the URL. A full crawler scan also compares initial HTML with rendered content. A successful probe is evidence about that request, not proof that OpenAI has indexed the page.

State what you sell, who it is for, where you operate and any material limits. Publish current prices where appropriate, service coverage, genuine case studies and clear contact details. Use consistent company names and describe your specific experience.

Answer the practical questions customers need to choose you. A useful service page might explain eligibility, lead times, costs and what is included. Cite sources for factual claims and keep important information readable without requiring a login. These are useful content practices, not a guaranteed citation formula.

Read the full answer rather than just counting your brand name. Check whether the suggested alternatives actually fit the question and whether each cited page supports the attached claim. Models can describe businesses inaccurately or cite irrelevant sources.

Use the evidence to identify missing or unclear facts on your own site. Do not copy competitors, manufacture reviews, or assume the first company listed is ranked first. Independent coverage is useful when it is authentic and relevant; paying for a mention is not a guaranteed route into answers.

BotView uses an LLM through the OpenAI API with web search to collect feedback about your company or website. Its report keeps original answers and citations alongside separate discovery/branded summaries and evidence-linked recommendations for investigation.

Pro includes 20 question-runs each month. Start with a five-question assessment, inspect the findings, and reserve the remaining checks for follow-ups. Rerun the same questions after changes and retain negative results too. Variation alone does not establish that a website edit worked.