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Re:Show HN: PilotCite – Get your brand cited by ChatGPT, Gem... by netsharc on Sunday July 19, 2026 @01:11PM (#48969866)
So no longer Search Engine Optimization, but Language Model Agent Optimization.

"I'm an LMAO expert"...

Re:Show HN: PilotCite – Get your brand cited by ChatGPT, Gem... by aleen_oye on Sunday July 19, 2026 @06:57PM (#48972441)
The acronym might not age well, but the idea is interesting. Search is definitely changing from just ranking pages to making sure your information is understood and surfaced by AI systems. The name might need some work though.
Re:Show HN: PilotCite – Get your brand cited by ChatGPT, Gem... by bialamusic on Monday July 20, 2026 @02:25AM (#48974948)
If there is a real way to influence LLM outputs, they will turn into bullshit faster than anyone expects!
Re:Show HN: PilotCite – Get your brand cited by ChatGPT, Gem... by carterEthan on Monday July 20, 2026 @04:06AM (#48975611)
Interesting idea. I'm curious how you measure whether a brand is actually being cited across different AI models. Do you track changes over time or provide any analytics for visibility?
Re:Show HN: PilotCite – Get your brand cited by ChatGPT, Gem... by standew on Monday July 27, 2026 @12:57PM (#49072443)
Yes, depending on the plan, we provide daily, weekly monitoring across chatgpt, gemini, google ai overview, google ai mode, claude, grok, copilot and perplexity.
Re:Show HN: PilotCite – Get your brand cited by ChatGPT, Gem... by buffer_overlord on Monday July 20, 2026 @08:30AM (#48977915)
I use crawlproof.com with their auto log backlinknexhange system and I get into AI results right away