B2B SaaS answer engine optimization guides
A guide explains how to set up one part of answer engine optimization for a B2B SaaS company. Each one opens with the answer, gives the steps in order and takes platform rules from the platform's own documentation.
Key facts
- To be cited in AI search, allow OAI-SearchBot, Claude-SearchBot and PerplexityBot. OpenAI says sites that block OAI-SearchBot will not be shown in ChatGPT search answers. robots.txt for AI crawlers: B2B SaaS guide →
- Build a fixed set of at least 20 buyer questions and run it in each AI tool every month. How to track AI search citations →
- llms.txt is a proposal from September 2024 for a Markdown file at the site root that helps AI agents use a website. llms.txt for B2B SaaS: does it matter? →
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robots.txt for AI crawlers: a setup guide for B2B SaaS sites
How to set robots.txt for AI crawlers on a B2B SaaS site: which user agents to allow for AI search, which control training, a sample file and checks.
How to track AI search citations for a B2B SaaS brand
A monthly method for tracking whether ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews cite a B2B SaaS brand: questions, records and checks.
llms.txt for B2B SaaS: what it is and whether it matters
What llms.txt is, what the 2024 proposal asks for, what Google says about AI text files and whether a B2B SaaS site should publish one, with a sample file.
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