Companion piece to our first-party dataset: 5,051 AI-search citation polls in 77 days . That post is the findings. This one is the method — so you can run it yourself.
What this covers
- Why you can't just ask ChatGPT once and screenshot it
- The 6-step method
- Step 1: Build a prompt set of 15–70 real buyer questions
- Step 2: Poll each engine on a fixed cadence
- Step 3: Record cited / not cited — and which URL
- Step 4: Track share of answer over time, per engine
This is a technical summary. The full guide — with the data, tables and worked examples — is on our site: *How to Track Your Own AI Search Visibility (DIY, 2026)*.
LeadsNow AI builds pay-per-result AI lead generation and answer-engine-optimisation systems in Australia.
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