Get Recommended by ChatGPT: A 30-Day Starter Plan

The short answer

To improve your chances of being recommended by ChatGPT, measure where you stand, fix your business facts, publish pages that answer real customer questions and start earning mentions from trusted sources. The plan below breaks this into four weeks. It won’t guarantee a recommendation, but it covers the basics most businesses skip.

Week 1: Measure your starting point

Write 15 questions your customers ask before they buy. Mix types:

• “Best” questions: “best family dentist in Rotterdam”.
• Problem questions: “how to stop condensation on bedroom windows”.
• Comparison questions: “Brand A vs Brand B for small offices”.
• Price questions: “how much does a bathroom refit cost in Manchester”.

Ask each one in ChatGPT, twice on different days. Record whether you are named, who else is named and which sources are shown. This is your baseline. Our guide on measuring AI visibility offers a simple spreadsheet format.

Week 2: Fix your facts

1. Write your standard business description and key facts on one page.
2. Update your website’s homepage and about page to match.
3. Update Google Business Profile, Bing Places, LinkedIn and your main industry directory.
4. Check robots.txt to make sure search crawlers can access your site.
5. Add basic Organization or LocalBusiness structured data.

Ask ChatGPT “What is [your business]?” at the end of the week and note any errors to keep fixing.

Week 3: Publish answer pages

From your Week 1 list, pick the three questions where competitors appear and you don’t. Write one page for each:

• Start with a direct two-sentence answer.
• Add specifics: prices, timings, areas served, steps.
• Include a short FAQ with related questions.
• Add a clear line on who you are and why you know this topic.

Publish, link to the new pages from your main navigation or related service pages, and request indexing in your search console.

Week 4: Start earning mentions

• Email five recent happy customers asking for an honest review on the platform your buyers use.
• Contact two partners or suppliers and ask to be listed on their partner or customer pages.
• Pitch one useful story or tip to a local or trade publication.
• Answer two questions in an industry community under your real name, without dropping links where they are not welcome.

After 30 days: re-test and repeat

Run your 15 questions again. Look for small changes: a new citation, a more accurate description, a mention in one assistant. Don’t expect large shifts after one month; answers that depend on training data change slowly. Repeat the Week 3 and Week 4 tasks every month, adding three new pages and a few new mentions each time.

Who should do what

In a small team, split the plan so it actually happens. The owner handles Week 1 testing and approves facts. Whoever manages the website handles Week 2 technical tasks and Week 3 publishing. Anyone who talks to customers can collect review requests and real questions. Put a 30-minute check-in on the calendar at the end of each week.

Common traps to avoid

• Writing pages stuffed with “best [service] in [city]” that say nothing new.
• Buying reviews or posting fake recommendations.
• Testing only one prompt and drawing big conclusions.

For a broader overview after this plan, read how to get recommended by ChatGPT.

How Keboost helps

Keboost automates the measuring part of this plan across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Copilot, highlights where competitors appear, and creates and distributes focused content for the gaps. Run a free AI visibility check to get your Week 1 baseline in minutes.