Generate 25 ready-to-paste prompts that show you exactly whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews mention your business — no guesswork about what to ask.
1. Tell me about your business
Prompts update automatically as you type. Adding competitors unlocks head-to-head comparison prompts.
2. Your 25 test prompts
Paste each prompt into the engines tagged under it. Run every prompt 3 times (AI answers vary run to run) and score results in the worksheet below.
3. Scoring worksheet: your mention rate
For each prompt, run it 3 times and tap each run cell to cycle: M = mentioned, C = mentioned and cited/linked, A = absent. Your score updates live.
| Prompt | Stage | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 |
|---|
How the math works: mention rate = (runs where your brand was mentioned or cited) ÷ (total runs scored). Score all 25 prompts × 3 runs = 75 data points for a reliable read.
What your score means (all bands est.)
- 0–20% — Invisible (est.): AI engines rarely surface you. Buyers asking these questions are being sent to competitors.
- 20–50% — Emerging (est.): You show up sometimes, usually on brand-name prompts only. Awareness and purchase prompts are the gap.
- 50%+ — Strong (est.): You’re a default recommendation. Protect it: keep reviews, citations, and structured data fresh.
Typical mention rates by GEO maturity (industry est.)
| Business profile | Brand prompts | Non-brand prompts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| No GEO work done (est.) | 15–30% | 0–5% | ~5–12% |
| Strong reviews, weak content (est.) | 40–60% | 5–15% | ~15–30% |
| Actively optimized for AI answers (est.) | 70–90% | 25–50% | ~40–60% |
Scored under 50%? Let’s find out why.
Run the AI Visibility Auditor to see which trust signals you’re missing, or have me do the full diagnosis and fix with my answer engine optimization service.
Why I built a prompt generator for AI visibility testing
Every owner I talk to has heard that customers now ask ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overviews for recommendations. Almost none of them have actually tested whether their own business shows up. The reason is simple: they don’t know what to type. “What do I even ask?” is the question that stops the whole exercise before it starts. This tool solves that cold-start problem. Give it your industry, city, services, and brand, and it builds 25 realistic buyer prompts for you — the same kinds of questions real people ask when they’re about to spend money.
How it works
The generator maps prompts to the three stages of a local buying decision. Awareness prompts (“best Botox in Austin”) test whether AI engines know your category exists in your city and who they name first. Comparison prompts (“is [your brand] legit”, “[you] vs [competitor]”) test what the engines say when a buyer checks you out — this is where reviews and reputation signals show their weight. Purchase prompts (“who should I book for laser hair removal near Austin”) test the highest-value moment: the engine is literally handing out the sale.
Each prompt is tagged with the engines worth testing it in, because they behave differently — Perplexity leans on citations, Gemini and AI Overviews lean on your Google Business Profile, ChatGPT leans on broad web consensus. Run each prompt three times, because AI answers vary between runs; a single run tells you almost nothing. Tick off the results in the worksheet and you get a mention rate — a single number you can re-measure monthly to see if your visibility work is paying off. The bands I use (0–20% invisible, 20–50% emerging, 50%+ strong) are estimates from patterns I see across local businesses, not lab-certified thresholds — treat them as orientation, not gospel.
If your score comes back low, that’s not bad news — it’s a to-do list. Most local businesses I test start in the invisible band, which means the upside is wide open. The playbook to fix it is the same one I use in my answer engine optimization work: consistent citations, review velocity, answer-shaped content, and structured data. Med spa owners can go deeper with my med spa marketing guide, and while you’re measuring leaks, my missed-call calculator and no-show cost calculator show what your phone and calendar are quietly costing you too.
Frequently asked questions
Why do I need to run each prompt 3 times?
AI answers are probabilistic — the same question can name different businesses on different runs. One run gives you an anecdote; three runs per prompt across 25 prompts gives you 75 data points, enough to see a real pattern instead of luck.
Which AI engines matter most for a local business?
Google AI Overviews and Gemini matter most for near-me, ready-to-buy searches because they sit on top of Google’s local data. ChatGPT matters for research-stage questions, and Perplexity matters because it cites sources — if it cites you, that’s a durable win. Test all four; the tool tags each prompt with where to run it.
What counts as a “mention” vs a “citation”?
A mention is your brand named anywhere in the answer. A citation is your website (or profile) linked as a source. Citations are stronger — they mean the engine trusts your content directly, not just secondhand chatter about you.
My mention rate is near zero. What do I fix first?
In my experience the fastest movers are: a complete, active Google Business Profile; steady recent reviews that mention your services and city; and pages on your site that answer buyer questions in plain language. Then structured data and third-party citations. My AI Visibility Auditor walks you through which of these you’re missing.
How often should I re-test?
Monthly is plenty. Keep the same 25 prompts (the tool regenerates the identical set from the same inputs), score them the same way, and track the mention rate over time. Movement of 10+ points (est.) between months usually means something you changed is working — or a competitor got busy.
Want me to run these numbers with you? Book a free strategy call or call/text me at +91 97297 12388.
