What is ChatGPT search?
The short answer
ChatGPT search is ChatGPT's ability to search the web live and answer with cited sources, making it an answer engine that sends traffic to the pages it cites.
ChatGPT search, explained
Pages that are crawlable, factual and clearly structured are the ones it cites.
Questions people ask about ChatGPT search
What is ChatGPT search?
ChatGPT search is ChatGPT's ability to search the web live and answer with cited sources, making it an answer engine that sends traffic to the pages it cites.
Related terms
Perplexity is an AI answer engine that searches the web for each question and writes an answer with numbered citations to its sources.
AEOAEO, answer engine optimisation, is structuring a website so AI assistants and search features quote it as the answer, not just list it as a link.
AI citationAn AI citation is a link or reference an AI answer gives to the page it drew information from, the visible credit that sends traffic and trust to the source.
GEOGEO, generative engine optimisation, is optimising content to be included and cited in answers written by generative AI systems.
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