Solved problems. Proven solutions.

First distinguish ChatGPT search retrieval from model training and ordinary ChatGPT answers. Inspect robots.txt and server controls for relevant OpenAI crawlers, and check whether important pages return usable 200 HTML without authentication or bot challenges. Confirm canonical URLs, clear text content, and internal links. Review server logs when available…

Use a shared evaluation framework, not a shared ranking assumption. Create a stable query set grouped by intent: category discovery, “best”/comparison, how-to, problem diagnosis, local intent, brand facts, product facts, and expert/topic association. Keep the exact prompts versioned so month-over-month comparisons are meaningful. For each platform/run, reco…