Freeze the setup
Record the ChatGPT surface, model label, web-search setting, date, locale, and whether the session is fresh.
A ten-question manual test for checking whether ChatGPT discovers, describes, compares, and cites your brand under consistent conditions.
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10-prompt manual test
Replace the bracketed fields, use fresh sessions with consistent web search settings, save each answer, and classify the visible result.
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Record the ChatGPT surface, model label, web-search setting, date, locale, and whether the session is fresh.
Keep the full answer, visible source URLs, prompt wording, and any errors instead of recording only a yes or no.
Use the same prompts and conditions for a rerun. Label a changed prompt set as a new benchmark.
Common questions
Define buyer questions, replace the placeholders, use consistent fresh-session and web-search conditions, save each answer, and record whether the brand appears and whether the claimed domain is cited.
Neutral prompts test whether ChatGPT discovers the brand independently. Brand-named prompts instead test recognition, accuracy, and competitive framing and should be reported separately.
No. Answers can vary by model, product surface, session context, search behavior, location, and time. Record the conditions and treat a small manual test as directional.
No. A mention may be incidental, comparative, negative, or prompted by the brand name. Record prominence, recommendation language, sentiment, accuracy, and citations separately.
Evidence before conclusions
Review the questions, stored answers, citations, competitors, coverage, and five prioritized actions in the sample report.