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How to run your first PromptScout AI Visibility Check

Set up your first brand, review suggested prompts, run an initial monitor, and create an AI Visibility Check you can improve over time.

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Track your AI brand visibility score over time. Measure mentions, provider differences, competitor context, and visibility movement across key questions.

PromptScout setup flow leading into a first AI Visibility Check

Your first AI Visibility Check in 5 steps

  1. Enter your website domain — PromptScout infers the brand name before you save the setup.
  2. Confirm your brand — edit the inferred name and add optional context in Brand.
  3. Review suggested prompts — keep the ones that sound like real buyer questions in Prompts.
  4. Run your first monitor — across the providers your plan supports.
  5. Review the results in Monitoring. That's your AI Visibility Check.

What makes a good first setup

  • Use the brand name customers actually recognize.
  • Point to the domain you want AI systems to associate with you.
  • Write a specific description: category, audience, what makes you different.
  • Pick 5–10 focused prompts, not 50 edge cases.

How long does it take?

A first AI Visibility Check usually finishes in a few minutes. Don't over-configure on day one — you can refine everything once you see real data in Monitoring and Sources.

What to do with the first check

Don't judge it yet. Use it as your reference point. Every future run compares against it, so you can prove whether content, site, or positioning changes actually moved the needle in Reports.

If you are on Starter or above, keep going after the first check: run a successful Website audit, generate Insights, then use Content only when those prerequisites point to the same page opportunity.

Next steps

  • Tighten your brand profile in Brand.
  • Refine the questions you track in Prompts.
  • Review your first real run in Monitoring.

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Put this into practice

Use this workflow in PromptScout

Keep reading the docs, then run the workflow on your own brand data when you are ready.

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  • Brand

    Documentation

    Use the Brand page to control how PromptScout identifies your company across AI responses and to keep the monitored brand record accurate.

  • Prompts

    Documentation

    Use the Prompts page to keep monitored questions focused on high-intent buyer searches and to improve prompt-level coverage over time.

  • Monitoring

    Documentation

    Use the Monitoring page to run monitors, inspect recent runs, and compare how your AI visibility changes across providers over time.

  • Website

    Documentation

    Use the Website page to check whether PromptScout can reach, parse, and evaluate evidence-first signals that affect how AI systems understand your site.

  • AI Brand Monitoring Platform

    Guide

    Track how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Perplexity mention your brand over time.

  • AI Visibility Reports

    Guide

    Turn monitoring results into weekly visibility reports for trends, competitors, and sources.

  • How to Choose an AEO Platform

    Guide

    Review practical AEO platform criteria for AI visibility monitoring, evidence, and reporting.