Guide · Perplexity
How to get recommended by Perplexity
Perplexity is a live-retrieval answer engine that cites its web sources directly — citation presence is everything. This is how to get Perplexity to name your business when a buyer asks for the best in your category.
The 3 signals Perplexity rewards
1. Be an unmistakable entity.
Publish an llms.txt, add Organization + FAQ schema, and keep your name and details consistent everywhere so Perplexity can resolve you as a real business.
2. Earn citation density.
Perplexity recommends what's recommended a lot across sources it trusts — G2/Capterra/Trustpilot, niche directories, "best of" roundups, Reddit and press. This is the biggest lever.
3. Own quotable content.
Clear "best [category] for [use case]" and "[competitor] alternatives" pages, plus FAQ blocks that answer in one clean paragraph Perplexity can lift.
Then measure it.
You can't improve what you can't see. Cited is self-serve: enter a domain and get a 0–100 AI-search readiness score for your website, plus generated fixes (llms.txt, Organization and FAQ schema).
Get recommended by Perplexity — FAQ
How does Perplexity decide what to recommend?Perplexity is a live-retrieval answer engine that cites its web sources directly — citation presence is everything. Get recognized as a clear entity and earn citations on the sources it trusts, and it recommends you.
How do I check if Perplexity recommends my business?Run a free Cited scan — it checks the AI-search readiness signals on your website (crawler access, llms.txt, structured data and answer-ready content) and lists the fixes to make first.
How long does it take to rank on Perplexity?Entity and structured-data fixes register within days. Citation density — the biggest lever — builds over weeks to months. Cited tracks it daily.
One playbook gets you recommended across all of them. See the full guide: How to Get Recommended by Every AI →
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