> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.pierview.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart Guide

> Four steps to your first AI visibility results

## What you need

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  <Card title="You'll need" icon="clipboard-list">
    * A Pierview account
    * Your brand name (and variants)
    * 5–10 prompts that users might ask AI about your category
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  <Card title="You'll get" icon="chart-line">
    * Baseline visibility, sentiment, and citation metrics
    * Competitor mentions and source breakdown
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## Four steps to first results

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  <Step title="Add your brand">
    Add your primary brand name. Include common variants (e.g., "Pierview" and "Pierview AI") so we catch all mentions. You can add competitors later for comparison.

    <Info>
      **Tip:** Use exact spellings. Avoid overly broad terms that could match other brands.
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  </Step>

  <Step title="Create prompt sets">
    Define prompts that reflect real user queries. Think: "best X for Y," "X vs Y," "how to choose X." Start with 5–10 prompts per category.

    **Examples:** "best AI visibility tools," "how to track brand mentions in ChatGPT," "Pierview vs manual monitoring"
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run your first scan">
    Select your prompts and models (e.g., Perplexity, ChatGPT). Run the scan. Results typically return within a few minutes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review metrics and next steps">
    Check your **Visibility**, **Sentiment**, and **Citations**. These tell you where you stand and what to improve.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Why these metrics matter

* **Visibility**: If you're rarely mentioned, you're invisible. Aim to appear in a higher share of relevant answers.
  * $\text{Visibility} = \frac{\text{Mentions}}{\text{Total Chats}} \times 100$

* **Sentiment**: Mentions alone aren't enough. Negative or neutral sentiment needs content or PR work.
  * Track positive vs negative share over time.

* **Citations**: When AI cites your site, reviews, or press, you gain authority and traffic. Citations are a leading indicator of trust.
  * Formula: $\text{Avg Citations} = \frac{\text{Total Citations}}{\text{Responses}}$

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  **Pro tip:** Low visibility + strong sentiment when you *are* mentioned suggests a distribution problem. High visibility + weak citations suggests you need more citeable content.
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