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Getting Started with ReachSurge

Learn how to set up your first website, run an AI audit, and start driving traffic.

Welcome to ReachSurge

ReachSurge is an AI-powered traffic platform that helps your website get discovered by AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google Gemini, Google AI Search, and Grok.

Step 1: Add Your Website

  1. Click Get Started on the dashboard or go to the Onboarding wizard
  2. Enter your website URL
  3. ReachSurge will automatically crawl your site and analyze it for AI readiness

Step 2: Automatic AI Audit

After adding your website, ReachSurge automatically:

  • Crawls your pages to understand your content
  • Checks your robots.txt for AI crawler access (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended)
  • Generates a GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) score (0-10)
  • Calculates your Entity Authority Score (0-100)
  • Identifies opportunities for AI citations

Step 3: Generate Your Strategy

Based on the audit, ReachSurge creates a personalized traffic strategy including:

  • Content optimization suggestions for AI citation readiness
  • Keyword targets where you can appear in AI answers
  • Competitor analysis showing your share of voice vs competitors

Step 4: Start Tracking

Once set up, ReachSurge continuously monitors:

  • AI citation appearances across 6 engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google Gemini, Google AI Search, Grok)
  • Traffic from AI-referred visitors with sparkline trends
  • Entity Authority Score (0-100) with trend indicators
  • Competitor share of voice
  • Anomaly detection (traffic drops, citation losses)

Step 5: Install the Tracker

Add our lightweight tracking script to your website. It's under 2KB, doesn't affect page speed, and enables:

  • Real-time analytics
  • AI traffic source detection
  • Visitor behavior tracking

Key Features Available

  • Dashboard — KPI cards with trends, sparklines, forecasting, anomaly alerts, smart recommendations
  • SEO Agent — Crawl, audit, fix, and deploy SEO improvements to your live site
  • Citations — Track when AI engines cite your content (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Search, Perplexity, Grok)
  • Competitors — Share of voice comparison across AI engines
  • Syndication — Distribute content to Dev.to, LinkedIn, Hashnode, Reddit, X + CMS (WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Ghost)
  • Backlinks — AI-powered prospect discovery and outreach
  • Video-to-Blog — Convert YouTube videos into SEO articles (Starter+)
  • Content Calendar — Schedule and manage your content pipeline (month/week/day views)
  • Internal Linking — Find orphan pages and get contextual link suggestions
  • RSS Autoblog — Auto-generate articles from RSS feed topics
  • AI Images — Auto-generated featured + inline images for content
  • Knowledge Base — Upload documents to enrich AI content generation (RAG)
  • Content Quality — Readability scoring + E-E-A-T assessment + editorial workflow
  • Free Tools — GEO Audit, Robots Checker, Citation Checker (no signup needed)

FAQ

How long does the initial crawl take? Usually 1-5 minutes depending on your site size.

Do I need to install anything on my website? Yes, add our lightweight tracking script (under 2KB). You'll find the code snippet in your website settings.

Is there a free plan? Yes! The free plan includes 1 website with basic GEO monitoring on 1 engine.

How do I navigate the dashboard? Use the sidebar (collapsible), the search bar (⌘K or Ctrl+K), or press ? for keyboard shortcuts.

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