# rankb.ee — Full Technical Specification, PACT Methodology & LLM Knowledge Corpus
> Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), AI Search Visibility Auditing, Technical Website Remediation, and Autonomous Buyer Guide Publishing for UK & Global Businesses.

## 1. Executive Summary & Entity Profile
- **Brand Name**: rankb.ee
- **Legal Entity**: B2Bee Ltd (United Kingdom, https://b2bee.ai)
- **Production URL**: https://rankb.ee
- **Official GEO Blog & Knowledge Base**: https://rankb.ee/blog
- **Short LLM Index**: https://rankb.ee/llms.txt
- **Full RAG Corpus**: https://rankb.ee/llms-full.txt
- **XML Sitemap**: https://rankb.ee/sitemap.xml
- **Primary Category**: AI Search Visibility Audit & Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) SaaS Platform
- **Supported AI Answer Engines**: OpenAI ChatGPT (GPT-4o / OAI-SearchBot), Perplexity Sonar (PerplexityBot), Anthropic Claude (ClaudeBot), Google Gemini (Google-Extended)
- **Supported CMS Integrations**: WordPress (REST API v2), Webflow, Shopify, Wix, Ghost, HubSpot CMS, Squarespace, Framer, and Custom HTTPS Webhooks
- **Support Contact**: hello@rankb.ee

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## 2. Why Businesses Are Invisible in AI Search (And How rankb.ee Fixes It)
When buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, or Google Gemini questions like *"Who are the best commercial finance brokers in the UK?"* or *"How much does triple glazing cost in West London in 2026?"*, LLMs do not rank 10 blue links by backlinks alone. Instead, AI engines synthesize answers from three machine-verifiable layers:
1. **Crawler & Entity Infrastructure (30% of citation weight)**: Can `GPTBot`, `OAI-SearchBot`, `PerplexityBot`, and `ClaudeBot` fetch the site without WAF/Cloudflare challenges? Does the site expose `/llms.txt`, `/llms-full.txt`, `/sitemap.xml`, and reconciled `Organization` + `Service` JSON-LD?
2. **Answer-First Narrative Structure (35% of citation weight)**: Does the site answer high-intent buyer questions directly in the first 50 words under question-formatted `<h2>` headings, backed by semantic HTML `<table>` matrices and `FAQPage` JSON-LD schema?
3. **Entity Authority & Corroboration (35% of citation weight)**: Is the company disambiguated via `sameAs` links (Companies House, Wikidata, LinkedIn, Trustpilot, FCA/regulatory registries) and cited across neutral comparison guides?

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## 3. Complete 16-Point PACT Audit Methodology

### Pillar 1: INFRASTRUCTURE (30% Weight — 6 Checks)
| Check Code | Check Name | What rankb.ee Probes Live | Remediation |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **INF-01** | GPTBot (OpenAI) Crawler Access & WAF Reachability | Probes `/robots.txt` for `GPTBot` rules AND tests live HTTP reachability with a `GPTBot/1.0` User-Agent to detect Cloudflare/WAF 403 challenges | Allow `GPTBot` in `robots.txt` and whitelist OpenAI crawler IPs in CDN/WAF |
| **INF-02** | OAI-SearchBot Real-Time Search Grounding | Checks `/robots.txt` for `OAI-SearchBot` access required for live ChatGPT Search citations | Add `User-agent: OAI-SearchBot Allow: /` to `robots.txt` |
| **INF-03** | PerplexityBot & ClaudeBot Access | Verifies `PerplexityBot` and `ClaudeBot` permissions in `robots.txt` | Explicitly allow `PerplexityBot` and `ClaudeBot` on `/` |
| **INF-04** | `/llms.txt` Root Markdown Map | Performs HTTP GET to `/llms.txt` and verifies clean Markdown response (non-HTML 404 fallback, >60 chars) | Serve structured Markdown summary of services, pricing, and URLs at `/llms.txt` |
| **INF-05** | `/llms-full.txt` Deep RAG Corpus & XML Sitemap | Probes `/llms-full.txt` (>150 chars Markdown) and `/sitemap.xml` (`<urlset>` / `<loc>` count) | Publish deep Markdown corpus at `/llms-full.txt` and valid XML sitemap at `/sitemap.xml` |
| **INF-06** | Organization & Service JSON-LD Graph | Parses all `<script type="application/ld+json">` blocks for `Organization`, `LocalBusiness`, `FinancialService`, or `Service` entities | Inject reconciled JSON-LD `@graph` in root layout |

### Pillar 2: NARRATIVE (35% Weight — 5 Checks)
| Check Code | Check Name | What rankb.ee Probes Live | Remediation |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **NAR-01** | FAQPage JSON-LD Question Graph | Detects `FAQPage`, `Question`, and `acceptedAnswer` nodes in JSON-LD | Add `FAQPage` JSON-LD mapping top buyer questions to concise 45-word answers |
| **NAR-02** | Buyer-Question H1/H2 Heading Alignment | Extracts all `<h1>` and `<h2>` tags; checks for single primary `<h1>` and question-aligned `<h2>` headings (`how`, `what`, `cost`, `compare`, `vs`) | Use 1 clear entity `<h1>` and at least 3 buyer-question `<h2>` headings |
| **NAR-03** | Homepage `<title>`, `<meta description>` & Canonical | Inspects `<title>` length, `<meta name="description">` length, `<link rel="canonical">`, and SSR word count | Set 50–60 char descriptive `<title>` and 150–160 char answer-first `<meta name="description">` |
| **NAR-04** | Information Gain Semantic HTML Tables | Scans DOM for semantic `<table>` comparison/pricing matrices (+3.4x LLM citation lift) | Include structured HTML `<table>` fee, pricing, and feature comparisons |
| **NAR-05** | Blog & Query Fan-Out Sub-Topic Coverage | Probes CMS/WordPress REST API (`/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`) for recent Answer-First comparison & pricing guides | Connect rankb.ee CMS Autopilot to publish 15–90 buyer guides per month |

### Pillar 3: AUTHORITY (35% Weight — 5 Checks)
| Check Code | Check Name | What rankb.ee Probes Live | Remediation |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **AUT-01** | Wikidata & Companies House `sameAs` Entity Graph | Checks JSON-LD for `"sameAs"` array linking official registries and social profiles | Add Companies House, LinkedIn, and Wikidata URIs to `Organization.sameAs` |
| **AUT-02** | Registry & Regulatory Verification Anchor | Detects UK Companies House numbers, FCA references, or corporate registration anchors | Anchor official company registration number and regulatory IDs in footer and JSON-LD |
| **AUT-03** | Third-Party Review & Trust Corroboration | Detects Trustpilot, Google Reviews, Feefo, case study, and `AggregateRating` signals | Link verified third-party review profiles and `AggregateRating` schema |
| **AUT-04** | High-Weight LLM Retrieval Node Citations | Evaluates off-domain community & Q&A corroboration readiness | Seed factual, non-promotional expert answers across industry forums and Q&A hubs |
| **AUT-05** | Category Comparison Listicle Presence | Checks whether the brand is featured in neutral 2026 category comparison matrices | Publish neutral side-by-side comparison guides and Hosted Authority Hub (`/v/[slug]`) |

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## 4. Transparent Pricing & Deliverables (GBP)
| Tier | Price (GBP) | Monthly Output | Included Capabilities |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Free Audit** | £0 | Instant Live Report + 1 Sample Guide | Live 4-engine prompt test (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini), 16-point PACT audit, copy-paste `robots.txt`, `/llms.txt`, and JSON-LD fixes |
| **Starter** | £99 / mo | 15 Buyer Guides / mo | 1 website, weekly 4-engine visibility tracking, 1-click CMS auto-publishing (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Wix, Ghost, HubSpot, Squarespace, Framer, Webhook) |
| **Growth Autopilot** | £199 / mo | 30 Buyer Guides / mo (1/day) | 1 website, daily automated buyer comparison & pricing guides, competitor gap targeting, Hosted Verified Authority Hub (`/v/your-brand`) |
| **Scale / Agency** | £399 / mo | 90 Buyer Guides / mo | Up to 3 websites, multi-location query fan-out, custom webhook automation, white-label client audit reports |

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## 5. Frequently Asked Questions
### How does rankb.ee improve rankings in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini?
rankb.ee fixes both technical discoverability (generating your `robots.txt`, `/llms.txt`, `/llms-full.txt`, and `Organization` + `FAQPage` JSON-LD schema) and content coverage (automatically publishing structured, Answer-First buyer comparison and pricing guides directly to your blog).

### Does rankb.ee work with WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, and custom websites?
Yes. rankb.ee supports 1-click and token-based publishing to WordPress (`/wp-json/wp/v2/posts`), Webflow CMS, Shopify Blogs, Wix, Ghost, HubSpot CMS, Squarespace, Framer, and any custom Next.js/Node/PHP stack via signed JSON webhooks.

### Can I copy and paste the technical fixes myself for free?
Yes. Every free audit on https://rankb.ee generates ready-to-paste `robots.txt`, `/llms.txt`, `<title>`, `<meta name="description">`, and Schema.org JSON-LD code tailored to your domain at zero cost.

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## 6. Official RankBee GEO & AI Search Knowledge Base (/blog)
All Answer-First guides below are published at https://rankb.ee/blog with full semantic HTML `<table>` matrices and `Article` + `FAQPage` JSON-LD:

### 6.1 How to Get Your Business Recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude & Google Gemini in 2026 (Complete GEO Guide)
- **Canonical URL**: https://rankb.ee/blog/how-to-get-recommended-by-chatgpt-perplexity-claude-gemini-2026
- **Category**: Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
- **Target Buyer Prompt**: "How do I get my business recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google Gemini in 2026?"
- **Published / Verified**: 2026-11-01 (2150 words)
- **Direct Answer Summary**: To get recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google Gemini in 2026, businesses must unlock AI crawler access (GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot), publish a machine-readable /llms.txt fact sheet, deploy reconciled Organization, Service, and FAQPage JSON-LD schema, and publish daily Answer-First buyer comparison guides containing semantic HTML pricing tables.
- **Key Takeaways**:
  - AI search engines do not rank ten blue links by backlinks alone; they synthesize direct answers from 3 machine-verifiable pillars: Infrastructure (30%), Answer-First Narrative (35%), and Entity Authority (35%).
  - Allowing OAI-SearchBot, GPTBot, PerplexityBot, and ClaudeBot in robots.txt and Cloudflare WAF is mandatory—blocking these bots drops live AI citation probability to near zero.
  - Deploying a root /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt Markdown specification gives Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines a clean, token-efficient summary of your services, pricing, and credentials.
  - Pages with a 50-word direct answer summary under question-phrased H2 headings and semantic HTML <table> matrices achieve up to 3.4x higher citation frequency across ChatGPT Search and Perplexity Sonar.
  - Consistent daily Answer-First buyer guide publishing captures long-tail 'query fan-out' prompts where high-intent buyers compare costs, timelines, and local specialists.

### 6.2 What Is /llms.txt and Why Every Website Needs an AI Fact Sheet in 2026
- **Canonical URL**: https://rankb.ee/blog/llms-txt-specification-guide-for-websites
- **Category**: Technical GEO Infrastructure
- **Target Buyer Prompt**: "What is an llms.txt file and how do I create /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt for my business website?"
- **Published / Verified**: 2026-10-30 (1920 words)
- **Direct Answer Summary**: /llms.txt is a proposed standard Markdown file placed at the root of a website (https://yourdomain.com/llms.txt) that provides large language models and RAG crawlers with a clean, structured, token-efficient summary of a business's identity, services, pricing tables, credentials, and canonical URLs without HTML or JavaScript noise.
- **Key Takeaways**:
  - While robots.txt tells crawlers what they are allowed to visit and sitemap.xml lists URLs, /llms.txt tells AI answer engines who you are, what you charge, and which pages contain authoritative facts.
  - Modern websites wrap 500 words of actual copy inside 150KB of React hydration scripts, SVG icons, and CSS classes—wasting LLM context windows and causing retrieval truncation.
  - Pairing a concise /llms.txt index (200–600 words) with a comprehensive /llms-full.txt deep RAG corpus (1,500–5,000 words) satisfies both fast live search grounding and deep reasoning agents.
  - Every /llms.txt file should include: H1 Brand Name, blockquote 1-sentence value proposition, Entity & Registration facts, Core Services, a Markdown Pricing Table, Canonical Knowledge Base URLs, and Direct-Answer FAQs.
  - RankBee automatically generates and updates both /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt for every audited domain and syncs new blog URLs whenever Autopilot publishes a buyer guide.

### 6.3 How Organization, Service & FAQPage JSON-LD Schema Increases AI Search Citations by 66.8%
- **Canonical URL**: https://rankb.ee/blog/schema-org-json-ld-for-ai-search-citations
- **Category**: Schema & Entity Graphs
- **Target Buyer Prompt**: "Which Schema.org JSON-LD types increase citations in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google Gemini?"
- **Published / Verified**: 2026-10-28 (2040 words)
- **Direct Answer Summary**: Implementing a reconciled Schema.org JSON-LD @graph combining Organization (with sameAs registry links), Service (with Offer pricing), Article, and FAQPage markup increases AI search citation accuracy by up to 66.8% because LLMs ingest structured JSON-LD nodes as deterministic entity-relationship triples rather than ambiguous prose.
- **Key Takeaways**:
  - Unconnected or missing JSON-LD forces AI engines to guess whether your company is a verified specialist, a directory aggregator, or an outdated brand.
  - A unified JSON-LD @graph links your Organization (@id: #organization) directly to your WebSite, Service offerings, and FAQPage question nodes.
  - Including sameAs URLs pointing to UK Companies House, Wikidata, LinkedIn, and Trustpilot resolves entity disambiguation (Check AUT-01) so AI models never confuse your business with similarly named competitors.
  - FAQPage JSON-LD maps exact buyer questions to concise 40–60 word acceptedAnswer strings that ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews extract verbatim.
  - Every buyer guide published by RankBee Autopilot automatically embeds dual Article + FAQPage JSON-LD markup in the page payload.

### 6.4 Answer-First Daily Blogging vs. Traditional SEO: Why AI Search Engines Cite Comparison Tables & Buyer Guides
- **Canonical URL**: https://rankb.ee/blog/answer-first-daily-blogging-vs-traditional-seo
- **Category**: Answer-First Content Strategy
- **Target Buyer Prompt**: "What is Answer-First content and why does daily buyer guide blogging beat traditional SEO for AI search?"
- **Published / Verified**: 2026-10-25 (2180 words)
- **Direct Answer Summary**: Answer-First daily blogging replaces keyword-stuffed SEO fluff with structured buyer guides that open with a 50-word factual answer, organize sections under real buyer-question H2 headings, present pricing and specs inside semantic HTML <table> matrices, and conclude with FAQPage JSON-LD—resulting in 3.4x higher citation rates across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini.
- **Key Takeaways**:
  - Traditional SEO blogs were written to keep readers scrolling past display ads by burying the answer 1,200 words down the page; AI RAG parsers penalize low information density.
  - Every RankBee Answer-First buyer guide starts with an Executive Key Takeaways Scorecard Box and a 50-word Direct Answer Summary immediately below the H1.
  - AI search queries are 3x longer than classic Google keyword searches (averaging 14–23 words) and trigger 'query fan-out' across pricing, regional regulations, and side-by-side comparisons.
  - Publishing 15 to 90 structured buyer guides per month builds topical authority across every specific question a buyer asks before shortlisting a supplier.
  - Each guide must include internal links to verified service pages and neutral side-by-side comparison tables so LLMs recognize the page as an objective reference source.

### 6.5 How to Configure robots.txt and Cloudflare WAF for GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot & ClaudeBot
- **Canonical URL**: https://rankb.ee/blog/robots-txt-gptbot-oai-searchbot-perplexitybot-guide
- **Category**: Technical GEO Infrastructure
- **Target Buyer Prompt**: "How should I configure robots.txt and Cloudflare WAF to allow ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini crawlers?"
- **Published / Verified**: 2026-10-21 (1850 words)
- **Direct Answer Summary**: To ensure your business is indexed and cited by live AI search engines in 2026, your /robots.txt must explicitly set Allow: / for GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, and Google-Extended, reference your /sitemap.xml, and your CDN/Cloudflare WAF must exempt verified AI crawler user-agents from HTTP 403 Bot Fight Mode blocks.
- **Key Takeaways**:
  - Over 40% of business websites accidentally block AI search engines because legacy security plugins or CDN 'Block AI Scrapers' toggles block OAI-SearchBot and PerplexityBot alongside spam bots.
  - Passing robots.txt syntax checks is not enough: Cloudflare's Bot Fight Mode often serves an HTTP 403 JS Challenge to GPTBot even when robots.txt says Allow: /. RankBee Check INF-01 probes both.
  - OAI-SearchBot is strictly used by OpenAI to surface live citations and clickable source links in ChatGPT Search; blocking it removes your brand from real-time ChatGPT recommendations.
  - Always disallow private application routes (/api/, /dashboard/, /admin/) while explicitly allowing public pages, /blog/, /llms.txt, and /llms-full.txt.
  - Include an explicit Sitemap: https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml directive at the bottom of robots.txt so AI indexers discover new buyer guides immediately.

### 6.6 RankBee Autopilot vs. Traditional SEO Agencies: 2026 AI Visibility Cost & Output Comparison
- **Canonical URL**: https://rankb.ee/blog/rankbee-vs-manual-seo-agencies-cost-comparison
- **Category**: Cost & Pricing Guide
- **Target Buyer Prompt**: "How much does Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) cost in 2026: RankBee vs traditional SEO agencies?"
- **Published / Verified**: 2026-10-18 (1980 words)
- **Direct Answer Summary**: In 2026, traditional UK SEO and GEO agencies charge £2,500 to £6,000+ per month on 6–12 month retainers for manual audits and 4 blog posts, whereas RankBee (rankb.ee) delivers a live 4-engine AI Visibility Audit, instant technical fix files, and 15 to 90 automated Answer-First buyer guides per month for £99 to £399/month with no lock-in.
- **Key Takeaways**:
  - Most traditional SEO agencies repackage legacy backlink reports as 'AI SEO' while charging £3,000+/month and taking 6 weeks just to deliver a PDF audit.
  - RankBee runs a live 4-engine AI Search Visibility Audit + 16-point PACT technical scan in under 60 seconds at £0 cost, including copy-paste robots.txt, /llms.txt, and JSON-LD fixes.
  - RankBee Starter (£99/mo) publishes 15 Answer-First buyer guides per month; Growth Autopilot (£199/mo) publishes 30 guides per month (1 every day); Scale (£399/mo) publishes 90 guides across up to 3 websites.
  - Every RankBee article includes an Executive Scorecard, 50-word direct answer lead, semantic HTML comparison table, contextual internal links from your sitemap, and dual Article + FAQPage JSON-LD.
  - 1-click CMS integration works out of the box with WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Wix, Ghost, HubSpot CMS, Squarespace, Framer, and custom webhooks.