Guides
Step-by-step guides to master Answer Engine Optimization
Getting Started with Pondral
Set up your first project, run your first analysis, and understand your Citation Confidence Score in under 10 minutes.
What you'll learn:
1. Create your free account
2. Add your brand and primary competitor
3. Select AI engines to monitor
4. Run your first analysis
5. Interpret your Citation Confidence Score
Understanding the Citation Confidence Score
A complete guide to our proprietary 0–100 scoring system. Learn what each score range means, what factors influence it, and how to improve it.
What you'll learn:
1. Score ranges: 0–25, 25–50, 50–75, 75–100
2. Factors: citation frequency, context relevance, positioning
3. Competitive scoring and gap analysis
4. Tracking score changes over time
Multi-Engine Analysis Strategy
Each AI engine cites brands differently. Learn how to compare results across Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity to build a complete visibility picture.
What you'll learn:
1. Why engines disagree on citations
2. Running parallel multi-engine analyses
3. Identifying engine-specific optimization opportunities
4. Prioritizing by engine traffic share
Creating Effective Content Briefs
Use AI-generated content briefs to create content that gets cited by answer engines. Covers brief generation, keyword targeting, and measuring impact.
What you'll learn:
1. Generating briefs from analysis gaps
2. Understanding brief components: outline, keywords, impact estimate
3. Executing on briefs for maximum citation lift
4. Measuring before/after score changes
Setting Up Automated Monitoring
Configure scheduled monitoring to track your brand visibility daily, weekly, or monthly — with alerts when your scores change significantly.
What you'll learn:
1. Choosing monitoring frequency
2. Configuring alert thresholds
3. Setting up Slack and email notifications
4. Building monitoring dashboards
Enterprise: SSO, RBAC & Team Management
Configure SAML SSO, set up role-based access control for your team, and manage multi-workspace environments for agencies.
What you'll learn:
1. SAML SSO configuration
2. Role assignment: Owner, Admin, Editor, Viewer
3. Organization and project permissions
4. Audit logging and compliance
Need Help?
Check our full documentation or reach out to support@pondral.com