You don't need a $200/mo GEO tracking tool. You need to actually ask the models.

You don't need a $200/mo GEO tracking tool. You need to actually ask the models.

Those dashboards run the same prompts you could run yourself in five minutes across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. The difference is they slap a chart on it and charge you rent. For monitoring 20 money queries, manual prompting weekly tells you more — because you read the full answer, not a sentiment score.

Most GEO tools sell you screenshots of work you could do.

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