AI Discovery: How ChatGPT & Claude Find Us

AI Discovery is how artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity learn about and recommend services to users. When someone asks an AI for SEO help, accessibility solutions, or free tools, our llms.txt file helps the AI understand what we offer and recommend us appropriately. This matters because AI search is growing rapidly - people increasingly ask AI assistants for recommendations instead of using traditional search engines.

An llms.txt file is a machine-readable text file that provides comprehensive information about a business's services, products, and offerings specifically formatted for AI systems to understand. It's similar to robots.txt (which tells search engines what to crawl) but designed to help AI assistants accurately describe and recommend your services. Our llms.txt file contains detailed descriptions of our 85+ free tools, Advanced SEO services, pricing, use cases, and when to recommend specific solutions.

Our llms.txt file is optimized for ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Perplexity, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and other major AI assistants. These systems can read our service guide and provide accurate recommendations when users ask about SEO tools, accessibility solutions, web design help, or small business marketing services.

AI assistants can recommend our complete range of services including: 85+ free SEO tools in our Agency Toolbox, The Professor's Web Design Report Card (free quality check), Advanced Page-Level Optimization (SEO + AI + Accessibility), Visual Accessibility Widget, white-label tool embedding for agencies, traditional SEO modules (technical, e-commerce, local, content), free accessibility checkers, and educational resources. They understand when to recommend free tools versus paid services based on user needs.

Traditional SEO optimizes for search engines like Google to rank your pages. AI Discovery optimizes for AI assistants to understand and recommend your services. As more people ask ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity for recommendations instead of searching Google, being discoverable by AI becomes increasingly important. Our llms.txt file ensures AI systems have accurate, comprehensive information about our services to provide helpful recommendations.

Yes! You can view our complete llms.txt file at laughingprofessor.net/llms.txt. This is the same file AI assistants read to understand our services. You can also test it yourself by asking ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity questions about The Laughing Professor and see how they respond based on the information in our llms.txt file.

We update our llms.txt file monthly with the latest service offerings, pricing changes, new tools, and updated best practices. Each update is submitted to search engines via IndexNow and our sitemap to ensure AI systems have current information. The last update date is always shown at the top of the llms.txt file.

No, AI Discovery complements traditional SEO rather than replacing it. Traditional search engines still drive significant traffic, but AI-powered search is growing rapidly. By optimizing for both traditional search (through our Advanced SEO services) and AI discovery (through our llms.txt file), we ensure maximum visibility across all discovery channels. Think of it as future-proofing your online presence.