Genview is a GEO tool that starts from "how you want AI to recognize you." That philosophy is reflected in the order of setup. Define the ideal first, design your queries, then start measuring. Work through these 3 steps in order.
Step 1: Basic settings — Define "how you want AI to recognize you" first
This is the most important step. Most GEO tools start from "how AI currently recognizes you." Genview is different. You define your "ideal AI recognition" first, then measure the gap with reality.
If your ideal is left vague, scores won't tell you what to improve. Your brand positioning input affects the precision of everything that follows: GAP analysis, query suggestions, and improvement strategies. Take the time to fill this in carefully.
What to enter
Service / product name: The name of the service or product you want to monitor
Site URL: Your homepage URL
Industry: Auto-detected from your URL. Correct if inaccurate
Site type: Select the closest match (service site, e-commerce site, etc.)
Competitors (up to 3): Entering competitors enables competitor comparison in AI responses. Recommended
Brand positioning — the core of your setup
Enter your "ideal AI recognition," "core keywords," and "differentiation points from competitors." If AI were to describe you in one sentence, what would you want it to say? What do you want AI to recognize as different about you compared to competitors? Answer these questions in the fields.
What you enter here becomes the baseline for GAP analysis. The more specific you are, the clearer the gap with reality becomes.
GA4 integration (optional)
Enter your GA4 property ID to display AI-sourced traffic data on your dashboard. Connect your Google account from the bottom of the basic settings screen. After connecting, set a property ID for each monitored service.
Once basic settings are complete, click "Save and proceed to query settings →"
Step 2: Query settings — Design 9 queries
Register the queries you want to monitor — the questions users ask AI where you want to be cited or recommended. A query is the question text entered into an AI like ChatGPT or Gemini.
The key thing here is not to register only branded queries (queries that include your company name). The question is whether you appear as a candidate when a user who doesn't yet know your brand asks "recommend a tool." That's the core question of GEO.
Why 9 queries?
Designing 3 queries per funnel stage across ToFu, MoFu, and BoFu lets you identify which stage of the customer journey you're failing to reach. 9 well-designed queries produce more actionable insight than 100 random ones.
Step 1: Confirm service information and select target audience
Your service information from basic settings is pre-filled. Select your target audience (B2B / B2C) and click "Suggest 9 queries with AI."
Step 2: Review and edit AI-suggested queries
Genview automatically suggests 9 queries across ToFu, MoFu, and BoFu based on your service information. The suggestions are a starting point — edit them freely to match your business and customers. Once reviewed, click "Confirm."
Stage
Purpose and query examples
ToFu
The stage where users become aware of a problem. No brand name needed. Confirms whether AI correctly explains the problem category. Examples: "What is AI search optimization?" / "What is GEO?" / "Why isn't my company showing up in ChatGPT?"
MoFu
The stage where users look for solutions. Confirms whether you appear as a category candidate. Examples: "How do I check whether my company appears in AI search?" / "What should I look for when choosing a GEO tool?"
BoFu
The stage where users compare and evaluate options. Confirms whether you're described in the right context with the right strengths. Examples: "What GEO tools do you recommend?" / "What is Genview?" / "How is Genview different from other tools?"
※ You can add more than 9 queries (¥1,000 per query per month).
Recommended: query design using Genview as an example
Below is Genview's own query design as a reference. Adapt it to your own business.
Step 3: Set target URLs and monitoring frequency, then save
Set a "target URL" and "monitoring frequency" for each query. The target URL should be the page that answers that query — not just any page you want cited. Leave it blank if no suitable page exists. Once set, click "Save and start monitoring."
About monitoring frequency
Up to 3 queries can be monitored daily (free allocation)
Queries beyond the 3rd are automatically set to weekly
Additional daily monitoring slots can be purchased
Immediate data refresh after query changes (Pro plan)
Normally, query changes are reflected in the next monthly batch. Pro plan users can trigger "Refresh data now" for immediate reflection, up to 3 times per month. Existing improvement suggestions are retained.
Step 3: Trust building — Organize information AI can trust
When AI recommends a company or service, it evaluates track record, expertise, third-party validation, and operator information together. No matter how good your service is, AI can't know about it if the information isn't publicly available. Here you register the trust signals AI can reference.
Genview can auto-detect key pages from the service URL you entered in basic settings. Review the detected results and correct any errors.
Entering E-E-A-T evidence
Register URLs that prove your expertise, experience, authority, and trustworthiness in each category. Click "Save evidence" when done.
Category
URL examples to register
Experience
Case studies, user testimonials
Expertise
Author profiles, certifications, track records
Authoritativeness
Media coverage, awards, external mentions
Trustworthiness
Company profile, privacy policy, terms of service
Registering key pages
Register the URLs of your pricing, features, services, and FAQ pages that you want AI to recognize correctly. Pricing, features, characteristics, services, solutions, and FAQ are included by default. Click "Save key pages" when done.
You can optionally add schema target pages (up to 3) if you have relevant pages.
Type
Applicable pages
Event
Seminars, webinars
Course
Courses, educational content
VideoObject
Embedded video
JobPosting
Recruitment listings
External placement candidates and trust check
Click "Suggest candidates with AI" to receive suggestions for external media and outlets where being featured would increase your authority. If the suggestions don't fit, click again for different options. The system automatically checks whether your E-E-A-T evidence and external placement candidates are in order.
After setup is complete
Once Steps 1–3 are complete, Genview is ready to begin monitoring and analysis.
Check your score on the dashboard
Confirm whether AI is mentioning your brand for your registered queries
Check whether you appear as a candidate in competitor comparisons
Review the GAP between your ideal AI recognition and current reality