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AI visibility, measured from real logs.

Independent research and audits on how ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI find, read and cite websites. I log every AI bot request across 50 live sites, publish what I find, and audit client sites against it.

Research network
50 live sites
Case studies
14 published
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access.logillustrative sample
  1. OAI-SearchBot/blog/how-to-choose-a-crm200
  2. ClaudeBot/feed.xml200
  3. PerplexityBot/services/estate-planning200
  4. GPTBot/sitemap.xml200
  5. ChatGPT-User/pricing200
  6. ClaudeBot/blog/403
  7. AI fetchers/feed.xml~40% of requests

What I'm working on.

Audits AI visibility audit I measure what ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI actually consume on your site. $2,500, fixed deliverable, 7-10 day turnaround, no retainer bait. See the audit Research How AI reads websites A 50-site network across 9 industries logging every AI bot request for 200+ days. Findings published as long-form reports anyone can check. Read the research Case studies Findings from client work 14 write-ups from real engagements. Clients anonymized, numbers from their own logs and AI answers. Browse the case studies

Plus free tools built from the findings, starting with the Common Crawl Visibility Checker.

Consulting work.

Custom-scoped engagements for businesses that need more than a checklist: technical SEO, AI visibility strategy and content infrastructure. 3 to 6 month engagements where my research applies directly to your team's roadmap.

  • Technical SEO and schema strategy
  • AI visibility roadmaps at scale
  • Content infrastructure rebuilds
  • Fixed scope, fixed timeline, fixed price

Who I am.

I'm Misha Manko, an independent technologist working across research, analytics and software. I spent the last decade in the weeds of technical SEO, schema markup and content infrastructure for businesses in regulated industries: law, medical, finance. Most of what I learned was where the stated best practices break down in the real world.

Now I split my time across three things. I run independent research on how AI models actually read websites, publish the findings, and audit client sites against that research. I build free tools, because shipping working software from the research beats writing about it. And I consult on the big, complex problems where the research compounds.

The connecting thread: measurement over theory. Most of my work starts by questioning a claim that "everyone knows", then pulling the logs, running the tests and reporting what actually happened.

Working as
Independent researcher and builder
Background
Technical SEO, schema, content infrastructure
Languages
English, Ukrainian

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Found something interesting?

Email is the best way to reach me. I reply within one business day, usually less. Prospective clients, users of my tools with feedback, journalists, or anyone with a question I'd find interesting: just write.