Most brands don't appear in ChatGPT answers for their own category, even when they rank #1 on Google.
We ran controlled AI visibility audits across client accounts: same prompts, same platforms (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini), before and after structured Reddit participation.
Finding: fewer than 30% of brands appear in AI answers for their own category on the first test. After 4 6 weeks of credible Reddit engagement, that changes , and it shows up in branded search volume, not referral traffic.
Full before-and-after workflow and measurement framework here: https://seeklab.io/blog/you-can-...