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This quickstart walks you through everything you need to hit the ground running with Linkstonic: creating your account, adding your brand and keywords, running your first AI visibility check, and launching both a TrueTrace AI audit and a technical SEO audit. By the end, you’ll have live tracking data and your first audit results ready to review.
1

Create your account

Go to linkstonic.com/pricing and choose a plan:
  • Starter — free, no credit card required
  • Pro — start a free trial to unlock all four AI platforms and TrueTrace audits
Once you’ve selected a plan, sign in with Google or create an account with your email address.
2

Add your first brand

After signing in, navigate to the Brands section in your dashboard and click Add brand.Fill in the following:
  • Brand name — the name of your company or product
  • Website domain — your primary domain (e.g., example.com)
  • Short description — a one- or two-sentence summary of what your brand does
Optionally add competitor brands at this stage. Linkstonic will track them alongside your brand so you can compare AI mention rates and citability scores side by side.
3

Add keywords to track

Go to the Keywords section and add the queries your brand should appear in AI answers for. Focus on informational and comparison phrases where AI answer engines are likely to cite sources.Examples:
  • best project management tool
  • top CRM software for small teams
On Pro and Agency plans, you can import keywords directly from a Google Sheet. Click Import from Google Sheets and follow the connection prompts.
4

Run your first AI visibility check

With your brand and keywords saved, click Track to run an AI visibility check across your configured platforms. Linkstonic queries ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity for each keyword and records whether your brand appears in the response.Once the run completes, open the AI Visibility Dashboard to review:
  • Mention counts — how often your brand appears per platform
  • Position bands — where in the response your brand is cited
  • Full response text — the complete AI-generated answer for each query
5

Run a TrueTrace AI audit (Pro and Agency)

TrueTrace gives you a deeper citability analysis beyond simple mention tracking.
  1. Go to TrueTrace in the sidebar.
  2. Choose a mode:
    • URL mode — audit a specific page for LLM citability
    • Brand mode — audit your brand’s overall AI presence
    • Competitor mode — benchmark your citability against a competitor
  3. Choose an analysis type:
    • Quick — fast scan, results in seconds
    • Hybrid — deeper analysis combining automated checks with LLM reasoning
  4. Click Run audit and review your LLM Citability Score along with the prioritized recommendations.
TrueTrace is available on Pro and Agency plans. If you’re on Starter, start a free Pro trial from Settings → Plan to access this feature.
6

Run a technical SEO audit

Go to the SEO Audit tool and enter your domain URL in the input field, then click Run audit.The audit completes in approximately 60 seconds and runs 14+ checks across performance, security, schema markup, and more. When it finishes, review:
  • Technical Score — overall health of your site’s technical foundation
  • Performance score — Core Web Vitals and page speed metrics
  • Failed checks — each issue is listed with an AI-generated fix recommendation you can act on immediately
Starter plan users have 3 SEO audits per month. Schedule audits after significant site changes or deployments to get the most out of your monthly quota.

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What’s next

Connect Google Search Console

Pull organic search data into Linkstonic to compare AI visibility with classic search performance.

Set up alerts

Get notified on Discord or via webhook whenever your AI mention rate or search position changes.

Explore TrueTrace

Learn how TrueTrace modes and scoring work so you can improve your LLM citability over time.

View your plan

Review usage limits, upgrade your plan, or manage your billing details.
The Starter plan includes 10 keywords, 2 AI platforms, and 3 SEO audits per month. Upgrade to Pro to unlock all 4 AI platforms, unlimited TrueTrace audits, and Google Sheets keyword import.