The 5-Prompt Citation Snapshot

Not a ranking hack. Not llms.txt-as-magic. No citation guarantee. This is a snapshot, not a month.$0. Five buyer-intent prompts and one log row. Same three buckets as the 30-day lab: you, a competitor, or nobody.You already ask ChatGPT about your category. You do not have a row that says who got named. Paste five prompt shapes, log one row, stop. You are measuring a mention rate, not a rank. SparkToro × Gumshoe: identical brand lists in fewer than 1 in 100 runs. One screenshot is a draw.This is still SEO. Google’s 2026 guide for generative AI features on Search treats the job as useful, crawlable, people-first pages. You can ignore llms.txt.Inside: 5 prompt shapes · 1 filled example row · SparkToro box (identical lists <1 in 100) · one sentence that this is still SEO.Not inside: a 30-day tracker, a dashboard, 12 pages, a citation, an llms.txt.For: indie founders with a live digital offer. Consultants and coaches who are the product.Not for: agency SEO, anyone who wants to “rank” in ChatGPT, anyone who needs 12 pages before they have a single row.After the row: if the cell is nobody or a competitor, that is a 30-day job, not a second PDF. (Workshop is week 2 of that job, not this download.)Bullets: See who ChatGPT names on five buyer-intent prompts: you, a competitor, or nobody One log row. Same three buckets as the 30-day lab A snapshot, not a month — five prompts, then stop Honest about jitter: identical lists in <1 in 100 runs. Log rate, not rank Still SEO. Google 2026. No llms.txt theater FAQ:Will this get ChatGPT to name me?No. No citation guarantee. You get five prompts and one row.Is this the 30-day lab?No. Snapshot vs a month of fresh chats.Do I need a dashboard?No. Paste into ChatGPT. Write one row.Should I upload an llms.txt first?No. Google 2026: still SEO.What if the row says nobody or a competitor?That’s the $29 job — The Money Prompt Lab. Not 12 pages yet.