You can't buy a ChatGPT recommendation — so I built a $29 test to see if you've earned one
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Two weeks ago I asked four AI engines about my own brand 168 times. They mentioned me zero times. That experiment killed my first product — an AI brand-monitoring SaaS nobody would pay for. Here's what I learned instead, and what I built this week: 1. The recommendation slot is earned, not bought.…
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- 2026-10-21 02:23 · DEV Community — AI
You can't buy a ChatGPT recommendation — so I built a $29 test to see if you've earned one