In today’s digital-first world, the way people discover businesses is changing fast. Customers aren’t just searching on Google anymore—they’re asking AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google Gemini for recommendations.

The question is:
👉 Will these AI tools recommend your business—or your competitor’s?

Most business owners don’t even realize there’s a simple step they can take to train AI tools to understand, index, and recommend their services. This is the hidden trick almost no one is using yet… but if you take action now, you’ll be miles ahead.


Why Submitting Your Website to AI Tools Matters

When you make your website visible to AI tools:

  • AI Understands Your Services Better
    Just like search engines use robots.txt, AI tools rely on a special file to crawl and interpret your site.

  • Your Business Shows Up in AI Recommendations
    When someone asks “Who’s the best [your service] in [your city]?”, your site is more likely to be included.

  • You Stay Ahead of Competitors
    Most businesses haven’t implemented this step. Early adopters gain a long-term edge.


Step 1: Verify Your Domain with ChatGPT

  1. Open your ChatGPT account (free or paid).

  2. Go to Settings → Account → Verify New Domain.

  3. Enter your website (e.g., yourbusiness.com).

  4. Add the provided TXT record in your domain host (like GoDaddy, Cloudflare, etc.).

  5. Click verify. ✅

This proves you own the domain and lets ChatGPT recognize your website.


Step 2: Add the llms.txt File

Think of this like the AI version of robots.txt.

This file tells AI tools:

  • What your business is about

  • Where your sitemap is located

  • Which pages are most important

Example structure:

domain: yourbusiness.com
sitemap: https://yourbusiness.com/sitemap.xml
links:
https://yourbusiness.com/about
https://yourbusiness.com/services
https://yourbusiness.com/contact

Place this llms.txt file in your root directory (e.g., yourbusiness.com/llms.txt).

If you’re on WordPress, plugins like RankMath SEO make this process easy.


Step 3: Let AI Do the Work for You

Once your domain is verified and llms.txt is in place:

  • AI crawlers will start indexing your site.

  • Tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude will include your business in answers.

  • Your services can be recommended automatically when users ask AI for solutions.

This is how you move from hoping people find you on Google → to AI recommending you directly to customers.


Why This Is the Perfect Time

This method is still new and underutilized. Most business owners haven’t even heard of llms.txt or domain verification with AI tools.

By acting now, you’re planting your flag early—before the rest of the world catches on.


Final Thoughts

AI is shaping the future of customer discovery. The businesses that learn how to speak the language of AI tools will dominate tomorrow’s marketplace.

So don’t wait.
✅ Verify your domain today.
✅ Add llms.txt.
✅ Position your business to be recommended by AI—before your competitors do.