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Getting started with Citany
Set up your first brand workspace, define competitors, pick markets, and run an audit with a structure that scales.
Recommended first setup
- Create one brand workspace and add the main domain.
- Add 3 to 5 direct competitors with the same market scope.
- Choose English, Chinese, or both based on the markets you sell into.
- Start with category, comparison, and bottom-funnel prompt clusters.
What to review after the first run
- Overall brand mention rate
- Top competitor share by prompt cluster
- Most-cited domains and pages
- High-confidence action opportunities
Mistakes that make the first run noisy
- Using competitors that serve a different market or category
- Mixing broad educational prompts with buying prompts too early
- Tracking too many markets before the baseline is clear
- Reacting to the score before checking sources and competitor ordering
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this workflow, use case, or research area.
How many competitors should I add in the first setup?
Usually three to five direct competitors is enough to make the first benchmark useful without making the comparison noisy.
What should I look at before making changes after the first run?
Look at the prompt clusters where your brand is absent, the competitors that appear instead, and the source types those answers rely on before deciding what to change.
Next Step
Check your own brand against these patterns
If this page matches what you are seeing, run a free audit to review prompt coverage, competitor gaps, and the sources shaping AI answers in your category.