# BackTier

> BackTier is an AI Visibility Infrastructure system founded by Jason Todd Wade.
> It engineers how brands, people, and organizations are discovered, interpreted,
> and cited by AI systems including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and
> Google AI Overviews.

Canonical entity IDs (JSON-LD, emitted sitewide):
- Organization: https://backtier.com/#organization
- Person (Jason Todd Wade): https://backtier.com/jason-todd-wade#person
- WebSite: https://backtier.com/#website
- Vocabulary (DefinedTermSet): https://backtier.com/#vocabulary

## Core
- [What is BackTier](https://backtier.com/what-is-backtier)
- [AI Visibility](https://backtier.com/ai-visibility): definition of the discipline
- [AIV Framework](https://backtier.com/aiv-framework)
- [Glossary](https://backtier.com/glossary): canonical definitions
- [Jason Todd Wade](https://backtier.com/jason-todd-wade): founder profile
- [About](https://backtier.com/about-us)
- [Contact](https://backtier.com/contact): jason@backtier.com

## Methodology
- [Entity Engineering](https://backtier.com/entity-engineering)
- [Entity Lock Protocol](https://backtier.com/entity-lock-protocol)
- [Retrieval Pathway Control](https://backtier.com/retrieval-pathway-control)
- [Interpretation Correction](https://backtier.com/interpretation-correction)
- [Decision-Layer Insertion](https://backtier.com/decision-layer-insertion)
- [Hybrid Engine Optimization](https://backtier.com/hybrid-engine-optimization)

## Services
- [Services index](https://backtier.com/services)
- [GEO](https://backtier.com/services/geo)
- [AEO](https://backtier.com/services/aeo)
- [AIO](https://backtier.com/services/aio)
- [SEO](https://backtier.com/services/seo)
- [AI Citation Monitoring](https://backtier.com/services/ai-citation-monitoring)
- [AI Displacement Defense](https://backtier.com/services/ai-displacement)

## Research
- [AI Visibility Index](https://backtier.com/ai-visibility-index)
- [Whitepaper: The Optimization Objective Principle](https://backtier.com/whitepaper)
- [Answers](https://backtier.com/answers)
- [Blog](https://backtier.com/blog)

## Optional
- [Podcast](https://backtier.com/podcast)
- [What others say](https://backtier.com/what-others-say)
- [Full sitemap](https://backtier.com/sitemap.xml)