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01 / STORY LEADS

What’s news

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2026-10-04PRESS RELEASE

BackTier updates AI Visibility Index to remove its own ranking and disclose its methodology limits

CENTRAL FLORIDA, October 4, 2026 — BackTier has revised the public AI Visibility Index after identifying a conflict in how it presented its own position. An earlier version ranked BackTier first among AI visibility agencies. BackTier is now excluded from its own rankings, and the Index page discloses that the study is an internal experiment, not an independent audit. Its scores have not been independently verified.

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2026-10-04PRESS RELEASE

BackTier opens the methods and data behind AI Visibility Index edition 2026.1

CENTRAL FLORIDA, October 4, 2026 — BackTier is making the methodology and downloadable data for edition 2026.1 of its AI Visibility Index available to reporters and researchers. The edition is dated 2026-07-27; its stated prompt-run window is 2026-07-06 through 2026-07-24. This release describes that existing edition and does not claim a new run on October 4.

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2026-10-04PRESS RELEASE

BackTier introduces Authority Canon, extending founder Jason T Wade’s work on AI visibility

CENTRAL FLORIDA, October 4, 2026 — BackTier, founded in 2022 by Jason T Wade, has introduced Authority Canon: one approved, versioned account of a business that serves as the source for its public-facing material. The offering extends BackTier's work on how businesses are identified, described and cited in search and AI answers.

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02 / SOURCE FILES

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Company facts, founder biography, approved boilerplate, Index data downloads, scoring methodology, and suggested citation are gathered in the public media kit.

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BEFORE CITING THE INDEX

The Index is an internal BackTier experiment, not an independent audit. BackTier is excluded from its own rankings and scores are not independently verified. Please describe it that way in coverage.

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03 / PUBLISHED EXCERPTS

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These are excerpts from BackTier’s published pages, not new interview quotes or independent endorsements.

“Everything published comes from something real: your own words, your press coverage, your case history, or a primary source. No filler.”

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“The Index is an internal BackTier experiment, not an independent audit.”

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04 / CONTACT

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MEDIA CONTACT

Jason T Wade

Founder, BackTier
jason@backtier.com
(321) 946-5569

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