# BackTier AI Visibility Index — Media Kit

## Before you cite
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.

## Fact sheet
- Publisher: BackTier, an AI visibility agency founded in 2022, based in Central Florida, working remotely.
- Founder: Jason T Wade, author of AI Visibility: How to Win in the Age of Search, Chat & Smart Customers (2025).
- Current edition: 2026.1 (H1 2026), published 2026-07-27.
- Engines sampled: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Microsoft Copilot.
- Scoring: Selection rate 40% · Citation rate 25% · Position 20% · Entity accuracy 15%.
- Schedule: Twice a year — published 26 January and 27 July.

## Boilerplate
BackTier is an AI visibility agency that helps businesses become easy for search engines and AI assistants to find, understand and recommend. Founded in 2022 by Jason T Wade, BackTier is based in Central Florida and works with clients remotely.

## Published quotes
> "Everything published comes from something real: your own words, your press coverage, your case history, or a primary source. No filler." — BackTier Authority Canon page (https://backtier.com/authority-canon)
> "The Index is an internal BackTier experiment, not an independent audit." — BackTier AI Visibility Index disclosure (https://backtier.com/ai-visibility-index)

## Edition data
- CSV: https://backtier.com/data/ai-visibility-index-2026-h1.csv
- JSON: https://backtier.com/data/ai-visibility-index-2026-h1.json
- Full methodology: https://backtier.com/ai-visibility-index

## How to cite
BackTier. AI Visibility Index, edition 2026.1 (2026-07-27). Internal BackTier experiment. https://backtier.com/ai-visibility-index

## Press contact
Jason T Wade, founder · jason@backtier.com · (321) 946-5569