BACKTIER / MEDIA RESOURCES
BackTier Press Kit
Verified company facts, language for coverage, AI Visibility Index files, citation guidance, and media contact.
01 / COMPANY
Fact sheet
- Company: BackTier · founded 2022 · Central Florida · remote work.
- Founder: Jason T Wade · AI visibility architect.
- Focus: AI visibility measurement, entity clarity, evidence, and Authority Canon publishing.
- Contact: jason@backtier.com · (321) 946-5569.
Company 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.
Founder
Jason T Wade founded BackTier in 2022 and wrote AI Visibility: How to Win in the Age of Search, Chat & Smart Customers (2025). Read the founder profile for biographical context.
02 / RESEARCH
AI Visibility 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.
- 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.
Downloads & methodology
The current edition is 2026.1. The stated schedule is Twice a year — published 26 January and 27 July. The Index page documents its scoring and run dates; the source data is provided for scrutiny, not as a claim of independent verification.
Suggested citation
BackTier. AI Visibility Index, edition 2026.1 (2026-07-27). Internal BackTier experiment. https://backtier.com/ai-visibility-index
03 / NEWS
Press releases
- · BackTier updates AI Visibility Index to remove its own ranking and disclose its methodology limits · Download (Markdown) ↓
- · BackTier opens the methods and data behind AI Visibility Index edition 2026.1 · Download (Markdown) ↓
- · BackTier introduces Authority Canon, extending founder Jason T Wade’s work on AI visibility · Download (Markdown) ↓
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On-the-record language
“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.
“The Index is an internal BackTier experiment, not an independent audit.” — BackTier AI Visibility Index disclosure.
These are excerpts from published materials, not new interview quotes.
04 / ASSETS & CONTACT
Images and interviews
To request a founder headshot or logo, or to arrange a quote, interview, or data walkthrough, email jason@backtier.com. No downloadable headshot or logo pack is provided here; please request the current approved version before use.
Jason T Wade · Founder, BackTier · (321) 946-5569