# Bing Webmaster Tools and AI search

> Add your site to Bing — which also powers ChatGPT search and Copilot — and help AI assistants understand and recommend your business.

Product: NijeesWeb website builder · Source: https://www.nijeesweb.com/docs/website/seo/bing-and-ai-search · Updated 2026-10-02

More and more people ask an AI assistant instead of typing a search. Two steps make your site visible there.

## 1. Add your site to Bing Webmaster Tools

ChatGPT's search and Microsoft Copilot find websites through **Bing's index**. Being in Bing matters well beyond Bing itself.

1. Go to [bing.com/webmasters](https://www.bing.com/webmasters) and sign in.
2. The quickest route is **Import from Google Search Console** — once your site is verified there, Bing copies it in a few clicks. Or add the site manually and verify with a DNS record, like [Search Console](https://www.nijeesweb.com/docs/website/seo/google-search-console).
3. Submit `https://yourdomain/sitemap.xml` under **Sitemaps**.

## 2. Make your site easy for AI to understand

Your NijeesWeb site already does the technical part:

- **Pages are complete HTML**, readable by AI crawlers on the first request.
- **AI crawlers are allowed** in your `robots.txt` — GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google's and others.
- **`llms.txt`** at `yourdomain/llms.txt` gives AI systems a plain-language map of your site.
- **Structured data** states your business name, contact details and logo in a form machines read directly.

What makes an AI assistant *recommend* you is your content:

- **Clear facts on the page** — what you offer, where, for whom, at what price, since when.
- **Answers to real questions** in FAQs and blog posts, each answered in its first sentence.
- **Consistency** — the same business name, address and phone on your site, Google Business Profile and directories.
- **Reputation** — genuine reviews on Google and mentions on other trusted sites. AI systems weigh what others say about you.

## Check how AI sees you

Ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity: *"What is [your business name] in [your city]?"* or *"Best [your service] in [your area]?"* If the answer is wrong or missing, the missing fact usually needs to be stated more clearly on your website — and on your Google Business Profile.
