> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.get3rd.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Get from sign-up to your first AI-visibility insights in under 10 minutes — set up your brand, prompts, competitors, and models, then watch answers roll in.

3RD's onboarding walks you through each step in order. This guide explains what each step is for and how to do it well, so the data you get back is worth acting on.

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## Before you start

Have these handy — it makes the whole flow faster:

* Your **brand name** and **website URL**
* The **markets** you sell in (country + language)
* A short list of **competitors** (3RD also suggests some during onboarding, and you can add more later)
* *Optional:* access to **Google Search Console**, to seed prompts from queries you already rank for

## Set up your account

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your account and pick a plan">
    Go to [get3rd.com](https://get3rd.com), click **Get started**, choose a plan, and enter your email. Your plan sets how many prompts you can track and how many AI models you can monitor — you can change it later.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your brand">
    Enter your brand name and website URL. 3RD validates the domain and uses your site to power competitor detection and prompt suggestions — and to classify citations as *owned* (your site) vs. *earned* (everywhere else).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose your markets">
    A market is a **geography + language** pairing — *USA – English*, *Denmark – Danish*. Add one per region/language you care about; AI answers differ by both, so 3RD tracks them separately.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add competitors">
    3RD suggests competitors during onboarding — accept the relevant ones and add your own. Don't overthink it: you can always add more competitors later. Your [Rank](/metrics/rank) and the Leaderboard are built from this set.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Define your topics">
    Topics are named groups of related prompts. They can be **product areas** (sneakers, activewear, accessories), **service areas**, or stages of your **customer's buying funnel**. They organize your tracking, unlock better prompt suggestions, and let you filter every metric by theme.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select your AI models">
    Choose which AI models to monitor — ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and more. The number of models depends on your plan, and you can swap any model for another.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate your prompts">
    This is the most important step. Two ways to do it:

    * **Connect Google Search Console** *(recommended)* — gives 3RD an accurate picture of the purchase intent your customers already show, which feeds the prompt generator. You can also connect it later inside the platform.
    * **Generate from your brand and industry** — 3RD uses everything you entered (brand, competitors, topics, markets) to generate realistic customer prompts per topic, per market.

    Review the generated prompts: toggle between markets, generate more within a topic, add new topics, or manually add custom prompts. Your plan includes a prompt allowance (shown as you go), so there's room to grow after day one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the prompt categories">
    3RD pre-categorizes every prompt by commercial value:

    * **Must-Win** — prompts with direct commercial impact. The questions where the user is closest to making a decision, and where AI determines which solutions are highlighted, compared, and prioritized. This is where market share shifts.
    * **Core** — prompts that shape preferences and shortlists. They sit in the research phase, where users structure their decision landscape — visibility here ensures your brand is naturally associated with the category.
    * **Foundational** — prompts that build AI understanding and category clarity. They establish the context AI uses to understand your brand and your role in the market — where semantic coverage, definitions, and conceptual framing are built.

    Adjust any category you disagree with, then continue.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Finish">
    Name your organization, set a password, confirm your plan — done. 3RD immediately starts sending your prompts across your selected AI models.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What happens next

Responses start streaming in right away — you'll see the counter climb as answers come back from each model. Your Overview then fills in with:

* **Visibility** — total, and split by Must-Win, Core, and Foundational prompts
* **The brands table** — where you stand vs. competitors on visibility, sentiment, and position
* **The model breakdown** — the same story across each AI model you track

<Note>
  The first run gives you a real snapshot within the hour. Give it **24–48 hours** for the full picture — trends, sentiment depth, and citation data build up as runs accumulate.
</Note>

<Tip>
  Start with **10–15 prompts you genuinely care about** rather than maxing out your plan on day one. It's easier to read clean signal from a focused set, and you can always add more from the Prompts page.
</Tip>

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Write better prompts" icon="message-question" href="/setup/prompts">
    Prompts are the foundation of everything 3RD tracks. Learn to write ones that mirror real buyer questions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Read your dashboard" icon="chart-line" href="/results/overview-and-leaderboard">
    Understand your Overview and Leaderboard with confidence.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>