# Multi-platform answer optimization worksheet

Companion guide: https://www.jinchenggeo.com/geo/multi-platform-answer-optimization/

This is a blank editorial worksheet, not a performance report. Use public, verifiable information. Exclude personal data, confidential customer material and unverified promotional promises. Write “unknown” when data is unavailable.

## 1. Scope and reader decision

- Product or service:
- Decision the reader needs to make:
- Exact question:
- Language and region:
- Selected product entry points and reasons:
- Current page URL:
- Owner:

## 2. Fact sheet

| Fact or condition | Exact public source URL | Supporting content | Owner | Date checked | Unresolved item |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business name and identity | | | | | |
| Service scope | | | | | |
| Limits, exceptions and qualifying conditions | | | | | |
| Next step and required materials | | | | | |

## 3. Platform access conditions

| Product and entry point | Mode and web-search setting | Current official documentation URL | Robots/hosting check | Actual request evidence | Date checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | | |

Record browser access separately from verified crawler access. Use each provider’s own documentation. A changed User-Agent does not authenticate a crawler.

## 4. Answer observation (copy for each observation)

- Date, time and time zone:
- Product, entry point and mode:
- Region, language and sign-in state:
- Fresh session or existing context:
- Complete original question:
- Complete answer and evidence location:
- Target brand mentioned:
- Actual citation URL (write “none” when there is no link):
- Does the citation support the relevant sentence:
- Are scope and qualifying conditions preserved:
- Differences preventing comparison with other observations:
- Unknowns:

## 5. Changes and follow-up

| Specific problem | Supporting evidence | Exact URL to change | Change and version | Owner | Publication check | Later observation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | | | |

A publication check establishes that a change is live. A later answer change does not automatically establish causation.

## 6. Acceptance and outcomes

- [ ] Questions, platforms and modes are defined.
- [ ] Public facts have supporting sources; unknowns remain visible.
- [ ] The change list identifies exact pages and conditions.
- [ ] Answer records retain the original question, date and actual citations.
- [ ] Citations, measured website visits and attributable business actions are separate.
- [ ] The next step addresses a concrete gap and has an owner.

Citation observation scope and data source:

Website visit scope and source (write “unknown” when unavailable):

Business action scope and attribution evidence (write “unknown” when unavailable):

Next step and reason: