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of 5— Sign up and understand how Perplexity differs from ChatGPT
What you'll accomplish
By the end of this guide, you'll have Perplexity set up as your daily SEO intelligence briefing tool — getting current information on Google algorithm updates, competitor movements, and industry changes in 10 minutes a week instead of scanning 5 separate sources.
What you'll need
- {{tool:Perplexity.plan}} plan recommended for daily usage (Free tier (limited Pro searches); Pro: $20/month or $200/year; Enterprise Pro: $40/user/month) — free tier available for occasional use
- The list of clients you want to monitor (domains or company names)
- Time needed: 15 minutes to set up your monitoring queries; 10 minutes/week ongoing
How-To Guide: Monitor Algorithm Updates and Industry News with Perplexity
Step 1: Sign up and understand how Perplexity differs from ChatGPT
- Go to {{tool:Perplexity.url}} and create an account
- Key difference from ChatGPT: Perplexity searches the live web and cites sources. When you ask about a Google algorithm update that happened last week, it returns actual current information — not training data from a year ago.
- Look for the "Focus" option at the top of the search bar — set it to Web for general queries or News for recent algorithm coverage
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