This page explains the relationship between 3D Chess Media, LLC and the websites, brands, publications, research properties, and operating businesses identified as part of The 3D Chess Media Portfolio. Our goal is simple: Visitors should be able to understand who operates our websites, how the properties relate to one another, and where potential commercial relationships may exist.
3D Chess Media, LLC
3D Chess Media, LLC is a privately held U.S. limited liability company formed on July 6, 2023. 3D Chess Media develops and operates digital businesses across areas including:
- AI search intelligence
- AI search strategy
- Digital marketing
- Data and research
- Consumer publishing
- Business publishing
- Affiliate marketing
- Customer acquisition
- Technology
- Digital business development
The individual websites and brands within The 3D Chess Media Portfolio may serve different audiences and operate under different names, but they are connected through 3D Chess Media.
The 3D Chess Media Portfolio
The 3D Chess Media Portfolio currently includes:
LLM Authority Index
AI search intelligence, recommendation measurement, citation research, competitive benchmarking, industry datasets, and market analysis.
CiteWorks Studio
AI search strategy and implementation, including Generative Engine Optimization, Answer Engine Optimization, citation architecture, entity clarity, competitive analysis, and related marketing services.
Aging In Place Index
Consumer research concerning products, services, technology, and solutions that can support older adults who want to remain safely and independently at home.
Credit Consensus Index
Consumer-credit research and comparative analysis involving credit building, credit repair, credit products, lending, debt, and related topics.
Life Insurance Consensus Index
LifeInsuranceConsensusIndex.com
Research and comparative analysis concerning life insurance companies, products, policies, and consumer situations.
Mortgage Consensus Index
Research concerning mortgage lenders, loan products, borrower situations, costs, and home-financing decisions.
Home Services Consensus Index
HomeServicesConsensusIndex.com
Consumer research and comparative analysis covering companies and services used to maintain, repair, protect, and operate residential properties.
Business Software Consensus Index
BusinessSoftwareConsensusIndex.com
Research and comparative analysis involving business software, SaaS platforms, technology providers, and business purchasing decisions.
Home Improvement Consensus Index
HomeImprovementConsensusIndex.com
Research concerning home improvement products, contractors, services, technologies, and purchasing decisions.
Moving Consensus Index
Research and comparative analysis covering moving companies, relocation services, storage, transportation, and related consumer decisions.
Hosting Consensus Index
Research concerning website hosting companies, hosting platforms, infrastructure, performance, pricing, and related technology decisions.
These Properties Are Not Separate Legal Entities
The individual brands and websites identified above are digital properties or operating brands within The 3D Chess Media Portfolio.
Unless specifically stated otherwise:
- They are not separate corporations.
- They are not separate limited liability companies.
- They are not being represented as independently registered legal entities.
- They are also not being identified on this website as registered DBAs or assumed business names of 3D Chess Media, LLC.
A website may publicly operate under a recognizable brand name while the underlying contractual or legal relationship is with 3D Chess Media, LLC.
Why Our Websites Use Different Brand Names
Different markets require different research, expertise, audiences, methodologies, and editorial approaches. A consumer researching a stairlift has very different needs from: A business selecting CRM software, A homeowner choosing a moving company, A borrower evaluating a mortgage lender, and A marketing executive measuring AI search visibility. Rather than combine unrelated markets into one general publication, 3D Chess Media develops specialized properties focused on individual categories. Each property can therefore develop its own:
- Audience
- Editorial structure
- Research methodology
- Subject-matter focus
- Data
- Brand identity
- Commercial model
- Disclosures
- Review standards
The existence of separate websites does not mean the underlying ownership or operational relationships should be hidden. This page exists to make those relationships clear.
LLM Authority Index and CiteWorks Studio
Two businesses within The 3D Chess Media Portfolio have a particularly close relationship.
LLM Authority Index
LLM Authority Index focuses primarily on: measurement, research, data, and competitive intelligence. It studies how companies, competitors, websites, and sources appear across AI-generated answers and modern search environments.
CiteWorks Studio
CiteWorks Studio focuses primarily on: strategy, implementation, marketing, and commercial application. It works with companies seeking to improve how they are understood, retrieved, cited, compared, and recommended across AI-driven discovery environments.
Measurement and Implementation
The relationship between these businesses can be summarized as: LLM Authority Index measures what is happening. CiteWorks Studio works on what can potentially be changed. Because both businesses operate within the same corporate portfolio, that relationship represents a potential commercial conflict when research conducted by LLM Authority Index concerns markets in which CiteWorks Studio competes or provides services. That relationship should be disclosed where materially relevant. Ownership does not give CiteWorks Studio additional recommendation credit in LLM Authority Index research.
Likewise, LLM Authority Index should not alter underlying research findings merely because a result may benefit or disadvantage CiteWorks Studio.
Relationship With Consensus Index Properties
Several properties within The 3D Chess Media Portfolio use or may use structured research involving multiple AI systems. These properties may study:
- Which companies AI systems recommend
- Where recommendations agree
- Where recommendations differ
- Recommendation position
- Supporting reasoning
- Citation behavior
- Source overlap
- Changes over time
LLM Authority Index may provide research infrastructure, datasets, methodologies, measurement systems, or related support to these properties. CiteWorks Studio may provide AI search subject-matter experience, terminology, methodology input, marketing context, or related expertise. Those relationships should not be interpreted as providing either business with preferential treatment in underlying research.
Commercial Relationships Can Exist Across the Portfolio
3D Chess Media operates commercial businesses. Individual properties may generate revenue through methods including:
- Affiliate commissions
- Advertising
- Lead generation
- Client services
- Research products
- Data products
- Subscription services
- Sponsorship
- Strategic partnerships
- Referral relationships
- Software or technology
- Other commercial arrangements
The exact business model may differ by property. Where a commercial relationship could reasonably affect how a reader interprets research, rankings, recommendations, reviews, or editorial content, the relevant property should disclose that relationship.
Affiliate Relationships
Some properties within The 3D Chess Media Portfolio may participate in affiliate marketing. This means a portfolio property may receive compensation if a visitor: Clicks a link, Requests information, Purchases a product, Signs up for a service, and Completes another qualifying action. with a participating commercial partner. The existence of an affiliate relationship does not necessarily mean the company will receive favorable treatment within structured research. Where a property reports underlying AI recommendation data, the objective is to preserve the observed result.
A commercial partner may:
- Rank first
- Rank last
- Rank behind a non-partner
- Receive limited recommendation coverage
- Fail to appear
- Lose visibility over time
A company without an affiliate relationship may also outperform companies that generate revenue for a portfolio property. More information is available in our:
Advertising & Affiliate Disclosure
Research Results and Commercial Interests
3D Chess Media does not claim that its research operations exist without commercial interests. They do. The more useful approach is to identify those interests and create processes intended to keep them visible. Where structured AI recommendation research is published, the underlying observation should not be changed simply because the result is commercially inconvenient. For example, if a study finds: Company A: recommended by 6 of 7 AI systems, and Commercial Partner B: recommended by 2 of 7 AI systems, the presence of a commercial relationship should not turn: 2 of 7, into: 6 of 7.
Likewise, if a related 3D Chess Media business performs strongly in a study, the relationship should not require us to hide the observed result. The appropriate response is: preserve the research and disclose the relationship.
AI Agreement Is Not Proof of Objective Superiority
Some portfolio properties analyze recommendations made by multiple AI systems. If several AI platforms recommend the same company, the research may describe that as consensus or agreement among the systems tested. That does not necessarily mean the AI systems represent completely independent sources of expert judgment. AI systems may share: Search results, Training information, Publishers, Websites, Company information, Reviews, Research, and Other underlying sources. For that reason, a finding such as: 6 of 7 AI systems recommended Company A, means exactly that.
It does not automatically mean: six independent experts proved Company A is objectively the best company. Portfolio properties should distinguish observed machine agreement from broader claims of objective superiority.
Individual Properties Maintain Their Own Standards
The 3D Chess Media Portfolio includes properties covering very different subject areas. Accordingly, individual websites may maintain their own:
- Editorial standards
- Research methodologies
- Reviewer policies
- Conflict disclosures
- Affiliate disclosures
- Corrections policies
- Financial disclaimers
- Medical or health disclaimers
- Legal disclaimers
- Data limitations
- Human review policies
The policies applicable to a particular article, study, ranking, review, or website should be read on the property where that information is published. This corporate disclosure is intended to explain the broader ownership and portfolio relationships. It does not replace the more specific disclosures maintained by individual properties.
Subject-Matter Review
Some portfolio properties may use subject-matter reviewers. The purpose of human review can vary depending on the property and research. A reviewer may examine areas such as: Factual accuracy, Industry terminology, Research interpretation, Consumer context, Material omissions, Methodological compliance, Risk, Claims, and Limitations. A reviewer does not necessarily control the underlying research result. Where research is based on observed AI responses, human review should not be used to manufacture additional recommendations for a preferred company or remove unfavorable recommendations from competitors.
The scope of individual review relationships should be disclosed on the relevant property.
Sponsored Research
3D Chess Media or one of its properties may accept sponsorship for certain research projects. Where appropriate, sponsorship should be clearly disclosed. A research sponsor may help fund: Data collection, Surveys, Research production, Analysis, Visualization, Publication, and Distribution. Sponsorship should not be represented as independent funding when it is not. Likewise, sponsoring research should not automatically purchase:
- A favorable conclusion
- A guaranteed ranking
- Additional AI recommendation credit
- Removal of unfavorable findings
- Preferential treatment within an underlying dataset
The research should remain capable of producing a result the sponsor does not prefer.
Corrections and Updates
Digital businesses change. Websites change. Ownership can change. Products launch. Properties may be renamed, sold, discontinued, acquired, or added to The 3D Chess Media Portfolio. We intend to update this page when material changes occur. If you believe this page contains a factual error concerning:
- Ownership
- A portfolio property
- A business relationship
- A website
- A company description
- A material disclosure
Please contact 3D Chess Media.
Corporate Contracting
Formal business transactions involving portfolio properties may identify 3D Chess Media, LLC as the underlying contracting entity. Depending on the relationship, documentation may include:
- Contracts
- Statements of work
- Invoices
- W-9 forms
- Vendor documents
- Procurement registrations
- Referral agreements
- Partnership agreements
- Research agreements
- Advertising agreements
- Affiliate agreements
Brand names appearing on a website should not be interpreted as evidence that each brand is a separate legal entity. Organizations requiring clarification before entering into a contract should contact 3D Chess Media directly.
Corporate Contact
3D Chess Media, LLC
Business Address 701 S. Carson St., Suite 200 Carson City, NV 89701
Mailing Address 1309 Coffeen Ave., Suite 1200 Sheridan, WY 82801
Email Valerie@3DChessMedia.com
Telephone 949-309-0024
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