Track 15–20 high-intent queries tied to your core product categories and skin concerns, run them weekly in Gemini, and log whether your brand appears, what product or claim is cited, and whether a link is included. This gives you a reliable baseline without obsessing over every possible query variation.
Start by listing your best-selling product types and the skin problems they solve—for example, "sensitive skin moisturizer," "best retinol for rosacea," "hydrating cleanser for eczema." These should mirror your top organic search targets and customer intent. Each week, run the same 15–20 queries in Gemini and record: (1) Did your brand appear? (2) Which product or ingredient was mentioned? (3) Was there a clickable link to your site?
The reason this works is that Gemini's answers shift based on freshness, your content updates, and competing citations. If you're tracking the same queries repeatedly, you'll spot whether citations are growing, shrinking, or staying flat over a month. You'll also notice if Gemini pulls outdated product info or wrong claims—that's actionable feedback for your content team.
Check your results against organic search rankings in the same queries. If you rank top 5 for "best moisturizer for sensitive skin" in Google Search but rarely appear in Gemini for that same query, you've found a gap worth closing. If you appear in Gemini but the citation is inaccurate or links to an old page, prioritize fixing the source content or adding clearer schema markup to your product pages.