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Microsoft Copilot SEO

Show up in Microsoft Copilot.

Copilot is built into Windows, the Edge browser, Bing and Microsoft 365 — reaching people at work and at home. It relies on Bing’s search index, so Bing visibility is where Copilot visibility begins.

  • Bing Webmaster Tools
  • IndexNow setup
  • Copilot answer tracking
Microsoft Copilot AI assistant concept

At a glance

Platform
Copilot by Microsoft
Built on
Bing index
Found in
Windows, Edge, M365
Overview

If Bing cannot see you, neither can Copilot.

Many businesses ignore Bing because Google dominates search. But Microsoft Copilot — available across Windows, Edge, Bing and Microsoft 365 apps used by millions of workers — grounds its answers in the Bing search index.

That makes some simple steps surprisingly valuable: verifying your site in Bing Webmaster Tools, submitting sitemaps, using IndexNow so new and updated pages are picked up quickly, and fixing issues Bing reports. Then the usual AI-visibility work — clear answers, structured data and authority — makes your pages more likely to be cited.

For B2B brands, Copilot’s place inside Microsoft 365 makes this especially relevant.

Microsoft Copilot visibility matters if…

  • You sell to businesses that use Microsoft 365
  • You have never set up Bing Webmaster Tools
  • New pages take long to appear in Bing
  • Your audience uses Windows and Edge
  • Copilot gives outdated information about you
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What’s included

How we optimise for Microsoft Copilot.

Platform-specific work, on top of strong AI SEO foundations.

Bing Webmaster Tools

Verification, sitemaps and issue fixing.

IndexNow

Instant notifications when content changes.

Bing ranking

Optimising for Bing’s ranking signals.

Citable content

Clear, structured answers Copilot can use.

Bing Places

Local business data for Microsoft surfaces.

Copilot tracking

Testing Copilot answers for your key questions.

How it works

How we improve Microsoft Copilot visibility.

A clear process with regular check-ins and reporting.

  1. 01
    Weeks 1–2

    Test

    Your brand and competitors tested in Microsoft Copilot for real customer questions.

    • Prompt set
    • Baseline
    • Competitors
  2. 02
    Week 2–3

    Diagnose

    Which sources Microsoft Copilot relies on, and where you are missing.

    • Source analysis
    • Gaps
    • Priorities
  3. 03
    Month 1 onwards

    Optimise

    Content, data and authority improvements.

    • Content
    • Data & schema
    • Mentions
  4. 04
    Monthly

    Track

    Re-testing and reporting your share of answers.

    • Re-test
    • Share of voice
    • Report
FAQ

Microsoft Copilot SEO questions.

Straight answers to the questions we hear most about this service.

Still have a question?

Talk to a strategist. We usually reply within a few hours on working days.

Yes. Copilot’s web answers are grounded in Bing’s search index, which is why Bing visibility matters.

A protocol that tells participating search engines, including Bing, immediately when pages are added or updated, so they are picked up faster.

Bing’s own search share is smaller than Google’s, but it also powers Copilot and other AI tools — so the effort now pays off more widely.

Yes, for local businesses, alongside your Google Business Profile.