# Overview (/docs/user-guide)

This guide walks you through Signal, from creating your account to monitoring your brand's AI visibility week after week.

## Before You Begin [#before-you-begin]

You need a Signal account with an active plan. If you don't have one yet, follow the [Quick Start](/docs/getting-started).

## The Signal Workflow [#the-signal-workflow]

Here's the typical journey for a new customer:

1. **[Create an account](/docs/user-guide/registration)** — Sign up, choose a plan, and invite your team
2. **[Set up your brand](/docs/user-guide/brand-setup)** — Enter your website and choose the AI platforms to track
3. **[Run the prompt wizard](/docs/user-guide/prompt-wizard)** — Let Signal suggest competitors and prompts from your website
4. **[Read your dashboard](/docs/user-guide/dashboard)** — See visibility, share of voice, sentiment, and position at a glance
5. **[Compare audits](/docs/user-guide/audits)** — Run an audit on demand and see what changed since the last one
6. **[Track visibility](/docs/user-guide/visibility)** — See how each prompt performs and how mentions are decided
7. **[Read sentiment](/docs/user-guide/sentiment)** — Find out how AI answers describe you
8. **[Analyze citations](/docs/user-guide/citations)** — See which sources AI engines cite for your prompts
9. **[Choose platforms](/docs/user-guide/platforms)** — Decide which AI engines each brand is tracked on
10. **[Manage settings](/docs/user-guide/settings)** — Edit brands, competitors, prompts, your team, and API keys
11. **[Manage billing](/docs/user-guide/billing)** — Change plans, buy add-ons, and keep an eye on usage

Signal runs your prompts every day in the background. Over time, your dashboard fills with trend data showing how your AI visibility changes.