Get recommended by AI
Practical guides on how local businesses show up, or quietly disappear, when customers ask AI for a recommendation.
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All guidesClaiming and Verifying Your Google Business Profile
An unclaimed profile is a record nobody vouches for, and you cannot fix categories, hours or photos on a listing you do not control. How to claim it, verify it, and recover one someone else holds.
Google Business Profile Categories, Explained
Your primary category decides which searches you are eligible for. Secondary categories widen the net without diluting it. How to choose both, and the mistakes that cost queries.
Google Business Profile Optimization: The 2026 Guide for Local Businesses
Your Google Business Profile is the record AI assistants read before deciding whether to name you. Categories, claiming, reviews and completeness, in the order that matters.
Would ChatGPT Recommend Your Dental Practice? AI Visibility for Dentists
Patients are starting to ask AI which dentist to see. Here is how to find out if ChatGPT recommends your practice, and how to fix it if it does not.
Would ChatGPT Recommend Your Law Firm? AI Visibility for Local Attorneys
People facing a legal problem are starting to ask AI which attorney to call. Here is how to check if ChatGPT recommends your firm, and what to fix if it does not.
Would ChatGPT Recommend Your Restaurant? An AI Visibility Guide for Restaurant Owners
Diners increasingly ask AI where to eat. Here is how to check whether ChatGPT recommends your restaurant, and what to fix if it does not.
Would ChatGPT Recommend Your Gym? An AI Visibility Guide for Gym Owners
People now ask AI where to work out. Here is how to find out if ChatGPT recommends your gym, and a plan to get named when it does not.
LocalBusiness Schema Markup: A Practical Guide for 2026
LocalBusiness schema tells machines the facts about your business. Here is what it is, why it helps AI visibility, and how to add it.
How to Get Your Business Recommended by ChatGPT (2026 Guide)
A practical, step by step playbook for getting named when customers ask ChatGPT and other AI assistants for a local recommendation.
From the blog
AI Names 12 of the 97 Local Businesses Google Shows. We Measured It
We asked four AI assistants for local recommendations across 48 US markets. Google Maps returned about 97 businesses per query; the assistants named 12. Here is why the gap is this large.
The Google Reviews That Actually Move AI Answers
Review count is the number everyone watches, but recency and steadiness carry information a total cannot. What to aim for, and why chasing a round number is the wrong target.
BrightLocal and Otterly.ai Alternatives for AI Visibility Tracking (2026)
BrightLocal is built for local SEO, not AI answers. Otterly tracks brand mentions broadly, not local-business specifics. Here is how they compare and where a local-first tool fits.
The Sources AI Trusts: Where ChatGPT Gets Its Local Recommendations
AI assistants do not invent recommendations. They pull from a short list of trusted sources. Here is where they look and how to be present.
GEO vs SEO: What Local Businesses Need to Know in 2026
SEO ranks your pages. GEO gets you recommended by AI. Here is how they differ, where they overlap, and what to prioritize in 2026.
What Is AI Visibility (and Why Your Business Is Probably Invisible)
AI visibility is whether ChatGPT and Gemini recommend your business. Here is what it means and why most local businesses stay invisible.