Guides. Getting a local business found by AI.
Step-by-step answers to what owners ask about ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. Each guide says what to do, what to skip, and where every fact comes from.
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How to get your business to show up in ChatGPT
Four steps for a local business that wants ChatGPT to name it: let OpenAI's search crawler in, put the facts in text, keep listings the same, and earn real reviews.
How to make a local business visible in AI search
AI search is three systems, not one. What ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude each need from a local business, what they share, and what makes a page a source they cite.
AI visibility for a local business: where to start
A first checklist for a local business that wants to appear in AI answers: Google profile, one readable page, crawler access, matching details, and a baseline check.
Can you add or submit your business to ChatGPT?
There is no form to add, list or submit a business to ChatGPT. Where ChatGPT's business information comes from, what the apps inside ChatGPT do, and what to do in place of a listing.
GEO, AEO and AI visibility: what the terms mean
Plain definitions of generative engine optimization (GEO), answer engine optimization (AEO), AI visibility, citations and llms.txt, and what Google says about the terms.
Can a small or new business get found by AI?
Do people use ChatGPT to find local businesses, can a small shop appear next to big brands, and how a new business gets known to AI assistants. With the numbers and their limits.
How to turn AI answers into calls and bookings
People often act on an AI answer without clicking a link. How a local business makes its phone number, hours and booking link correct in the answer and easy on the page.
AI agents and booking: what works today for a local business
What AI assistants can book today: restaurant tables in ChatGPT through OpenTable, Resy and Yelp, quotes through Angi, and Google's automated calls to businesses. How a local business prepares.
How to get matched to what customers ask AI for
Customers describe a problem, not a service name. How to write a local business page so an assistant can connect a specific request, a city or a follow-up question to the business.
How to get business details into AI answers
How to get an assistant to mention that a business takes walk-ins, gives free estimates, is licensed and insured, wheelchair accessible or family-owned: write it as text, in more than one place.