Notes on being seen by AI
Articles on how local customers actually use AI to choose businesses, and what separates the ones that get recommended from the ones that don't.
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Local SEO Agency or Tool: What Your Business Actually Needs
An agency does the work for you. A tool shows you what the work is. The honest way to decide is to look at who will do the fixing, not at the price list. Here is how to tell which one you are paying for.
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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.
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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.
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BrightLocal and Otterly.ai Alternatives for AI Visibility Tracking (2026)
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The Sources AI Trusts: Where ChatGPT Gets Its Local Recommendations
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GEO vs SEO: What Local Businesses Need to Know in 2026
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What Is AI Visibility (and Why Your Business Is Probably Invisible)
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