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Plain answers on how AI assistants choose which local businesses to name.
- Do ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude give the same answer?
Ask the same local question in ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude and they can name different businesses. See why, and how to read all three.
- Do reviews help me show up in AI answers?
What Google says about reviews, what our early study found, and what to work on beside reviews to be named in AI answers.
- Does my Google Business Profile help me show up in ChatGPT?
What Google says a Business Profile does, what the sources say about ChatGPT, and how to keep your details the same everywhere.
- How to Get ChatGPT to Recommend Your Business: It’s Not SEO
How to get ChatGPT to recommend your business: why it isn’t SEO, what Google and ChatGPT share, and five checks backed by a study and our own counts.
- How does ChatGPT decide which local business to recommend?
ChatGPT can run a live web search when a customer asks. See what shapes the businesses it names and which pages to work on first.
- Why does ChatGPT name my competitor and not me?
Compare your site and listings with the businesses ChatGPT names in your town, and find the page that helps you compete for the same questions.
- How do I check if AI recommends my business?
Steps to check whether ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude recommend your business: what to ask, how many times, and how to count the answers.
- Do I need llms.txt for AI search?
What llms.txt is, what Google says about it, and what to do for AI search instead. A plain answer for local business owners.
- Is ChatGPT recommending my business?
A short way to find out if ChatGPT names your business: ask the way customers ask, three times, and write down who it names.