Practical guides on getting your local business found by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and traditional local search.
Most business owners have no idea whether AI search is doing anything for them. There are three ways to check, and one of them is sitting in a Google report you already have access to.
A new site gets indexed in days, gets an early spike that means nothing, and then goes quiet. Here's the real sequence, with numbers from a site we launched this month.
Someone has probably told you that your website needs an llms.txt file to be found by AI. Google's own documentation says otherwise. There is one place it gets checked, though, and it isn't where most people think.
Before ChatGPT names a local business, it asks itself a series of sub-questions. Most businesses answer one or two. The businesses that get recommended answer four or five.
Your competitor isn't necessarily better than you. They're just more legible to AI. Here's what Perplexity is actually seeing when it chooses them over you.
When you ask ChatGPT to recommend a local business, it doesn't just answer your question. It silently breaks it into 5–10 smaller questions first. The business that answers the most of those wins.
Most local businesses haven't started optimising for AI search yet. The ones that act now will build a compounding advantage that latecomers will struggle to close.
When someone asks ChatGPT or Perplexity for a recommendation in your industry, will your business come up? Here's the practical answer.
Local SEO gets you found in Google Maps. AI search optimisation gets you recommended by ChatGPT. Here's how they differ — and why you need both.
Inconsistent business details across directories confuse Google and AI platforms alike. Here's what NAP consistency means and why it's become even more critical.
Your Google Business Profile is one of the most powerful signals for AI search platforms — and most businesses have it only half set up.
Google AI Overviews now appear above traditional results. Here's what they mean for Australian local businesses and how to get included.
ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews don't work like traditional search. Here's how AI search actually decides which local businesses to recommend.
If your business isn't appearing when people ask ChatGPT for recommendations, here are the most common reasons — and what you can do about it.
Everything you need to know about AI search and local SEO.
Practical guides on AI search and local SEO for local businesses — how AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews decide what to recommend, and what you can do to get found.
We publish new articles regularly as AI search continues to evolve. Each post is written to answer the real questions local business owners are asking.
Yes. The blog explains the what and the why; our services handle the how. Start with a free AI visibility snapshot and we'll show you where to focus first.
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