How local businesses get found by AI.

What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?

A plain-English definition of AEO, how it differs from SEO, and what it means for a local service business in 2026.

How does AI decide which local business to recommend?

A plain-English breakdown of the signals AI assistants use to choose which plumber, dentist, or HVAC company to name when a nearby customer asks for a recommendation.

How to Get Your Business Recommended by ChatGPT

A practical, honest playbook for local service businesses that want to be the name ChatGPT suggests when nearby customers ask for help.

AEO vs SEO: What Local Businesses Need to Know

The plain-English difference between ranking on Google and being the answer AI engines recommend — and why a local plumber, dentist, or roofer now needs both.

What is llms.txt, and does your business need one?

A plain-English look at the llms.txt proposal, what it actually does today, and where a local service business should focus instead.

How to Show Up in Google AI Overviews as a Local Business

A practical, honest playbook for getting your HVAC, plumbing, dental, or other local service business cited when Google answers questions with AI.

Why Your Business Isn't Showing Up in AI Search

The most common reasons AI engines skip your local business when nearby customers ask who to hire — and how to diagnose each one.

Local Business Schema: The Structured Data AI Engines Read

A plain-English guide to the LocalBusiness structured data that helps AI engines understand and recommend your service business.