Get recommended by AI search
More customers ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity for a recommendation. Make sure they can find and trust you.
- Time
- One afternoon, then 30 minutes a month
- You'll need
- Your website · Your Google Business Profile and other listings · An AI assistant
- You'll end up with
- Consistent, answerable information about your business everywhere AI assistants look.
The steps
- 01
Ask the assistants about yourself
Ask three AI assistants the questions your customers ask, like "best [service] near [town]". Note whether you appear, what they say and which sources they cite.
- 02
Fix the facts everywhere
Name, address, phone, hours, services and prices should match on your website, your Google Business Profile and major directories. Inconsistency makes you look less trustworthy to AI search.
- 03
Answer real questions on your site
Add a page answering the twenty questions customers actually ask, in plain language, one question per heading. Clear answers are what assistants quote.
Prompt Here are questions customers ask us. Write a clear FAQ page: one question per heading, a direct first sentence answer, then detail. Only use the facts I provide; mark anything you're unsure about. Facts: [paste] Questions: [paste]
- 04
Earn recent, specific reviews
Ask happy customers to mention the service and town in their review. Reply to every review.
- 05
Recheck monthly
Repeat step 1 each month and track whether you're mentioned.
What breaks
- Publishing AI-written pages full of claims you can't back up. They hurt trust with people and with AI search.
Keep it safe
- Never publish fake reviews or ask for reviews in exchange for discounts.
How you'll know it worked
- Times you're mentioned across three assistants.
- Calls and bookings that mention an AI assistant.
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