AI search is changing how local customers find businesses. When someone asks ChatGPT for a plumber or a roofing company, it doesn't just pick a name out of thin air — it pulls from the web signals it can find and trust. If your business isn't in that answer, you're invisible to a growing slice of high-intent traffic. Here's how to fix that with three concrete steps you can execute this week.
Local SEO
How to Get ChatGPT to Recommend Your Business: A 3-Step Local SEO Playbook
Published Aug 17, 2026
Updated Aug 17, 2026
4 min read
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