The AI search playbook for local businesses.
Practical guides on ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews — written for neighborhood businesses, agencies, and local marketers.
How to rank in ChatGPT — the 2026 playbook for local businesses
A step-by-step guide to getting your local business mentioned in ChatGPT's answers, including the exact prompt patterns to test, the citation sources it trusts most, and the mistakes that keep 90% of businesses invisible.
How to get cited by Perplexity as a local business
Perplexity shows sources with every answer, which makes it the most transparent AI engine to optimize for. Here's how to reverse-engineer its citation set and earn a mention.
Google AI Overviews for local businesses — what actually works in 2026
AI Overviews now appear on 40%+ of local search queries and cut through-clicks in half. Here's how to earn a citation in the AIO answer box instead of losing the click.
AI search vs traditional SEO — what to keep, what to drop
Traditional SEO tactics still apply, but the weighting has shifted dramatically. Here's what still moves the needle in the AI-answer era and what's now a waste of time.
The 12 local citation sites that actually move AI rankings in 2026
Not every directory is worth the effort. Here are the 12 citation sources AI engines cite most for local businesses — ranked by observed citation frequency across 500+ prompts.
How to build a prompt-tracking matrix for local AI SEO
The single most valuable spreadsheet a local business can maintain in 2026 — a prompt-tracking matrix. Here's what goes in it, how many rows, and how to keep it useful.