When someone asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Google’s AI Mode for a local recommendation, they increasingly get one answer instead of a page of ten businesses to compare. That single recommendation is the new first impression — and it is decided before the customer ever sees your website. Ranking in the traditional local pack still matters, […]
The New Google Business Profile Playbook for AI Local Search
You probably set up your Google Business Profile a while back, filled in your address, picked your categories, maybe chased down a few reviews, and then called it done. Totally understandable. That was enough, once. But here’s what’s changed: If you haven’t meaningfully touched that profile in months, you’re losing visibility to competitors who figured […]