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Field notes.How AI picks who to recommend.

Write-ups from the work: what we tried on client sites, what moved, and what we stopped doing. 35 notes so far, newest first.

Illustration of ChatGPT answering a local-service query with three business recommendations, highlighting the five ranking signals behind each citation

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How ChatGPT picks who to recommend (and why most local businesses don't get named)

The five signals that determine who gets cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews — and why most local businesses miss all of them.

Research · Apr 10, 2026 · 9 min read

Why SEO for small businesses: a 2026 guide

Why SEO for small businesses: a 2026 guide

Why Seo For Small Businesses · May 16, 2026

Top 5 localmention.io Alternatives 2026

Top 5 localmention.io Alternatives 2026

Localmention.Io Alternatives · May 15, 2026

Types of business profiles for Canadian service owners

Types of business profiles for Canadian service owners

Types Of Business Profiles · May 15, 2026

SEO checklist for businesses: grow local visibility

SEO checklist for businesses: grow local visibility

Seo Checklist For Businesses · May 14, 2026

Why update business listings: a local service owner's guide

Why update business listings: a local service owner's guide

Why Update Business Listings · May 13, 2026

Choose the right business website for your local service

Choose the right business website for your local service

Types Of Business Websites · May 11, 2026

Boost your local service visibility across Canada

Boost your local service visibility across Canada

Local Business Marketing Guide · May 10, 2026

Email marketing strategies for Canadian local service businesses

Email marketing strategies for Canadian local service businesses

Email Marketing For Local Services · May 9, 2026

How AI is transforming local marketing in Canada

How AI is transforming local marketing in Canada

Role Of Ai In Local Marketing · May 8, 2026

How AI transforms local search for Canadian service businesses

How AI transforms local search for Canadian service businesses

Role Of Ai In Local Search · May 7, 2026

What AI means for digital marketing success in Canada

What AI means for digital marketing success in Canada

What Is Ai In Digital Marketing · May 6, 2026

Boost local visibility with Google Business Profile

Boost local visibility with Google Business Profile

What Is A Google Business Profile · May 5, 2026

Top 5 ailocalrank.io alternatives 2026

Top 5 ailocalrank.io alternatives 2026

Ailocalrank.Io Alternatives · May 4, 2026

Service area businesses explained: Local growth strategies

Service area businesses explained: Local growth strategies

What Is Service Area Business · May 4, 2026

Boost local visibility with business schema: A practical guide

Boost local visibility with business schema: A practical guide

What Is Business Schema · May 3, 2026

What is AI SEO? Boost local visibility for Canadian businesses

What is AI SEO? Boost local visibility for Canadian businesses

What Is Ai Seo · May 2, 2026

AI content detection: boost your local business visibility

AI content detection: boost your local business visibility

What Is Ai Content Detection · May 1, 2026

Proven strategies to generate leads for local services

Proven strategies to generate leads for local services

How To Generate Business Leads · Apr 30, 2026

Boost your local search visibility with business signals

Boost your local search visibility with business signals

Importance Of Business Signals · Apr 29, 2026

How AI shapes local reputation and search visibility

How AI shapes local reputation and search visibility

Role Of Ai In Reputation · Apr 28, 2026

Top 6 becomevisibletoday.org alternatives 2026

Top 6 becomevisibletoday.org alternatives 2026

Becomevisibletoday.Org Alternatives · Apr 27, 2026

Boost local business visibility with mobile optimization

Boost local business visibility with mobile optimization

Mobile Optimization For Local Businesses · Apr 26, 2026

Business visibility strategies for Canadian local services

Business visibility strategies for Canadian local services

What Is Business Visibility · Apr 25, 2026

Why SEO matters for service businesses: boost local visibility

Why SEO matters for service businesses: boost local visibility

Why Seo Matters For Service Businesses · Apr 24, 2026

Reach Canadian customers: proven strategies for local growth

Reach Canadian customers: proven strategies for local growth

How To Target Canadian Customers · Apr 23, 2026

Types of service businesses in Canada: expand your offerings

Types of service businesses in Canada: expand your offerings

Types Of Service Businesses · Apr 23, 2026

Business reputation management guide: boost local trust online

Business reputation management guide: boost local trust online

Business Reputation Management Guide · Apr 22, 2026

What is AI-powered search? Guide for Canadian service businesses

What is AI-powered search? Guide for Canadian service businesses

What Is Ai-Powered Search · Apr 22, 2026

How AI transforms content for Canadian local businesses

How AI transforms content for Canadian local businesses

Role Of Ai In Content Creation · Apr 21, 2026

Code diagram showing JSON-LD schema blocks for LocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage, and HowTo — the four schema types that drive AI citation rates for local service businesses

The JSON-LD schema every local business should ship this week

Technical · Mar 28, 2026

Illustration of how Reddit comments flow into ChatGPT and Perplexity training data, building AI-visibility authority for local service businesses

Why Reddit is the most underpriced AI visibility channel in 2026

Channel · Mar 20, 2026

S-curve chart showing how AI citations compound over 90 days — flat in month 1, trickle in month 2, steep growth from month 3 onward

Why AI citations compound — and why month 1 looks like nothing's happening.

Research · Mar 15, 2026

Conceptual illustration of Reddit as a defensive moat around a local business — competitors standing outside an orange castle wall built of upvoted threads

Why Reddit is the new moat for AI visibility.

Channel · Mar 10, 2026

Diagram showing the three customer prompts every trades business must win in ChatGPT — the emergency prompt, the comparison prompt, and the service-area prompt

The three prompts every trades business must win.

Playbook · Mar 5, 2026

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