Get Recommended When Locals Ask AI
Locals now ask ChatGPT and Claude "Best [service] near me" before checking Google Maps. Test your AI visibility across 6 platforms, see if your business appears in local recommendations, and optimize to win more foot traffic and calls.
The AI Discovery Problem for Local Businesses
Locals Skip Google Maps
Why scroll through dozens of Google Maps results when ChatGPT can recommend 3 great options in seconds? Locals increasingly ask AI first—and if you're not mentioned, they never call or visit.
Thin Websites Hurt Visibility
A single-page website with hours and phone number tells AI nothing. Without detailed service descriptions, customer testimonials, and LocalBusiness schema, AI platforms can't understand what you offer or recommend you confidently.
Competitors Win by Default
Your competitor with a better-optimized website gets AI recommendations even if you have more reviews or better service. AI platforms favor structured, clear information over Google ratings alone.
Voice Search is Growing
Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant rely on the same signals as ChatGPT and Claude. Poor AI visibility means you're also missing voice search traffic—a rapidly growing channel for local discovery.
How AI Visibility Drives Local Business Growth
More Qualified Calls
AI-referred customers have already confirmed their need and verified you serve their area. They call ready to book, not just to browse. Higher conversion, less time wasted on unqualified leads.
Win Service Area Searches
Dominate long-tail local queries like 'emergency plumber in Fremont' or 'family dentist near Green Lake.' AI platforms match hyper-specific queries to businesses with detailed location content.
Build Local Authority
Being consistently recommended by AI positions you as the go-to local expert. When you're the answer AI gives, you own the category in your area.
Lower Marketing Costs
AI-driven organic traffic is free beyond optimization costs. As Google Ads and Yelp sponsorships get more expensive, AI visibility becomes your most profitable acquisition channel.
Beat Bigger Chains
Local businesses can outrank regional or national chains in AI recommendations by having more specific, personalized, and community-focused content. AI cares about relevance, not size.
Future-Proof Discovery
As AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Siri, Alexa) become the primary way people find local services, optimizing now gives you first-mover advantage before competitors catch on.
How Unveily Works for Local Businesses
We Test Local Discovery Queries
8 location-aware queries like "Best [service] in [your city]", "[Service] near [neighborhood]", and comparison queries across all 6 AI platforms.
Examples: "Best coffee shops in Capitol Hill Seattle", "Emergency dentist near downtown Portland", "Where to get tacos in Austin"
See Your Local Mention Rate
Get a 0-100% mention rate showing how often you appear in local AI recommendations. See which platforms mention you, which ignore you, and how your business is described when recommended.
Technical Optimization Checklist
Your GEO score reveals missing elements: LocalBusiness schema, service descriptions, location-specific pages, hours/contact info, review markup, and AI crawler access.
Most local business websites are missing 6-8 of these 11 factors. Each gap hurts your AI visibility and costs you customers.
Implement Quick Wins
Start with high-impact fixes: add LocalBusiness schema, allow AI crawlers, create detailed service pages, add customer testimonials, and use our free llms.txt generator.
Most local businesses see improvements within 4-6 weeks after implementing these basics.
Track Progress Monthly
Re-test monthly or quarterly to measure improvement. Watch your mention rate climb as AI platforms re-crawl your optimized site and start recommending your business more frequently.
"AI referrals are now 25% of our new customers."
— Owner of a local coffee shop
"We started hearing customers say 'ChatGPT recommended you' but had no idea how to track or improve it. Unveily showed us we were missing LocalBusiness schema and had minimal service descriptions. We added detailed menu pages, customer testimonials, and neighborhood-specific content. Within 2 months, AI mentions tripled. Now we ask every first-time customer how they found us—about 1 in 4 says 'AI assistant.' This is huge for a local business with no paid advertising budget."
Common Questions from Local Business Owners
Test Your Local Business's AI Visibility
See how ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Bing Chat respond when locals ask for businesses like yours. Get your diagnostic in 3 minutes.
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