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Research, audits, and plain-language guides on Google visibility and AI search for local businesses.

Original ResearchApril 5, 2026

3,468 AI Queries, 5 Industries, 1 Pattern: Every Platform Recommends Someone Different

3,468 queries. 5 industries. 5 AI platforms. 10 Florida metros. The pattern is the same everywhere: AI recommends local businesses by name, but every platform recommends someone different.

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Original ResearchApril 5, 2026

97.8% of Florida Eye Doctors Are Invisible on Four Out of Five AI Platforms

We ran 627 queries across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google AI Overviews in 10 Florida cities. 1,587 eye care practices were named. Not one appeared on all five platforms.

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Original ResearchApril 4, 2026

We Asked 4 AI Platforms to Recommend a Florida Plumber. They All Said Someone Different.

We ran 600 queries across Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity in 10 Florida metros. 95.4% of plumbers appeared on just one platform. Zero made all four.

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Original ResearchApril 1, 2026

We Asked AI About 600 Local Service Businesses. Here’s What It Said.

We ran 600 real queries across four AI platforms, ten U.S. cities, and five home service trades. 80% of businesses were recommended by only one platform. Here’s the full breakdown.

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AI VisibilityApril 1, 2026

We Asked AI for an HVAC Company in Mandeville. It Recommended a 1.7-Star Franchise.

We checked 12 HVAC companies serving Mandeville, LA across Google, Yelp, Angi, BBB, and three AI search tools. The companies with the best ratings aren’t always the ones AI recommends.

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How It WorksMarch 31, 2026

What AI Search Actually Is (and Why Your Google Ranking Doesn’t Help)

AI search tools like ChatGPT don’t work like Google. They don’t rank websites. They recommend businesses. And if they’ve never heard of you, you’re not getting recommended.

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AI VisibilityMarch 30, 2026

We Asked AI to Find a Plumber in Metairie. Most Local Plumbers Don’t Exist.

We checked 12 plumbing companies in Metairie, LA across Google, Yelp, Angi, and three AI search tools. The gap between Google visibility and AI visibility is massive.

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AI VisibilityMarch 29, 2026

We Asked AI to Recommend a Yoga Studio in New Orleans. Here’s What Happened.

We checked 11 yoga and pilates studios across Google, Yelp, ClassPass, and three AI search tools. Most of them are invisible to AI.

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