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Learn: how Google and AI assistants read a local business website

Plain-English guides for contractors and small local businesses. Written to be honest: what you can change, and what nobody can promise.

Does ChatGPT recommend local electricians? How AI picks who to name

AI assistants like ChatGPT sometimes name local electricians in their answers. Here's how they decide who to name — and how to check where you stand.

Why is my business not showing up in Google AI Overviews / AI Mode?

Not appearing in Google's AI Overviews or AI Mode? Here are the common reasons contractors get left out — and what you can actually change.

Does my website work for ChatGPT? A 10-point check

A practical 10-point check for contractors: can ChatGPT and other AI assistants actually read, understand, and use your website?

LocalBusiness schema for contractors: what AI actually reads

What LocalBusiness schema is, the fields contractors actually need, and how to handle a service-area business without publishing your home address.

AI crawlers (GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended): allow or block?

GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended — what each does, and whether a local business should allow or block them in robots.txt.

Free website scan for contractors: what a 60-second audit can and cannot tell you

What a 60-second website scan can and cannot tell a contractor about SEO and AI visibility — an honest look before you rely on the score.

See where you stand today. One free scan: readiness score, the fixes in plain English, and an AI Answer Check. No signup.

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AI answers change daily; a scan is a snapshot of that day, not a ranking. No tool can guarantee an AI will name you.