When people need help, they ask AI who to trust. We optimize your company to become the recommendation, turning AI visibility into what matters most: more phone calls, booked jobs, signed clients, new patients, and measurable revenue growth.
of U.S. consumers used AI tools to find local business recommendations in the past year, up from 6%
BrightLocal 2026[5]people use ChatGPT every week, asking it for advice, comparisons and recommendations
OpenAI, via TechCrunch[8]of Google searches that showed an AI summary led to a click on a traditional result, vs. 15% without one
Pew Research Center[7]drop in traditional search engine volume by 2026 predicted as people shift to AI chatbots and agents
Gartner[9]Not long ago, finding a business meant scanning pages of results. Now people put a question to ChatGPT, Google’s AI Overviews, or Perplexity and go with whichever handful of names comes back.
We build the presence that positions your company among the trusted names recommended across leading AI tools, while strengthening your visibility in Google and Apple Maps and traditional search results.
If ChatGPT never mentions you, the customer never considers you.
Here are three trusted options nearby with same-day service:
Illustrative. The businesses AI names are built from the facts it can verify.
Each AI tool builds its answers from different sources. We optimize for all of them from one foundation, your Google Business Profile, so you are recommended wherever the question is asked.
Get named when customers ask AI assistants who to call.
Learn more GGoogle AI Overviews & GeminiBe cited in the AI answer at the top of Google.
Learn more MGoogle & Apple MapsRank in the map pack across your whole service area.
Learn more SSearch EnginesRank in Google and Bing under the latest core updates.
Learn more $ChatGPT AdsAdd sponsored placements beside AI answers.
Learn moreMore conversions from AI referrals than from non-AI traffic sources across U.S. retail sites, holiday 2025[1]
Conversion rate of AI-referred visitors (14.2%) versus Google organic search (2.8%) across 312 service firms[2]
Higher revenue per visit from AI-referred traffic than from non-AI sources[3]
Shoppers referred by AI search converted nine times more often than shoppers from social media[4]
More time spent on site by AI-referred visitors, plus 13% more pages viewed per visit[1]
Year-over-year growth in AI-referred traffic to U.S. retail sites, holiday 2025[1]
Hands-on optimization and updates several times a month, so the profile that feeds AI, Maps and search is always current.
View moreMatching business details across the directories AI tools and search engines use to confirm who you are and where you serve.
View moreFast, structured, conversion-focused sites built to be read by AI crawlers and trusted by customers.
View moreGet named when customers ask AI assistants who to call, with the facts, reviews and mentions each assistant checks before it recommends a business.
View moreSearch engine optimization aligned with the latest core updates, so you rank where the click still happens.
View moreMap pack and Apple Maps optimization that puts you in the top three when people search nearby.
View moreGuides, answer pages and monthly articles shaped around what customers ask, and what AI pulls from.
View moreStructured data that lets machines read your services, locations, reviews and FAQs without guessing.
View moreAlways-on, AI-optimized responses to every review, keeping your score, volume and engagement ahead of anyone nearby.
View moreEarned mentions and links from sources AI and search engines already trust.
View moreFrequent, relevant posts that grow followers and interaction, the social signals that feed brand trust.
View moreThe listing behind Copilot, Bing and Yahoo results, kept accurate and complete.
View moreSearch and Performance Max campaigns tuned to the jobs you most want to win.
View moreFacebook and Instagram campaigns that reach your market before they search.
View moreEarly positioning in ChatGPT and LLM ad placements as they roll out.
View moreWe take a complete snapshot of your visibility across AI tools, the map pack, and search, including every gap. Get a free AI audit.
We put the fundamentals in place and maintain them monthly: your profile, listings, markup, website, and trust signals.
We layer on authority content, backlinks, review responses and social media, so your presence strengthens every month.
Each month we walk through one clear report that ties the work directly to new business. See how it works.
of U.S. consumers used AI to find local business recommendations in the past year, up from 6% the year before.[5]
of consumers who use AI for local recommendations say they trust what it tells them.[5]
of AI-referred visitors converted, against 2.8% from Google organic search.[2]
Third-party research; results vary by market, category, and starting point. Full citations in the Sources panel below.
Commitments made are commitments kept.
Straight answers and honest reporting, always.
Every move is measured against your growth.
Your goals set the agenda for our work.
New AI tools and tactics, put to work for you early.
Every client works directly with owners Laura Ludwin and Kristin Crawford. Meet the founders or see our results.
AI assistants answer "who should I call" questions by cross-referencing trusted sources: the Google Business Profile, directories and data aggregators, reviews, the business's own site, and third-party mentions. Businesses with consistent data, recent reviews, and content that answers real questions get named; the rest do not. Our AI Search Visibility service tracks the prompts your customers use and builds the signals that make you the recommendation.
It overlaps but is not the same. Classic SEO earns a position in a list of links. AI visibility earns a mention in a synthesized answer, which depends more on entity consistency, authority, structured data, review trust, and content that directly answers questions. The two share a foundation, so we run them together rather than choosing one.
Data fixes to your Google Business Profile and citations register within a few weeks; aggregator changes take roughly 38 to 45 days to propagate. AI mentions and authority typically show measurable movement by month two or three and compound from there. Timelines depend on market competition and your starting point, which is what the free audit establishes.
Ask the tools the questions your customers ask ("best [service] in [city]", "who should I call for…") and note who is named and why. This is most accurately done in “incognito” status because AI LLMs remember if you have searched before or had frequent interaction with a particular business (i.e. your company). Do it across several assistants and several phrasings, because each pulls from different sources. Our free AI visibility audit runs this systematically and shows which competitors appear in your place.
Fix the data first. Inconsistent name, address, phone, hours, or categories across Google, Apple Maps, and directories is the most common reason a business is skipped. Google Business Profile optimization and Local Citations cleanup usually produce the earliest gains, followed by reviews and authority content. See how it works for the full sequence.
No. Every engagement starts with a free audit, terms are laid out plainly on that call, and continuing is your choice. Pricing is scoped to your market and how much ground there is to make up; please contact us for a quote.
We will chart your presence across the AI tools your buyers use and show you the road to becoming the name they are given. Completely free, with no commitment.
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