AI search optimization (AEO + GEO) for local businesses.
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and AI Mode now answer "where should I go" and "who should I call" directly. Ember checks what each tool says about your business every month, then fixes what those tools read: your Google profile, your reviews, your website, and the listings that mention you.
How ChatGPT and Google AI choose which businesses to recommend
THREE SOURCESGoogle Business Profile signals
- Categories, services, hours, and attributes filled in and correct
- Review count, rating, and how you reply
- Photos that show what you actually sell
Website content and structured data
- Pages that say plainly what you do, where, and for whom
- Structured data (LocalBusiness, Service, FAQ) AI tools can parse
- Clear answers to the questions customers ask before they buy
Citations, listings, and reviews
- Yelp, Apple Maps, Bing, and the directories in your category
- The same name, address, and phone everywhere
- Local lists and press that AI tools cite as sources
Monthly AI visibility check and optimization
INCLUDED IN LOCAL AUTHORITY + GROWTH ENGINEAI visibility check
We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode the questions your customers ask, with your city in them, and record which businesses each tool names.
Fix the sources AI reads
Profile gaps, listings that disagree, missing structured data, pages that never answer the question. We fix the sources behind the answer.
Monthly AI search report
Your monthly report shows which tools named you this month, which named a competitor, and what we changed in between.
Want to see where you stand today? On the fit call we run the check on your business while you watch. Book a fit call →
AI search optimization FAQ
FAQWhat's the difference between SEO and AI search?
SEO earns you a spot in the list of results and on the map. AI search earns you a spot in the answer itself, when ChatGPT or Google AI names a few businesses instead of showing a list. They draw on many of the same sources, so we do both together.
What do AEO and GEO mean?
Answer Engine Optimization and Generative Engine Optimization. Both describe the same job: making your business easy for AI tools to find, trust, and recommend.
Can you guarantee ChatGPT will recommend us?
No, and be careful of anyone who does. AI tools decide for themselves and change often. What we control is what they read about you, and we show you every month whether it's working.
How long does it take?
Fixes to your Google profile and listings can show up within weeks. Content and citations build over months. AI tools refresh on their own schedules, so we track the trend month to month instead of promising a date.
Which package includes AI search?
Local Authority (from $899 per month, per location) and Growth Engine (from $1,799). See the packages →
Get your business recommended by AI.
Twenty minutes. Bring what you sell and the city you sell it in, and we will check what AI says about you on the call.
Book a fit call 415.745.2650