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Getting found on Maps and in AI, explained
Practical, no-jargon writing on local Google Maps coverage, Share of Local Voice, and how AI answer engines decide which business to name. Real numbers, from real audits.
Your Google Maps ranking is not one number
When you search your own business you always look like number one. Across your service area the truth is different. Here is why a single rank is misleading and what to measure instead.
Read the postShare of Local Voice: the local SEO number most trades have never measured
Share of Local Voice is the percentage of your service area where you rank in the top three on Google Maps. Here is exactly what it means, how it is measured, and what a good score looks like.
Read the postCan ChatGPT actually recommend your business?
More customers now ask an AI for a recommendation instead of scrolling Google. Here is how ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity decide which business to name, and why most local sites are not in the running.
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