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Plain-English guides for 14 kinds of local business.
Every article is written for a specific business type, with examples and copy you can use today.
About 98.8% of local businesses are invisible when their customers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini for a recommendation. Most are also losing ground in Google Maps to a handful of competitors who figured out the 13 things that matter and the 7 that don't. This blog is the playbook — written in plain English, with real cities, real numbers, and copy you can paste into your Google Business Profile this afternoon.
Every post is written for one specific kind of business in one specific context — “emergency plumber in Brooklyn at 2am,” “dentists in Phoenix that take Delta Dental,” “best taco in East Austin.” Pick the type below that matches yours and start with the most recent post.
Most recent
For chiropractors · June 15, 2026
Why ChatGPT recommends other Charlotte chiropractors and not your clinic
ChatGPT names a few Charlotte chiropractors and skips the rest. It comes down to BCBS clarity, your technique, conditions treated, and neighborhood. Here's how to fix yours.
For plumbers · June 5, 2026
The 8 ChatGPT prompts that reveal if AI recommends your business (2026)
Copy-paste these 8 prompts into ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews to find out exactly whether AI recommends your local business — and what each answer tells you to fix. The DIY version of the audit we run.
For plumbers · June 5, 2026
BrightLocal vs Whitespark vs Moz Local (2026): which local SEO tool actually fits you?
An honest head-to-head of the three most-compared local SEO tools — BrightLocal, Whitespark, and Moz Local — by price, features, and who each is really for. Plus where AI visibility fits, and where localpicks.ai sits in the stack.
For plumbers · June 5, 2026
GEO for local business: how generative engine optimization actually works (2026)
Generative engine optimization explained for a local business owner — not an enterprise brand. How ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and AI Overviews decide which plumber, dentist, or roofer to recommend, and the 5-layer local GEO stack that gets you picked. Plain English, real sources.
For plumbers · June 5, 2026
How to get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity & Gemini: the local citation playbook (2026)
Foundations get you eligible; content gets you quoted. The specific content and mention tactics that earn a local business actual citations inside AI answers — based on the KDD 2024 GEO research, applied to plumbers, dentists, and roofers.
For plumbers · June 5, 2026
How to rank higher on Google Maps (the Map Pack playbook 2026)
How Google actually ranks the Map Pack — relevance, distance, prominence — and the concrete moves that lift a local business's Maps ranking in 2026. Plain English for owners, with what matters and what doesn't.
By business type
For plumbers
21 articles
For HVAC contractors
5 articles
For electricians
2 articles
For roofers
3 articles
For landscapers
3 articles
For handymen
2 articles
For restaurants
4 articles
For dentists
4 articles
For lawyers
4 articles
For tire shops
0 articles
For auto repair shops
0 articles
For auto detailers
0 articles
For veterinarians
0 articles
For chiropractors
1 article
The playbook for your business type
What we check, how we score it, and the exact fixes that work. One page per kind of business.