Whether AI names you at all
We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews the real questions your buyers ask, so you know, for certain, if you are in the answer or invisible.
Your next customer is asking AI who to hire
Somewhere near you, a buyer has just typed "best [your service] near me" into ChatGPT, Gemini or Google's AI. They will read one answer, pick a name from it, and get in touch. If your business is not in that answer, you were never in the running, and the lost enquiry never shows up in your reports. It is the quietest way a business loses customers, and most owners have no idea it is happening.
AI visibility is how often, and how favourably, AI tools like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Copilot name and recommend your business when buyers ask about your services. Strong AI visibility means AI hands you the customer. Weak or zero visibility means it recommends a competitor in your place.
Here is why this is urgent, not just another trend. AI does not show ten blue links to scroll. It names a shortlist, often three businesses, and most people stop there. So being on page one of Google is no longer enough: if you are not in the answer, you are not in the conversation. The flip side is the opportunity. Almost no small business has done anything about this yet, which means the slot is still open. The businesses that act first become the answer AI gives by default, long before their competitors notice the game has changed.
Try this in 20 seconds
Do not take our word for it. Check for yourself.
Open ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity or Google and type the question your customers actually ask, for example: "Who is the best [your service] in [your town]?" or "Recommend a [your service] near me."
Read the answer. Is your business named? If it is not, every customer asking that question this week is being handed to a competitor, and you are paying for none of it because you cannot see it. That is the gap. The rest of this page is about closing it, starting with a free audit that shows you exactly how wide it is.
What your free AI visibility audit tells you
The good news: being invisible to AI is fixable, and it is measurable. The audit is where you stop guessing. In plain English, it tells you where you stand and what to do, so you can start showing up to the customers you are missing. Here is what you walk away knowing.
Which competitors are winning your customers
We capture the businesses AI recommends in your place, so you can see exactly who is taking the enquiries that should be yours, and start to close the gap on them.
What AI is telling people about you
If you are mentioned, you see how you are described, and whether that description is helping you win the job or quietly costing it.
Why you are being skipped
The real reasons AI overlooks you, scored against the six signals it relies on, so you fix causes instead of chasing symptoms.
A score you can track
A simple benchmark of your AI visibility across the major engines, so you can prove progress month on month instead of hoping it is working.
The fixes that pay off first
A short, ranked list of the changes that move the needle fastest, so your time and money go where they earn the quickest return.
What your report actually looks like
Not a vague score. For every service and area you want to be found for, you get one specific, plain-English finding you can act on this week, like this.
| What your report shows | Worked example |
|---|---|
| The question your buyers ask AI | "Who is the best [your service] in [your area]?" |
| Who AI recommends today | Three named competitors. Your business: not mentioned. |
| Why you are invisible | No structured data, thin service pages, and no third-party sources AI can use to confirm who you are. |
| The highest-impact fix | Add Service and FAQ schema, sharpen the page that answers this question, and build three consistent listings AI can cross-check. |
| What to expect once fixed | First movement in weeks on low-competition questions, compounding over the months that follow. |
Free, reviewed personally by our founder, and ranked by impact so you know exactly what to do first. No guaranteed-number-one promises, just an honest picture and a clear plan you can act on with us or on your own.
Why AI recommends some businesses and ignores others
Once you can see the gap, the next question is how to close it. AI has no ranking you can buy. It builds its answer from sources it trusts, and six signals decide whether you are one of them. Your audit scores you on each, so you fix the one holding you back first.
1. A clear, consistent identity
AI has to work out who you are before it can recommend you. The same name, address, services and description across your site, Google Business Profile and directories build an identity it can trust.
2. Structured data it can read
Schema markup spells out, in AI's own language, what you do, where, for whom and at what price. Pages with clean structured data are far easier for engines to quote.
3. Content that answers the question
AI lifts clear, direct answers. Pages that answer the exact questions buyers ask, in plain words and answer-first, are the ones it repeats back to them.
4. Other sites vouching for you
Often the deciding factor. AI cross-checks what you say about yourself against reviews, directories and independent mentions. Being named on sources it already trusts gets you into the answer.
5. Real depth on your subject
One thin page rarely makes you the answer. Covering your subject properly, with linked, related content, signals the kind of expertise AI is comfortable putting its name to.
6. Information that is current and accurate
Out-of-date prices, broken pages and contradictions make engines cautious about recommending you. Fresh, consistent information keeps you in the running.
Fix these in the right order and you move from invisible to recommended. That is the work our AI SEO service does for you, but the free audit gives you the map first, and the deeper how-to is in our guide on getting your business recommended by ChatGPT.
How your free audit works
It costs you about thirty seconds. The work is ours.
Step 01
You tell us your business
Your website, your services, and the towns or markets you serve, in the short form below.
Step 02
We ask the AI engines about you
We put the real buying questions in your category to ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews.
Step 03
You get a plain-English report
Where you appear, who beats you, why, your score, and the fixes ranked by what to do first.
Step 04
You choose what happens next
Act on the fixes yourself, or have us run them for you. Either way the audit is yours to keep, free.
Which AI engines we check, and how each one chooses
Your buyers do not all use the same tool, so your audit covers the engines that matter. Each picks businesses a little differently.
| Engine | How it decides who to recommend |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Pulls from its web index and trusted sources; rewards clear identity, structured content and other sites confirming who you are. |
| Google AI Overviews | Built on Google's index, so strong traditional SEO plus schema and clear answers feed straight into the AI answer. |
| Perplexity | Cites a live source for every claim; favours well-structured, factual pages and "best of" content it can attribute. |
| Gemini | Tied to Google's knowledge and local signals; consistent business information and reviews carry weight. |
| Claude and Copilot | Lean on trusted, well-organised public information, and for Copilot the Bing index, so consistency across the web matters. |
AI visibility vs traditional SEO: what is the difference?
They overlap, but they are not the same. You want both, and AI visibility is the half most of your competitors have not started on.
| Traditional SEO | AI visibility | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you appear | Google's blue links | The AI answer itself, in ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews and more |
| How you win | Rankings, keywords, backlinks | Clear identity, schema, answer-first content, other sites vouching for you |
| What the buyer sees | A list, and they choose | The AI chooses, and often names just one or three |
| Who is already doing it | Almost everyone | Very few small businesses, yet |
Our full programme works on both at once. See AI SEO services for how we turn audit findings into rankings on Google and citations in AI search.
Get your free AI visibility audit
Tell us your website and what you want to be found for. We reply within one business day with your audit and your next step.
What you get back
- ✓ Whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews name you.
- ✓ The competitors winning your customers, and why.
- ✓ Your AI visibility score across the major engines.
- ✓ A short, prioritised list of fixes you can start this week.
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AI visibility audit: common questions
What is AI visibility, in one line?
It is how often, and how favourably, AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews name your business when buyers ask about your services.
How do you measure it?
We ask each major AI engine the real questions your buyers use, record whether you are named and how, capture the competitors named instead, and score you against the six signals AI relies on.
Is the audit really free?
Yes. There is no cost and no obligation. We offer it because the fastest way to show what we do is to show you exactly where you stand in AI search today.
How long does it take?
We reply within one business day. Your full audit usually lands within two to three working days, depending on how many services and locations you want checked.
How do I improve my AI visibility?
Fix the six signals in order of impact: a clear consistent identity, structured data, answer-first content, other sites vouching for you, real depth, and accurate, current information. The audit tells you which to do first.
Can you guarantee ChatGPT will recommend me?
No honest provider can, because AI engines have no fixed ranking you can buy. What we can do is increase the likelihood you are cited, by building the signals AI trusts, and measure the change.
Is this the same as SEO?
It overlaps but is broader. Traditional SEO targets Google's links; AI visibility targets the AI answer across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews. You want both.
What happens after the audit?
If you want to close the gaps, our AI SEO programme combines GEO and AEO to get you cited across AI search.
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