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What we measure about the way AI assistants recommend local businesses, and what an owner can do about it. New guides on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

August 25, 2026

The websites AI assistants actually read before recommending a local business

We logged every source ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews cited when asked to recommend a local business. They do not read the same websites, and that changes what you should fix first.