No recycled "ultimate guides". No SEO theory. Just what's actually working right now to rank local businesses on Google, Maps, ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity.
The 9-step process we use to get local businesses cited as authoritative sources inside AI answers — based on 200+ real client implementations across the US and UK.
After auditing 271+ sites, these are the 5 CWV issues we see hurting rankings the most — and how to fix each one.
HARO shut down, Connectively replaced it. We tested both for 6 months — here's what genuinely works in 2026.
An updated breakdown of the local pack ranking signals — what's gaining weight, what's losing it, and what's brand new.
Spoiler — it's not all of them. The 6 schema types we've found genuinely move the needle for AI visibility.
Listicles used to be a printing press. Now they're being eaten by AI Overviews. Here's the new content pattern.
We ran 1,200 queries across the 3 main AI tools. Here's where each pulls citations from — and how to be in those places.
Google's review weighting changed. Volume matters less now — recency, response rate and keyword variety matter more.
Most sites under 50k URLs don't need to think about crawl budget. Here's how to tell when you actually do.
Unlinked mentions used to be "maybe useful". New data suggests they're a real ranking factor — especially for AI search.
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