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The 10-Minute AI Visibility Self-Check

Find out whether ChatGPT, Google, and Perplexity recommend your business when customers ask, and what to do about it.

Do this first (2 minutes)

Ask AI about your own business

Open ChatGPT and log out, or start a Temporary Chat. Then ask:

“Who’s the best [your service] in [your city]?”

Look at the names in the answer. Is yours one of them? Whatever you find, the rest of this page gives you the full picture in about 10 minutes.

Why this matters

More customers now ask an AI tool “who should I call?” instead of scrolling through search results. They get a short answer with a few business names in it, and many call one of those names without visiting a single website. If your name isn’t in the answer, you don’t get the call, even if you rank well on Google.

The one rule: AI names the businesses it can confirm from several places.

Your reviews, your listings across the web, and your own website all need to tell the same clear story. The more places that agree about who you are and what you do, the more likely AI is to recommend you.

Step 1: Write your five questions

Fill these in and the questions below update for you. Use the words a customer would use, not industry terms.

  1. Who’s the best [service] in [city]?
  2. [Service] in [city] that can come out today
  3. Most trusted [type of business] in [city]
  4. Who should I call for [a specific problem] in [city]?
  5. Affordable [service] with good reviews in [city]

Step 2: Search the clean way

AI tools can tailor answers to the person asking, so check the way a stranger would.

  • ChatGPT: log out, or start a Temporary Chat.
  • Google: open a private or incognito window and search each question. Look for the AI Overview box at the top. It won’t appear for every question, and that’s worth noting too.
  • Perplexity: go to perplexity.ai. No login needed.

Always include your city in the question, even when you’re searching from your own town.

Step 3: Ask and score

Ask all five questions on all three platforms. Tap each box to mark what you found, and note who was named instead.

Named: recommended in the answerMentioned: only in a source or passing referenceMissing: not there
QuestionChatGPTGooglePerplexityWho was named instead?
0Named
0Mentioned
0Missing

Step 4: Read your results

Score all 15 boxes to see your result.
  • Named on most answers: you’re in good shape. Recheck every few months, because answers change.
  • Named on some, missing on others: you have gaps worth closing. Look at which questions you lost and who won them.
  • Missing on most: customers asking AI are being sent to your competitors. That’s fixable, but it won’t fix itself.

Why businesses get left out

AI tools decide who to name based on three main signals.

  1. Reviews. How many you have, how recent they are, and whether you respond to them.
  2. Consistent listings. Your name, address, and phone number matching everywhere: Google, Yelp, the BBB, and directories for your industry. Mismatches make AI less sure you’re the same business.
  3. A clear website. Your services, the areas you serve, and your city stated plainly on the page, plus behind-the-scenes code that helps AI tools read it.

Do this, this week

Three quick wins you can do yourself. Check them off as you go.

These help, but they’re the start. The full fix means cleaning up dozens of listings, adding code to your site, and building a steady review routine, then keeping it up month after month, because AI answers keep changing.