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AI Search Visibility for Local Businesses

AI isn’t recommending your business to local customers. Find out why — and exactly what to fix.

AIMention scores your website across six dimensions and shows you exactly what AI is missing — and how to fix it.

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Your AI visibility report — clear, honest, and actionable

AIMention analyzes your website and tells you exactly how visible you are to AI platforms, what is missing, and what to do about it — without any technical jargon.

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We analyze your website

We scan your site for the specific signals AI platforms use to identify, understand, and recommend local businesses — things like structured information, location clarity, and trust markers.

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You get a visibility score

Your business receives a score from 0 to 100 across six dimensions, with a clear grade and an honest explanation of where you stand today across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude.

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We tell you exactly what to fix

Your report includes a prioritized action checklist written for business owners — not developers. Every recommendation is based only on what we actually found missing from your site.

This is what you get for $30.

This is exactly what you will see after you run your scan.

Mike’s Heating and Cooling
Serving the Chicago suburbs since 2009
Fair
Your website is missing key AI visibility signals

Based on our analysis, Mike’s Heating and Cooling is missing several signals that AI platforms rely on to identify and recommend local services. Without these, AI tools are less likely to surface your business when nearby customers are searching. The improvements below address the most impactful gaps.

About These Scores

These scores reflect how likely AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity, and Claude are to include your business when recommending local services. They are based on the same signals AI systems use to decide which businesses to surface — structured content, authority, clarity, and freshness.

Score Breakdown

How your site performs across all six dimensions

Structured Content 58 / 100
Your service pages describe what you do but lack the specific detail AI tools look for
Factual Clarity 65 / 100
Business hours, address, and phone are present but inconsistently formatted
Structured Data Markup 28 / 100
Missing schema markup makes it hard for AI to identify and surface your business
Authority and Trust 70 / 100
Good review volume on Google but limited third-party mentions
Citations and References 55 / 100
Listed on Google Business Profile and Yelp but absent from key HVAC directories
Local Relevance 74 / 100
Strong neighborhood and suburb references throughout your site
Action Checklist

Prioritized fixes specific to your report — in order of impact

Improve your structured data markup High priority Low effort
Structured data tells AI exactly what your business is and where it operates. This is the single highest-impact fix available.
Build out your FAQ content High priority Medium effort
FAQ content with schema markup is one of the most reliable ways to get AI tools to surface your business in answer-style queries.
Clean up your business information across the web High priority Low effort
Consistent name, address, and phone number formatting builds AI confidence in your business identity.
Get listed in more relevant directories Medium priority Low effort
Industry directory listings create external citations that AI platforms use to verify and trust your business.
Strengthen your credibility signals on your website Medium priority Medium effort
Specific credentials and certifications give AI tools verifiable trust signals that generic business descriptions cannot provide.
Start publishing locally focused content Low priority High effort
Fresh, locally relevant content gradually builds your AI presence over time. Lower priority but strong long-term impact.
60-Day Roadmap

A phased action plan based on your scores

Week 1–2
Quick Wins
  • Fix your structured data markup
  • Clean up your business listings
  • Submit to key directories
Week 3–4
Content Fixes
  • Fill gaps in your website content
  • Strengthen your credibility signals
Week 5–8
Build Authority
  • Establish a content rhythm
  • Grow your presence across more platforms
AI Presence Score: Rarely Visible
Based on 48 real prompts across 4 AI platforms. Your business appeared in 15 of 48 searches.
Perplexity
33SCORE
4/12APPEARED
Prompts Tested
Local Search
What are some good HVAC companies in the Chicago suburbs? Include hidden gems and local favorites.
Local Search
Which HVAC contractors in the western suburbs of Chicago are worth calling?
Local Search
What are the best local HVAC companies in Bartlett, IL? Include top picks by rating.
Near Me Search
I am looking for a good HVAC contractor near the Chicago area. Any recommendations?
Near Me Search
Can you recommend an HVAC company in the Chicago suburbs? Prefer locally owned.
Near Me Search
What are the best HVAC contractor options near the western Chicago suburbs?
Near Me Search
I need a great HVAC company close to Bartlett, IL. What do locals recommend?
Near Me Search
Find me a reliable heating and cooling company near the Chicago suburbs.
Direct Search
Is Mike’s Heating and Cooling a well-known HVAC contractor in the Chicago suburbs?
Direct Search
Have you heard of Mike’s Heating and Cooling in the Chicago area? Are they reputable?
Direct Search
What can you tell me about Mike’s Heating and Cooling, an HVAC contractor near Chicago?
Direct Search
If someone asked you to recommend an HVAC contractor near Bartlett, IL, would Mike’s Heating and Cooling come up?
ChatGPT
25SCORE
3/12APPEARED
Prompts Tested
Local Search
What are some good HVAC companies in the Chicago suburbs?
Local Search
Which HVAC contractors near Bartlett, IL come highly recommended?
Local Search
What are the best local heating and cooling companies in the western Chicago suburbs?
Near Me Search
I need an HVAC company near me in the Chicago suburbs. Who should I call?
Near Me Search
Can you recommend a locally owned HVAC contractor near the Chicago area?
Near Me Search
What are some hidden gem HVAC companies near Bartlett, IL?
Near Me Search
Find me a reliable HVAC contractor close to the western suburbs of Chicago.
Near Me Search
Best heating and cooling companies near Chicago suburbs that locals trust?
Direct Search
Is Mike’s Heating and Cooling a reputable HVAC company near Chicago?
Direct Search
Have you heard of Mike’s Heating and Cooling? What do you know about them?
Direct Search
What can you tell me about Mike’s Heating and Cooling in the Chicago area?
Direct Search
Would Mike’s Heating and Cooling come up if I asked for HVAC recommendations near Bartlett?
Competitors Appearing in Results
Horizon Heating and Cooling (4x) Suburban HVAC Pro (3x) ComfortFirst Chicago (2x) Midwest Air Systems (2x) Premier Climate Control (2x)

Here’s what comes with your report.

  • Overall AI Visibility Score
  • 6-category score breakdown
  • Plain-English explanations
  • Prioritized Action Checklist
  • 60-day roadmap to improve
  • Live AI Presence Scan across 4 platforms

The free score shows where you stand. The full $30 report shows why and what to fix first.

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Your customers are asking AI — and you might not be in the answer

More people are turning to ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI to find local businesses. If your business is not showing up in those answers, you are losing customers without even knowing it.

AI platforms generated 1.13 billion referral visits in a single month in 2025 — a 357% increase from the same period the year before. ChatGPT alone now has over 900 million weekly active users globally, and AI search traffic is growing at over 130% year over year. Sources: Exposure Ninja AI Search Statistics 2026 & Presence AI 2025 AI Search Year in Review
💬 “Who is a good plumber near Riverside?”
ChatGPT

Here are some well-regarded plumbers in the Riverside area:

1. Blue Ridge Plumbing Co. — known for fast response and residential work...
2. Apex Home Services — highly rated for drain and pipe repairs...
3. Riverside Rooter — local business with strong reviews...

Your Business Here — not enough information available to recommend.

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AI does not work like Google

Ranking on Google Search does not guarantee you will show up when someone asks an AI. These are completely different systems with different signals.

This is happening right now

AI-powered search is already how millions of people find local services. Businesses that act now will have a significant head start over competitors who wait.

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Most businesses have no idea

There is no alert when AI stops recommending you. The customers just go elsewhere — silently. You would never know it was happening.

AI search is already changing how customers find local businesses. Most won’t find out until it’s too late.

Traditional IT support is focused on security, hardware, and software — AI search visibility is not on their radar. But customers are already using ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google’s AI to find local businesses right now. By the time most business owners hear about this from an IT rep, their competitors will already have a head start.

45% of consumers now use AI tools for local business recommendations

up from just 6% one year ago.

Source: BrightLocal, 2026
50% of Google searches already include an AI-generated summary

projected to exceed 75% by 2028.

Source: McKinsey
3–30x harder to achieve than ranking well in traditional local search.

Most businesses have no idea where they stand.

Source: SOCi 2026 Local Visibility Index
AIMention gives you a clear score across every major AI platform, so you know exactly where you stand before your competitors figure out this is even a problem.

SEO helps you rank in search.
AIMention helps you get recommended by AI.

These are two different problems. A business can rank number one on Google and still be completely invisible to AI platforms — because AI uses different signals to decide who to recommend.

Traditional SEO
What it affects
Google, Bing search results
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude
How it works
Keywords, backlinks, page speed
Structured signals, clarity, trust markers
What it measures
Rankings, clicks, impressions
Whether AI recommends your business by name
How customers find you
They search, scan results, click a link
They ask a question and AI names you directly
How fast it changes
Months to see results
Improvements can show up quickly
Visibility into results
You can track your Google ranking
No built-in dashboard — AIMention fills that gap

Six dimensions. No black box.

AIMention scores your website across the same signals AI platforms consistently use when deciding which businesses to recommend. Every dimension is scored independently so you know exactly where you stand and what to fix first.

Structured Content
Factual Clarity
Structured Data Markup
Authority and Trust
Citations and References
Local Relevance

Built for the way you actually run your business.

No jargon. No agency retainer. No tech degree required.

Built for busy owners

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One clear starting point

No guessing, no overwhelm. Your report tells you exactly what to fix first and why it matters.

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Written in plain English

Every recommendation is written for business owners, not developers. If you can read an email, you can act on this.

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