AI Search & AEO

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People are asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI who to call, where to go, and what to do. In Maine, that includes HVAC companies, contractors, med spas, attorneys, and every other service business fighting for the same local customers. The ones showing up in those answers aren't necessarily ranking #1 in traditional search. They're structured in a way AI can understand, trust, and surface confidently.

The Shift That's Already Happened

Search changed. Most businesses haven't noticed yet.

A growing share of searches never produce a list of links at all. AI systems generate a direct answer, and usually name a specific business. That's a different game than traditional SEO, and the window to get positioned before your competitors do is closing.

The searches that matter most for service businesses are exactly the searches AI is taking over: emergency situations, buying decisions, local recommendations. "Who's the best HVAC company in Portland?" isn't going to a list of links. It's going to whoever AI trusts enough to name.

Emergency
"Who should I call for a burst pipe in Portland Maine right now?"
High urgency. No time to browse. AI picks one — or doesn't mention you at all.
Decision
"Best med spa for botox in southern Maine"
Someone ready to book. If AI doesn't know you exist, you're not in the consideration set.
Comparison
"What should I look for when hiring an electrician?"
Research mode. AI shapes who they trust before they've even started calling around.
What's Covered

Building the structure AI needs to recommend you.

AI Search Audit
Manual checks in ChatGPT and Perplexity for your core service and location queries. Documenting exactly what comes up — and whether you're in it.
FAQ Schema Implementation
Structured Q&A markup on your site that directly answers the questions people are asking AI. The format AI systems are designed to read and surface.
AEO Content Structure
Conversational, clearly structured service pages that answer real questions — not keyword-stuffed pages that made sense for 2015. Content that makes your entity clear.
Entity Clarity
Consistent, structured information about who you are, what you do, where you do it, and how to reach you — across your site, your GBP, and anywhere else AI is pulling from.
Trust Signal Audit
AI systems favor businesses with consistent information and a positive reputation. Reviews, citations, NAP consistency — all of it feeds into whether you get recommended.
Monthly AI Visibility Tracking
Regular checks on whether you're appearing in AI-generated answers for your key queries. A screenshot of ChatGPT recommending your business is something no other agency is putting in your monthly report.
What You Get

Visibility where buying decisions actually happen now.

You show up when people ask AI who to hire. The structural groundwork — schema, entity clarity, trust signals — that gets you into AI-generated answers instead of being invisible in them.
Early positioning before your competitors get there. Most local service businesses have no idea this is happening. That's a window that won't stay open.
Monthly tracking of AI search visibility. Not just traditional rankings. Actual documentation of whether you're being recommended in the answers your customers are reading.
A site structure that works for both traditional and AI search. AEO doesn't replace SEO — it builds on it. The same changes that help AI systems understand you also improve how Google sees you.

Find out if AI knows you exist.

The audit includes a manual AI search check for your business. You'll see exactly what comes up — and what doesn't — when someone asks ChatGPT or Perplexity about your service area.

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