Where does AI find businesses like yours?
AI answers recommend businesses it has read about on other sites. Run the free check to see which sites AI cited for your category, then get listed where it counts.
The short answer
AI answers recommend businesses that other sites already name: review sites, directories, local news, “best of” lists and forums. Which sites count depends on your category and your area. The free check shows which sites AI cited when it answered questions about businesses like yours.
Where AI reads about businesses
When someone asks AI for a recommendation, models with web search read pages about businesses like yours and cite some of them. These come up often:
- Review sites and maps listings, where customers rate businesses.
- Directories, general and for your trade.
- Local news and “best of” lists, which name a few businesses and say why.
- Forums and community threads, where people ask each other for recommendations.
Which ones matter depends on your category and your area, so a generic list of directories is mostly guesswork. The free check shows the ones AI actually cited. Where AI gets business information covers the rest.
What this tool doesn’t cover
It doesn’t submit listings for you or promise one. The free check names the sites; the full report lists the exact pages, what each one already names, how to get listed on it, and a ready-to-send pitch.
Questions
Do backlinks matter for AI answers?
Being named on the pages AI reads matters more than the link itself. A listing, review or article that names your business in the words customers use is something an AI answer can repeat.
Are free directory listings worth it?
Some are. A directory that AI actually cites for your category is worth a complete, accurate profile; many others aren’t read at all. The free check shows which sites AI cited for businesses like yours.
Which sites does AI cite for local businesses?
It depends on the category and the area. Review sites, maps and directory listings, local news and “best of” lists come up often. The free check shows the top sites for your category.
What does the full report add?
The full report asks 10 AI models and lists the exact pages AI cited, what each one already names, the way to get onto it, and a ready-to-send pitch or listing text. It can’t promise you a listing.
Do you submit listings for me?
No. We show you where AI looks and how to get onto those pages; you, or someone you trust, sends the pitch or fills in the listing.
This tool answers one narrow question. To see what AI actually says about your business, and where AI contradicts your website, run the free check.
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