10/13/2026
Open ChatGPT and ask it who the best business in your category in Abilene is. Then ask Perplexity. Then look at what Google's AI overview says.
Whatever those three answers are is now the shortlist a growing number of your customers start from. They ask an assistant before they ever open a search tab.
The businesses showing up there aren't paying for it. They have accurate information in the places AI pulls from, and a website that answers questions instead of just describing itself.
Have you ever checked what AI says about your business?