Sourced 2026 AI search stats: ChatGPT users, AI Overviews, click drops, and how many consumers ask AI for local business picks. What each means for you.
GEO stands for Generative Engine Optimization: getting your business named in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI answers. Plain-English explainer.
Can AI do your SEO? Partly. What AI handles well, what it can’t do, and what that means for a local HVAC company, plumber, dentist or law firm.
The SEO AI tools we actually use for local business SEO in 2026: Ahrefs, Semrush, Claude, Grok, GSC, GA4, Local Falcon and custom per-client AI models.
How to use AI for SEO without getting burned: where it speeds up local SEO, where it fails, and a workflow for HVAC, plumbing, dental and law firm sites.
