Ask ChatGPT, or just Google, what the best [your category] in [your city] is. Read the answer that comes back. Count the names.
It's a shortlist, not a ranking
If your business isn't in that answer, that's not a ranking problem. It's a shortlist your buyers see before they scroll to anyone's website. There is no page two to climb to and no position to track. You are either one of the names the AI gives, or you are not part of the decision at all. (If you are not sure which side of that line you are on, here are five signs AI is recommending your competitor instead of you.)
What happened when I ran it for a client
I ran this test for a client in June against Google's AI answers: 19 buyer questions. The client was named in none of them, and a competitor was named in six. Two weeks later, the client was named in four.
It moves faster than most people expect. And it's still cheap, because almost nobody has claimed these answers yet.
What GEO Close does about it
I run GEO Close. We measure what AI engines say about a business, then fix what they're reading so the answer names you.
If you want that for your business, your category and city are enough to start. I'll show you exactly where you stand and who's being named instead, before we talk about working together. Request a free GEO audit to get started.
First posted on LinkedIn.