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Reviews6 min read

Compliant Review Collection Playbook

Google's review policies are strict. Here's how to maximize review collection while staying compliant.

Updated Sep 2026 · Dylan Allen-Arnegård
Playbooks5 min read

Citation Cleanup for Local and AI Search

How to find and fix material business-information conflicts across Google, Apple, Bing, directories, and relevant industry profiles.

Updated Sep 2026 · Amadeus Peterson
Research6 min read

What Sources Does ChatGPT Use to Give Recommendations?

What visible citations, local tests, and official product guidance can and cannot tell businesses about sources used in ChatGPT recommendations.

Updated Sep 2026 · Dylan Allen-Arnegård
Playbooks5 min read

What Is Schema Markup? A Non-Technical Guide

Schema markup helps crawlers understand your business. Here's what it is, why it matters, and what your website needs.

Updated Sep 2026 · Amadeus Peterson
Playbooks7 min read

How Do I Get AI to Recommend My Business?

A practical guide to measuring local AI recommendations and improving the public pages, profiles, reviews, and business facts behind them.

Updated Sep 2026 · Dylan Allen-Arnegård
Playbooks4 min read

What Is LLMs.txt, and Should Your Business Use One?

LLMs.txt is an emerging Markdown proposal for giving AI tools a concise site guide. Here's what it is, what it is not, and how local businesses can use it.

Updated Sep 2026 · Amadeus Peterson
Playbooks4 min read

What Is JSON-LD? The Technical Foundation of GEO

JSON-LD is how you give search engines and AI systems clean structured facts about your business. Here's what it is and why it matters.

Updated Sep 2026 · Amadeus Peterson
AI Search News4 min read

Does SEO Still Work in the Age of AI Search?

Yes. See which SEO fundamentals still support Google and AI search, what GEO measures separately, and how local businesses should report both.

Updated Sep 2026 · Dylan Allen-Arnegård
Reviews9 min read

Review Collection at Point of Service: A 90-Day Playbook

Build a 90-day review system around the service handoff, a personal ask, employee attribution, and customer language your locations can use.

Updated Sep 2026 · Dylan Allen-Arnegård
Reviews6 min read

How to Respond to Negative Reviews Professionally

A practical negative-review response process: verify the facts, protect customer privacy, acknowledge real failures, and move resolution offline.

Updated Sep 2026 · Dylan Allen-Arnegård
Reviews7 min read

How Reviews Support AI Visibility for Local Businesses

How local businesses can use legitimate reviews as current customer evidence without inventing AI ranking factors or pressuring customers.

Updated Sep 2026 · Dylan Allen-Arnegård
Playbooks6 min read

What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?

A practical definition of GEO for local businesses: what to measure, which public sources to improve, and which AI-ranking claims to avoid.

Updated Sep 2026 · Dylan Allen-Arnegård

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