Question 1

What is AI visibility?

Accepted Answer

When someone asks ChatGPT "best plumber in [city]", does your business appear? That's AI visibility. It's completely different from Google rankings—you can be #1 on Google and invisible to AI.

Question 2

Why is AI visibility important now?

Accepted Answer

57% of consumers now ask AI for recommendations. This number doubled in 12 months. AI recommends 3-5 businesses—not 10 pages of results. If you're not in those 3-5, you're not considered.

Question 3

How is AI visibility different from SEO?

Accepted Answer

SEO = ranking on Google search results. AI visibility = being recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, etc. Different systems, different signals. 76% of businesses don't even know AI is recommending their competitors.

Question 4

How does AI decide who to recommend?

Accepted Answer

AI looks at: what it "knows" about your business across the web, your reviews (not just stars—the actual words), consistency of your information everywhere, and authority signals from trusted sites.

Question 5

What's the difference between 'ranking' and 'recommending'?

Accepted Answer

Google ranks 10+ results. Users scroll. AI recommends 3-5. Users choose from those only. No page 2. No scroll. The leads that come through AI convert 23x better than traditional search.

Question 6

How does LocalAICheck check my visibility?

Accepted Answer

We query multiple AI platforms with searches your customers actually use: "best [your service] in [your city]", "top rated [service] near me", "[service] with good reviews in [area]".

Question 7

What AI platforms do you check?

Accepted Answer

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI (Gemini), Claude, Mistral, and You.com. We're one of the few tools that checks Google AI (Gemini) — where 40% of local queries now trigger AI results. Each platform has different training data, so we check all of them.

Question 8

How is my score calculated?

Accepted Answer

Position-based scoring: #1 recommendation = highest points, #2-3 = good points, #4-5 = some points, not mentioned = zero. Averaged across multiple queries and AI platforms.

Question 9

Can I check multiple businesses/locations?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Add as many businesses as you want. Each business gets its own reports and tracking. Subscription is per business, not per account.

Question 10

What's in the full report?

Accepted Answer

Your score (0-100), which queries you appeared in, where you ranked, who your competitors are (who appeared instead of you), and what to do to improve (Silver+).

Question 11

Is LocalAICheck really free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Check up to 3 businesses free with basic visibility scores. No credit card required. Create an account to save your history.

Question 12

What do I get with Silver?

Accepted Answer

Full reports with competitor analysis, sentiment analysis (what AI says about you), actionable recommendations, weekly monitoring with alerts, and multiple AI providers checked.

Question 13

What's the lifetime deal?

Accepted Answer

Pay $149 once, get Silver forever for that business. Available until Feb 28, 2026. We're bootstrapped and independent, this product isn't going anywhere. Lock in now before it's gone.

Question 14

Why should I pay when I can ask ChatGPT myself?

Accepted Answer

You could—but you'd need to: test 10+ query variations, check multiple AI platforms, track competitors manually, remember to check regularly, and know what the results mean. We do all that in 30 seconds.

Question 15

Is there a contract or commitment?

Accepted Answer

No contracts. Monthly billing, cancel anytime. Yearly saves 20%. Lifetime ($149, ends Feb 28) is one-time, yours forever.

Question 16

Do you offer refunds?

Accepted Answer

Yes. If you're not satisfied within 3 days, we'll refund you. No questions asked.

Question 17

How accurate is this?

Accepted Answer

We query live AI platforms with real searches. What you see is what your customers see. We run multiple queries to get a reliable picture.

Question 18

Why might my results differ from what I see manually?

Accepted Answer

AI responses vary based on: time of query, previous conversation context, location signals, and random variation in AI responses. We account for this by running multiple queries.

Question 19

Do you store my business information?

Accepted Answer

We store your business name, location, and category to run queries. Reports are saved to your account for tracking over time. We never share your data with third parties.

Question 20

Is my data secure?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We use encryption for all data. We don't store payment information—that's handled securely by Stripe, PayPal, or Razorpay.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is AI visibility?

Why is AI visibility important now?

How is AI visibility different from SEO?

How does AI decide who to recommend?

What's the difference between 'ranking' and 'recommending'?

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