Get found when customers search Google, and when they ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google AI who to hire nearby. Citedly combines traditional Local SEO with AI search optimization so your business is easier to find, understand and recommend.
Local customers still type “plumber near me,” but more and more they also ask AI “who’s the best plumber near me that can come today?” AI search changes the experience from browsing dozens of results to getting a small handful of recommendations.
A strong Maps presence doesn’t automatically mean your business appears inside AI-generated answers. They work differently.
Price, availability, reputation, specialty and location now show up together in one conversational search.
The question isn’t only who ranks above you. It’s also: who does AI recommend instead of you?
Traditional SEO might target one phrase like “water heater repair.” A real customer expresses that same need dozens of ways. We map all of them, then find where your business is missing and which competitors are being surfaced instead.
“Traditional Local SEO asks where you rank. AI search adds a second question: when the customer describes exactly what they need, does the system choose your business?”
A clear four-step process that turns the real questions your customers ask into a business AI and Google recommend.
We find traditional keywords alongside the conversational questions customers ask before choosing a business.
We compare your visibility against competitors across Search, Maps and the relevant AI answers.
We fix the pages, business info, reviews, schema, local authority and content needed to strengthen visibility.
We track rankings, citations, mentions and competitor recommendation visibility over time.
They overlap, but they do different jobs. You shouldn’t have to choose between them, so Citedly works across both.
| Traditional Local SEO | Local AI Search | |
|---|---|---|
| Goal | Rank in Search & Maps | Appear inside AI-generated answers |
| Typical search | “dentist near me” | “best dentist nearby for Invisalign” |
| Result | Several businesses to browse | A compressed answer or shortlist |
| Important signals | GBP, website, location, reviews | Website, reviews, entities, trusted third-party sources |
| Measurement | Rankings & Maps visibility | Citations, mentions & recommendation visibility |
| Competitor question | Who ranks above me? | Who does AI recommend instead? |
From healthcare to home services, search behavior changes by industry. We map the queries, sources and recommendation signals specific to your market.
Being recommended is an evidence problem as much as a ranking problem. We build consistent proof about who you are, what you do and why you can be trusted.
“Local AI visibility is an evidence problem as much as a ranking problem. Search systems need consistent evidence about who you are, what you do, and why they should trust it.”
Done for you. No long-term contract. Every plan includes your Local Query Map, AI visibility tracking and competitor monitoring.
We’re a research-led team. We don’t stop at keyword volume, we map the real questions people ask before they choose a local business.
We map the real questions people ask before choosing a local business, not just high-volume keywords.
We measure traditional rankings alongside AI citations, mentions and competitor recommendations.
We don’t only tell you what’s missing. We work on the pages, entities, local signals and authority to improve it.
“Traditional Local SEO is built around position. AI recommendation visibility is built around selection. When an answer engine has to choose a few businesses, what evidence makes it choose yours?”
What stood out to the owners we work with: a strategy built around what their customers actually search for.
Honestly, I thought our SEO was fine. Citedly showed me all these searches homeowners were making that we weren’t even targeting. That was an eye-opener, and the strategy finally started making sense.
I’ve worked with SEO companies before, and most of it was keywords and rankings. Citedly asked what our customers were actually looking for and built the strategy around that.
I expected them to tell me I needed a bunch of blog posts. Instead they dug into what people actually ask before they hire someone. That was the most useful part.
We’d spent money on SEO before, so I was skeptical. What I liked is they didn’t just throw a report at me, they explained what was happening and where competitors were getting visibility.
The biggest thing for me was realizing more traffic isn’t the goal. Citedly helped us focus on the searches people make when they’re actually trying to hire.
We were talking about our services all over the site but not answering customers’ questions. Once we looked at it from the customer’s side, a lot became obvious.
The questions local business owners ask us most about getting found on Google and in AI.
Local SEO services improve how a location-based business appears when customers search for nearby services. Citedly combines traditional Local SEO with AI search visibility so you can compete across Google, Maps and AI-generated recommendations.
Local AI SEO focuses on helping a local business become accurately understood, cited, mentioned and recommended when people use AI systems to find nearby products or services.
Yes. AI search builds on many of the same foundations, including a crawlable website, accurate business information, local relevance, reviews and authority.
No. Strong local rankings help, but different AI systems can use additional sources and retrieval methods when building recommendations.
No legitimate provider can guarantee how an independent AI system answers every prompt. Citedly improves the underlying signals and tracks whether your visibility changes over time.
Citedly’s plans start at $299 per month, with larger plans covering more searches, competitors, pages and local authority work. See our AI SEO pricing guide →
Find out where you appear, which competitors are being recommended, and what may be preventing your business from showing up.
