Seven Core Labs
Is AI recommending your business?
When customers ask ChatGPT or Google AI who to hire, most local businesses never come up. ChatGPT names just 1.2% of business locations per query (SOCi 2026 Local Visibility Index, 350,000+ locations), roughly 30x fewer than Google's local 3-Pack. We check what AI says about you today, fix the reasons you're absent, and re-measure in 30 days.
Written by Bob Gabule, Founder · Last updated
What you get
Two things matter here. Visibility — does AI name you when a customer asks, right now? Readiness — is your site built so AI can find, trust, and cite you? This pilot measures the first, fixes the second, then re-measures.
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Week 1, the mirror: what ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity say about your business right now, measured 3× each. These systems are volatile, so we show you the full picture, not one lucky screenshot.
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Weeks 1–2, the fixes: Google Business Profile tune-up, the technical plumbing AI needs to trust you exist (schema/entity), and one answer-first page built for how AI reads.
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Day 30, the delta report: the same measurements re-run, side by side, plus what to do next.
Every finding in our reports is labeled Observed, Corroborated, Inferred, or Experimental — you always know which is which.
Who it's for
Plumbers
HVAC
Roofers
Electricians
Founding Pilot
30-day Founding Pilot, $450. Founding rate: $450 flat for the first three clients only. In exchange, you become calibration data and a named case study, with your approval. Standard price after that is $1,500. You pay 50% up front and 50% at delivery.
If the pilot doesn't give you at least five specific, evidenced actions you didn't already know, we revise it or refund it. We never guarantee rankings, traffic, or revenue — see What we don't claim below.
What we don't claim
- We don't guarantee rankings or AI mentions — nobody honest can. AI answers change by engine, question, location, and day; we show you repeats and dates, not one confident checkmark.
- We won't sell you llms.txt as a magic fix. Google says its Search doesn't use it. We keep ours as cheap hygiene, never billed as a ranking lever.
- Schema markup is machine-readable identity, not an AI-ranking switch. We only implement markup that matches facts you can verify on the page.
- Research findings — like the Princeton GEO study's +40% on quotations — are hypotheses we test on your site and measure, never promised lifts.
- No fake reviews, no astroturfed mentions, no promotional Wikipedia pages. Ever.
What is GEO?
GEO means Generative Engine Optimization: making sure AI systems like ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity can find, trust, and recommend your business. It's the same job SEO did for Google search, applied to how people now get answers from AI.
Why now?
68% of US Google searches ended without a click, Jan–Apr 2026 (SparkToro). People increasingly get their answer straight from AI, without clicking a single link. Being the business AI names matters more than ranking in a list of blue links.
Questions, answered
What is GEO?
GEO means Generative Engine Optimization: making sure AI systems like ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity can find, trust, and recommend your business. It's the same job SEO did for Google search, applied to how people now get answers from AI.
Why $450, and what's the catch?
It's a founding-client rate: $450 flat for the first three clients only, in exchange for being calibration data and a named case study, with your approval. Standard price after that is $1,500. You pay 50% up front and 50% at delivery. If we measure zero movement and hand you zero insight you can act on, you don't pay the second half.
What do you actually change?
A Google Business Profile tune-up, the technical plumbing AI needs to trust you exist (schema/entity), and one answer-first page built for how AI reads. Then we re-measure and show you the delta.
What don't you promise?
Rankings, "AI #1 spots," or guaranteed calls: anyone who promises those over a 30-day window is guessing. We promise honest measurement and the known fixes, done.
Can you guarantee ChatGPT will recommend my business?
No — and nobody honest can. AI answers vary by engine, question, and day. What we guarantee is the process: measured baseline, evidenced fixes, and a re-measured delta on the same questions — with the raw answers included.
Do I need a new website?
No. The pilot works with the site you already have. We add the technical plumbing (schema/entity) and one answer-first page. A full site rebuild isn't part of the 30-day pilot.
Why no long-term contract?
There isn't one to sign. The pilot is a single fixed-price engagement: 30 days, $450, 50% up front and 50% at delivery. No sales call, no retainer.
Free AI visibility snapshot
Not every business is ready for the full pilot. Get a free snapshot of what AI says about your business today: 2 real buyer questions × 4 AI engines × 2 runs each — you get the verdict plus the actual answers, each labeled with the engine, search mode, and timestamp. Raw answers included. Results within 24–48h; 5 per week, first come.