Who does AI recommend instead of you?
When customers ask ChatGPT, Google AI, or Perplexity who to hire, someone gets named. This hub tracks how AI search engines make those choices — and what invisible businesses can do about it.
The short version: AI engines recommend businesses they can retrieve as clear, citable entities — open to their crawlers, consistent across directories, with answer-first content. Most local businesses fail at least one of these. Every guide here is free.
Start here
- Why ChatGPT doesn't recommend your business — the three root causes, and a five-minute self-check
- robots.txt for AI crawlers: the complete allow-list guide — copy-paste config for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and more
- What is AI visibility? A plain-English guide — how it differs from SEO, and why rankings alone don't transfer
The AI Visibility Index (launching soon)
We are running structured prompt tests across ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity — recording which businesses get named, category by category, city by city. Results will be published here as open data.
Want your business tested now? A one-time diagnostic is available at aicantfindme.com — 20 real prompts across 3 engines, your top 3 blockers with evidence, and a 12-step fix plan.