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Getting your shop named when customers ask AI who to call

Short, plain guides from what we see when we ask the assistants, over and over, who a homeowner should call.

Updated 14 November 2026

• How does a plumbing business get recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini?
  What 212 answers in Round Rock showed, and six fixes an owner can make this week.
• How can I check if ChatGPT recommends my business?
  A step-by-step guide to testing whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini name your shop, and why asking once is not enough.
• Hiring someone to get your shop recommended by AI? Ask these questions first.
  Eight questions to ask any AI SEO or GEO agency, and what a good answer sounds like.
• What do ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini look for when they recommend a local business?
  What separates the local shops ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini name from the top Google Maps shops they skip.
• Which plumbers do ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini recommend in Round Rock, TX? Our 212-answer study
  Our 212-answer Round Rock study: who ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini named first, and how little it followed Google Maps.
• Which plumbers do ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini recommend in Central Texas?
  200 homeowner questions across Round Rock, Georgetown, Hutto and Taylor show how town size changes who gets named.
• Which plumbers do ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini recommend in Georgetown, Texas?
  In 50 Georgetown answers, 32 plumbing shops were named, and the shop ranked first on Google Maps came first only once.
• Which plumbers do ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini recommend in Hutto, Texas?
  In 50 Hutto answers, the #1 shop on Google Maps never went first, while a shop ranked #100 on Maps took first place 11 times.
• Which plumbers do ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini recommend in Taylor, Texas?
  In 50 Taylor answers, each assistant picked a different favourite and skipped the third-ranked Google Maps shop every time.
• A monthly SEO retainer or paying per booked customer: which is better for a small plumbing or trades business?
  A plain look at monthly retainers versus paying per booked job, who carries the risk in each model, and why AI search makes ranking reports a weak thing to buy.
• Checking ChatGPT yourself or getting a 50-question check: what does each tell a shop owner?
  What a single check on your phone shows versus 50 homeowner asks across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.