How we measure whether AI names your business

What we ask

We write 20 buyer questions with you. They cover your city, your neighborhood and your specialty, and Spanish where it fits. We ask all of them of ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Gemini, 3 times a week. Each time, we log who the answer names and which pages it cites.

What counts as a move

A question counts as moved only when your business goes from being named in none of its answers to being named in most of them. Smaller changes are logged and shown, but not counted, because an answer can change from one run to the next.

When a run fails

We log it as “not run”, never as zero.

What we track beside the answers

• New reviews, and how many get a reply.
• Google profile posts.
• Calls from the Performance report in your Google Business Profile.

What our own test showed about the noise

In our November 2026 test, ChatGPT and Google AI Mode often named different businesses for the same question, and the number of names per answer varied. We aren't printing counts from it, because we don't yet hold a logged probe file that backs them. When we do, each figure will read “named in n of N, engine, date.”

Source: Go-To Local test, November 2026, of ChatGPT (set to Colorado) and Google AI Mode (set to Denver). Each question was asked once. One run is a snapshot, not a trend, and we publish no figures from it.

That is why we repeat each question, and why we don't treat a single answer as a result. See the Denver test for the rest.

What we can't know

We can't see why an engine named one business over another, and we can't make it. We don't promise any AI will name you. We have no client results yet, so we have no measured before and after to show. The first ones will come from the founding clients.

Frequently asked questions

How do you measure whether AI names my business?

We ask your 20 buyer questions of ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Gemini three times a week. We log which businesses each answer names and which pages it cites. Every figure is written as “named in n of N answers, engine, date”.

What counts as a question moving?

A question counts as moved only when your business goes from being named in none of its answers to being named in most of them. Smaller changes are logged but not counted, because an answer can change from one run to the next.

Why do you ask the same questions three times a week?

AI answers change between runs, and ChatGPT and Google AI Mode often name different businesses for the same question. We saw that in our November 2026 test. Asking each question three times a week keeps one odd answer from deciding the result.

What happens when a run fails?

We log it as “not run”, never as zero. A failed run is not counted for you or against you.

Can you promise that ChatGPT or Google will name my business?

No. We do not control what those companies' answers say, so we do not promise to get you named by any AI. We promise the weekly work and honest measurement. We never promise a ranking, an answer from any AI, calls or revenue.

What else do you track besides AI answers?

New reviews, how many reviews get a reply, Google profile posts, and calls from the Performance report in your Google Business Profile. We show them next to the AI answers.

What is the day-90 check?

We rerun the same questions with the same method and print the result beside the first audit, so you can compare the two sheets yourself.