10/22/2026
Your website can show up on Google and still be missing from AI answers. 🤖
Here's why: Google lists links, but tools like ChatGPT and Google's AI answers pull short passages that answer a question directly. If your pages bury the answer, or your business details are inconsistent, the AI has little to quote.
A few things worth checking on your own site:
• Does each key page answer a real customer question near the top?
• Is your business name, services and contact info the same everywhere?
• Is important text stored in images instead of on the page?
No one can guarantee a spot in an AI answer, but you can make your site much easier to read and trust.
I broke it down in plain English here: https://miketidmore.com/aeo-for-local-businesses/
Want a second opinion on your site? Send me a message.