Rate moved 61 → 68 this week.
New FAQ schema won 3 Perplexity mentions. This week: reply to one 3-star review.
When locals ask AI who to hire — be the answer.
AI search already shapes local buying decisions. The REAL Method turns that into a measured rate and attributable revenue.
Your score, your blockers, your next fixes.
AI builds the shortlist before anyone sees ten blue links. SEO ranks you. REAL gets you recommended.
We make your business machine-readable as a real local entity: schema, NAP, service area, location signals, and the context AI engines need before they can recommend you.
We strengthen the proof behind a recommendation: reviews, pricing, service details, named third-party signals, citations, and trust markers AI engines can reuse.
We shape pages around the questions customers actually ask AI, so your site can supply clear, extractable answers instead of generic SEO copy.
We keep the crawl path open: robots, sitemap, internal links, citation pages, and source signals that help AI engines reach and verify your business.
Recommendations only matter when they become calls, consults, and revenue.
"You were mentioned 12 times this month."
"Those 12 mentions brought 3 inquiries, 1 signed contract, $8,400 in revenue."
Available with Flare Pro Managed or custom managed setup.
A REAL baseline, a layer-by-layer plan, then proof of what moved.
REAL scan of your business, locations, and competitors.
Each layer becomes the questions and gaps that matter in your market.
Pages, GBP posts, and fixes built to earn AI recommendations.
Monitoring + attribution show what moved and which engines recommended you.
It flags what changed and the one action worth your week.
● Flare is AI (Claude Opus) · on behalf of the RankingLocal team
Rate moved 61 → 68 this week.
New FAQ schema won 3 Perplexity mentions. This week: reply to one 3-star review.
April: 34 → 52.
ChatGPT now recommends you on "emergency dentist Markham" — 17 mentions, up from 0.
90 days: 34 → 61.
0 → 23 citations/mo. SSR switch +12, FAQ schema +14, review cadence +6.
Evidence, coverage, and pages AI engines can actually cite.
We decide which local prompts matter, which entities need to exist, and what evidence the answer should carry.
Strategist · angle, intent | Researcher · outline, FAQ
We write from first-party context, then cut the generic AI voice before anything moves toward publishing.
Writer · draft | Editor · anti-slop cleanup
Metadata, fact checks, and validation gates make sure the finished page is publishable and citable.
SEO · title, meta | Fact-checker · GEO score
+ L1–L5 Defense: First-party context · GEO citability gate · R2 archival · Health stats · Post-publish validation
Where one AI recommendation becomes a booked patient, consult, or project.
Decision in 1-3 days. AI mention to booking is short and measurable.
One signed matter can repay months of subscription, so attribution matters.
Rate, eligibility, and comparison questions map naturally to GEO content.
Local proof, category expertise, and operator credibility all influence citation quality.
Not a fit: real estate agents, restaurants, or travel agencies. Why? →
No signup. A fast read on what AI engines see today.
See if AI engines mention you.
Most PopularLocalBusiness JSON-LD in seconds.
Free ForeverIs robots.txt blocking AI crawlers?
Free ForeverScore 9 factors in 30 seconds.
Free ForeverAudit your Google Business Profile.
Free ForeverHow many 5-star reviews you still need.
NewCity-by-city, industry-by-industry guides on how to get recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI.
Dental, legal, restaurants, contractors, med spas, and real estate — plus how each AI engine cites local businesses.
Toronto, Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Miami market guides.
Built inside real local operations before it became a product.
Shaped by the pressure local owners feel: calls to answer, projects to finish, reviews to reply to — no time for another vague dashboard.
We test every workflow on real local businesses before it ships.
Operator disclosure every workflow runs through real cases first.
— RankingLocal team · Toronto-area operators
Free diagnosis. Then DIY, or done-for-you.
Start with diagnosis, then choose whether you execute the package yourself or let RankingLocal run the full operating layer.
No credit card to start. 1 new patient / signed client repays 6+ months. Cancel anytime.
Your business is named when locals ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI for a service in your category — also called GEO.
Our scoring framework: Recognize, Evidence, Answer, Link. Every score, fix, and report ties back to one of the four layers.
It scans your site across the four REAL layers. Free gives a Readiness Estimate; paid runs live tests across real engines.
Yes — no signup. You get a Readiness Estimate, engine breakdowns, and issues found. Lite adds the full report and monitoring.
Optimizing so AI engines cite and recommend you. Research shows GEO-optimized content can earn up to 115% more visibility in AI search results — we measure readiness and don't guarantee rankings.