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Correction: The Former Yellow Pencil AI Case Is Unverified

This page replaces an earlier case story. The original figures and claimed causes should not be used as evidence.

An earlier version of this page described a Yellow Pencil renovation company case and attributed later ChatGPT mentions to schema edits and a Reddit answer. It included specific project, review, score, and timing figures. We cannot verify the underlying query responses, tool runs, business records, or permission to publish those claims in the form used. We have withdrawn the case story and its outcome numbers.

What remains useful

A local business can review whether important pages are accessible, whether visible service details are accurate, and whether any structured data matches those details. Google's AI features guide recommends ordinary SEO fundamentals and says no special schema is required for AI Overviews or AI Mode. These checks can identify work, but they do not establish that an AI product cited or recommended the business.

What a publishable case would require

A customer case needs permission to name the business and show its material. It also needs a dated baseline, the exact work delivered, a defined observation window, the raw search or AI responses behind any visibility claim, and relevant lead or sales records. A before-and-after sequence alone cannot prove which edit caused a change. We have not completed that evidence and review for this former case.

How to use the current tools

The AI Visibility check estimates public website signals; a limited Perplexity query may be available separately. The Robots Check reads published rules for selected user agents. Neither is a live seven-engine recommendation rate. If you need a broader site diagnosis, request the Free Report Preview and verify a business email for the private result.

We kept this URL available so previous links lead to the correction rather than to a missing page. The old story should not be cited as a measured RankingLocal customer result.

Frequently asked questions

Was the earlier Yellow Pencil AI case verified?

No. We could not verify the original query responses, tool runs, business records, and publication rights behind the specific figures and claimed causes, so we withdrew those claims.

Does this correction mean schema cannot help a website?

No. Accurate structured data can describe visible business facts. It does not guarantee AI citations; a case about citations needs actual saved responses and a defined sample.

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