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How to Get Your Business Recommended by ChatGPT

Practical steps to improve how ChatGPT and other AI assistants describe and recommend your business.

Short answer

To improve your chances of being recommended by ChatGPT, publish clear pages that directly answer customer questions, add structured data, keep your business information consistent across the web, earn genuine reviews and make sure AI crawlers can access your site. No one can guarantee a recommendation, but these signals make your business easier to find and trust.

Answer real questions clearly

Write pages and FAQs that answer the exact questions customers ask, like cost, process, service areas and comparisons. Put the direct answer near the top in plain language.

Be consistent everywhere

Your name, address, phone number, services and descriptions should match across your website, Google Business Profile, directories and social profiles. Inconsistencies make it harder for AI systems to be confident about your business.

Let AI crawlers in

Check your robots.txt to make sure crawlers like OAI-SearchBot, GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot aren't blocked unless you intend to block them, and keep your site fast and easy to parse.

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Frequently asked questions

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Can I pay to be recommended by ChatGPT?

Organic AI recommendations can't be bought. Any paid placements in AI products are separate and clearly labeled where they exist.

How long does it take to show up in AI answers?

It varies. Some changes appear quickly in assistants that search the live web, while others depend on longer update cycles.

Do reviews affect AI recommendations?

Reviews and reputation signals are commonly used by AI assistants when recommending local businesses.

Is this different for Claude, Gemini and Perplexity?

Each assistant works differently, but the fundamentals of clear content, consistency, reputation and accessibility help across all of them.

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